Tokyo: Asakusa Kannon Temple (Senso-ji) - 24 Dec 2018

金龍山浅草寺 (Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji) in Asakusa, is Tokyo's oldest temple.

Tokyo Skytree seems a stone-throw away

Tokyo: Good Food

Steak:
16 June 2019

Cafe Aaliya (16 Jun 2019):
Super popular french toast cafe in Shinjuku.  Good siphon coffee too.

Unagi:
23 Dec 2018 - 12F of Tokyu-Hands Ginza building.  Serves good grilled chicken as well for those in a group who does not take unagi.

Ramen:
Hokkaido ramen in Shibuya (Dec 2015)

 
Izakaya:
Dined at Japanese restaurant HIKARI-YA in Dec 2015. Take the Tozai Line and alight at Kiba station. Exit 4a to Fukagawa Gallery Plaza.

Chanced upon 3 cute chaps dressed for commercial shots near the restaurant.  One of them couldn't resist the attention from on-lookers and fidgeted haha.

Tokyo: Ukai Toriyama @ Takao

This is an awesome restaurant located at the far end of Tokyo - Takao, with an extensive 20,000 m² garden featuring lush greenery, streams and huts with traditional Japanese Sukiya-zukuri architecture.  It offers seasonal cuisine in private standalone huts. You can enjoy the garden's cherry blossoms in spring and fireflies in summer.

The restaurant offers free shuttle bus service every 20 minutes to-and-fro the Takaosanguchi train station between 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Each trip takes about 10 minutes.  See Post on "Tokyo: Hiking @ Mount Takao" on how to get to Takaosanguchi from Tokyo.

Bottom left "stove" is the traditional Japanese "kama" for cooking rice

Charcoal-grilled Chicken Cuisine

Private hut for four diners with a view of the garden

Traditional Irori Fireplace

Osaka Castle (4 Sep 2017)

This man was training his dog. 

 Molted Cicada Shell