weirdish wild space

it's opener there in the wide open air

OSAKA + TAKAYAMA, JAPAN

School trip on the train!

School trip on the train!

Dotonburi at night

Dotonburi at night

Delicious okonomiyaki

Delicious okonomiyaki

Scary bear pees!!!

Scary bear pees!!!

Yes, I'd LOVE a clock monsieur, merci!

Yes, I'd LOVE a clock monsieur, merci!

EXCITING

Cole chops carrots at our Osaka Eats cooking class

Cole chops carrots at our Osaka Eats cooking class

Fresh udon at our Osaka Eats cooking class

Fresh udon at our Osaka Eats cooking class

Cole makes okonomiyaki on a stick!

Cole makes okonomiyaki on a stick!

Alex makes okonomiyaki on a stick!

Alex makes okonomiyaki on a stick!

Cooking demo!

Cooking class success

Cooking class success

Green tea Kit Kat for dessert

Green tea Kit Kat for dessert

All these zoo animals are cross-eyed

All these zoo animals are cross-eyed

Original torii from the 1200s at Shitenno-ji

Original torii from the 1200s at Shitenno-ji

Shitenno-ji

Osaka supermarket with crazy neon signs

Osaka supermarket with crazy neon signs

Whole fish, anyone?

Whole fish, anyone?

How about a sting ray for dinner?

How about a sting ray for dinner?

Canal next to Dotonburi

Canal next to Dotonburi

GIANT toro sushi. AMAZING.

GIANT toro sushi. AMAZING.

Train to Takayama

Train to Takayama

Walking to our cottage at Wanosato Ryokan!

Walking to our cottage at Wanosato Ryokan!

Welcome mochi and tea :)

Welcome mochi and tea :)

Onsen

Onsen

Fireplace in the main room

Fireplace in the main room

Wanosato

Waiting for kaiseki at Wanosato

Waiting for kaiseki at Wanosato

Kaiseki - first course

Kaiseki - first course

Kaiseki - sashimi

Kaiseki - sashimi

Kaiseki - hida beef!

Kaiseki - hida beef!

Kaiseki - udon

Kaiseki - grilled fish

Kaiseki - grilled fish

Kaiseki - hot soba

Kaiseki - hot soba

Kaiseki - fruit and sugar foam

Kaiseki - fruit and sugar foam

Cheers!

We drank too much sake

We drank too much sake

Breakfast!

FREEZING prefectural building

FREEZING prefectural building

Takayama

lol

Halloween parade!!!

Halloween parade!!!

Headshots!?!!

Replica of 1955 Japanese alleyway at the Showa-era museum

Replica of 1955 Japanese alleyway at the Showa-era museum

Love this

Vida beef sushi!

Vida beef sushi!

Rice ball skewers

Rice ball skewers

Takayama

View from our cottage at Wanosato

View from our cottage at Wanosato

Fish grilling by the fire

Fish grilling by the fire

Hida beef!!!

Potato and fish ball

Potato and fish ball

BEST SHABU SHABU EVER

BEST SHABU SHABU EVER

Yes, that's gold leaf on our hida beef for shabu shabu

Yes, that's gold leaf on our hida beef for shabu shabu

Cold soba

"rice balls"

"Western" breakfast at Wanosato

"Western" breakfast at Wanosato

View from breakfast at Wanosato

View from breakfast at Wanosato

Nagoya train station!! Hi, Nagoya Restaurant in Westfield, NJ!!

Nagoya train station!! Hi, Nagoya Restaurant in Westfield, NJ!!

Bento Boxes on the Shinkansen!

Bento Boxes on the Shinkansen!