On the way to Osaka, we stop over in Hiroshima, where Yoko treats us to a robata-yaki dinner. (Thank you :-)
Eel, turnip, fried tofu, prawns.	Leek salad.
Uni spinach!! (Eaten mixed with the butter.)	Big dried fish hanging above the counter.
Someone's dropped these strange gloves on the stairs in the station building.
Thursday 15 November: Osaka - oyster soba for lunch at Mimiu. Note the toothpick holder. The teacup has a rabbit motif too, though hard to see here.	Restaurant sign. Mimiu means very pretty rabbit :-)
Kewpie underground train.
	We visit Satoru Higashiseto, a very old friend of mine who runs Forever Records. It's the first time we meet in over 30 years(!!), and we chat and gossip for 4 hours. Left: the "cat cover" corner - apparently one of the best selling sections in the shop.
Only noise music fans over 50 will get these: recent releases by Hijokaidan, with exactly the same cover designs as... "Made in Europe" and "Made in Japan".	Not only have they used the same typefaces and similar photos, the obi design is the same as the Deep Purple original too.
Friday 16 November: Tokyo - meeting up with Peko at a wine bar in Naka-Meguro. UsaKousa are happy to see Cots again, after nearly 2 years. Right: anago in mushroom cream sauce.
Gurnard and asparagus with tomato & fennel sauce (I think.)	Watercress & coriander salad with figs.
Friday 16 November: Stopping in Shizuoka for lunch with Ayame. Our cold soba with the slimy trio (natto, okra, nameko mushrooms), plus egg and daikon - and fresh wasabi to grate yourself. Shizuoka is famous for wasabi and tea, among other things.	Logo of a sweets shop nearby: a rabbit making rice cakes.
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