During the war, in England, we all got used to eating whalemeat, so it didn’t come as any surprise to me to learn that Tokyo sports a whalemeat restaurant. The classic way to remove most of the fishy taste (if that's absolutely necessary to you) is to soak the meat/fish in vinegar for a while before frying with lots of onions. Then you can't tell that you're not eating beefsteak, unless you've been tipped off in advance.
At any rate, Tokyo's whalemeat restaurant is in Shibuya and is called the Kujiraya. It's very good and very cheap. As you walk out of Shibuya Station, turn left and cross the street to start walking up Dogenzaka. Take the first road that forks off diagonally to your right, and you'll find Kujiraya only a few yards up on your left. The name's in English outside, along with the words: "Whale cooked splendidly." There's also a glass case containing miniatures carved out of whalebone.
From Japan and Hong Kong on Five Dollars a Day (1965-66 Edition)
Distance walked today: 0km
Total distance walked since Tokaido training began: 103.2km
Days left until departure: 53
2 comments:
Will you be keeping track of how many cups of coffee you have drunk as part of your training for the walk?
No. That's pretty much a non-variable. I drink three cups a day, so that means I have a further 156 cups of coffee to drink before I depart.
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