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Itsukushima (Miyajima) Ryokan – Yamachi Bekkan (breakfast)

1162-3 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima, Japan Phone 81-829-44-0700

Traditional Japanese breakfasts are just the best, and both Dan and I eagerly anticipated our meals at the beginning of each day during our trip in Japan. Normally I have somewhat of a sweet tooth, and would probably choose toast and [...]

Itsukushima (Miyajima) Ryokan – Yamaichi Bekkan (dinner)

1162-3 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima, Japan Phone 81-829-44-0700

Yamaichi Bekkan is a delightful ryokan just a stones throw from the ferry terminal on Itsukushima Island.  As you can see from the photos, the food was absolutely exquisite!  First up, some textbook perfect slices of sashimi with freshly grated wasabi.

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Takayama: Sosuke Dinner (night three)

1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm

Here are the pics and thoughts from our last dinner at Sosuke – what a way to go out!

Crisp vegetable tempura; shitake, yam, shiso, kabocha (pumpkin) and potato. A little patty cake foil contained a seasoned salt, which I liberally sprinkled over my veggies. The shiso especially was [...]

Takayama: Sosuke Dinner (night two)

1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm

Dinner on the second night was just as fantastic as the first.

This local river fish had been smoked and salted, and I just about picked the bones clean it was so moreish (we had seen these cooking on a walk around the market earlier that [...]

Takayama: Sosuke Dinner (night one)

1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm

Just like the breakfasts written about previously, the dinners at Sosuke Minshuku were just as impressive. The theme of traditional home style dining prevailed, and we were able to sample further specialities of the region including Hida beef and yomogi udon.

We were also treated to a little something [...]

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