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Friday, we had been supposed to go to Okutama, however Storm Yun-yeung had different plans for us.
Fortunately, we did not have any harm, different areas of Japan had flooding and harm, hopefully they’ll get again to their day by day routines quickly.
From the place we reside it takes about 3 hours to get to Okutama, the west space of Tokyo.
Saturday, we arrived simply in time for lunch.
I attempted Okutama Kitchen’s fried yamame (landlocked salmon) bento, this got here with karaage, fried tofu, wakame musubi and shiso musubi.
Satoshi tried their salmon wasabi bento, since Okutama is understood for his or her wasabi.
Each had been hearty and greater than sufficient meals.
Throughout the road from JR Okutama station is Okuhikawa Shrine…stunning cedars.
After lunch we headed to Nippara Limestone caves.
For me, it was type of scary contained in the caves, there have been numerous moist stairs, the lights within the caves, had a glare that gave me “night time blindness” making it exhausting for me to see generally.
Do you know 1 centimeter of stalagmite takes about 150 years to “develop”?!
And even when my toes are somewhat small, I barely match on among the stairs.
The “coolest” space was the wind blast on the entrance to the caves.
NOTES: you probably have baggage, put it into the lockers at JR Okutama earlier than coming right here, not enjoyable (and tremendous scary) climbing stairs with a backpack.
Liked the inexperienced background as we waited for the bus to come back decide us up
Afterwards we shared Runway’s custard pudding, so wealthy! scrumptious.
(Since they’re identified for his or her eggs, I wish to return to strive their dashimaki omelettes.)
There was a lot for dinner, so I’m solely going to share my favorites.
Home made konnyaku with wasabi, yuzu and hikiji.
Eaten with sumiso (vinegar blended with miso and somewhat sugar)
Scrumptious!
Ume chawanmushi…totally different however love!
We additionally tried Sawanoi’s sake which is made in Tokyo.
Honjonamazake & Pulari (umeshu) as our apertif earlier than our meal…scrumptious.
The brewery is close by in Sawai, Ome, Tokyo.
Okutama was a good looking space, good to bond with nature
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Okutama Kitchen
199-7 Hikawa
Okutama, Tokyo
Telephone: 0428.83.2401
Closed Thursdays
Hours: 11:00-19:00
*money solely
Nippara Limestone Caves
1052 Nippara
Okutama, Tokyo
Telephone: 0428.83.8491
Open day by day 9:00-17:00
Admission: 900 yen per grownup, kids’s admission varies on age
*bus cease: Higashi Nippara on weekends
Nippara Shonyudo on weekdays
Runway
207 Hikawa
Okutama, Tokyo
Telephone: 0428.85.8687
Closed Tuesdays
Hours: 11:00-17:00
Arasawaya
1446 Hikawa
Okutama, Tokyo
Telephone: 0428.83.2365
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