Eating Out in Japan

One of the highlights of the trip to Fuji for the penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship was the team dinner at a traditional Japanese restaurant. 

 

This was an authentic Japanese meal with Japanese traditions rights down to taking your shoes off before entering the restaurant.  The tables were slung low to the floor with cushions to sit on but there was a pit under the table so we Westerners didn't have to sit crossed legged at dinner.

 

The table was beautifully laid and so was the menu, which was handwritten in Japanese, so we were completely oblivious to what we were about to eat.  But when in Rome (or Tokyo) you do as the Romans (Japanese) do so we just tucked in.

 

The courses just kept coming and I lost count in the end. The food was delicious and as I love fish there was no complaints from yours truly.  The Japanese beer was also good but the Sake was even better - just as well we had a bus back to the hotel.

 

 

 

To round the evening off we had the traditional Japanese rendition of  'Happy Birthday', complete with cake, our Race Director's Assistant Lisa Crampton.

 

 

 

The meal was a great introduction to Japan and I look forward to spending some more time in this wonderful country next October.

 

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