Summer Lunch in Omotesando 2010

Our annual summer lunch this year was at Le Pre Verre in Omotesando.
Food was nice but a bit disappointing that the restaurant now is so small
without any view of the street.

White chocolate cake with yuzu flavor at Cafe Bulgari -- this cafe has
a wonderful view of green-trimmed street.

Visitor from Finland

Welcome dinner with Pirjo at Da Hong Yun Tiantian Restaurant in Meguro
Prada, Aoyama

Thank you!

Thanks go to my dear editorial board members for this beautiful
bouquet and dinner at Domani. It has been tough four years but
surely rewarding to have worked together with great colleagues
like you all!

Kitano in Kobe

Kobe surely beats Tokyo with their excellent breads. Even a very

simple eatery provides excellent bread. This goes back to the city's

lineage in the 19th century. Up until the WWII, Kobe was the

center for international trades and hosted residents, mostly

business oriented Europeans. German traders brought excellent

baking techniques to Kobe. I made a visit to one of these houses

Germans used to live in Kitano, Kobe.

(above) Ceiling lamps brought by the original owner German trader
in the late 19th century. (Below) 「風見鶏の家」build by a German
trader
Enjoyed beautiful view both day and night from my hotel room

Sakura in Yotsuya, April 1, 2010

St. Ignatius Church

Sakura, March 30, 2010

About 70 % open as of today.

Graduation Party at the Bridge, Iidabashi, March 26

And already a memory. . . . Blessings be with you, the class of 2009!