Hiro, Nori and Tuna Cutting.

Today we are catching up with some friends we met in Australia who have moved back to Japan. Hiro and Nori bought one of our Ukuleles a few years ago and we have kept in touch ever since.
They are a lovely couple very interested in music and instruments. Hiro has actually made his own guitar and plays as well.
We had a delicious lunch at a hidden gem of a restaurant, a bit of shopping for Nori and I while the boys went to visit a music shop.

It seems to us the Japanese like having coffee and sweets more in the afternoon than the morning and we went with Hiro and Nori to a sweet restaurant they called it, for tea and dessert. Interesting desserts nothing like our pavlova or sticky date.

We have a booking tonight for a Tuna Cutting Show so after leaving our friends we fought our way through the Friday night prime time on the train to Asakusabashi Station. Found Taiko Chaya right on 6.30. We found this place on the internet somehow, just as well because you’d never just stumble upon it. It’s down a dingy little set of stairs underneath street level.

We came here two nights ago because we thought the tuna show was on every night but no it’s only Friday and Saturday. Well they were all so pleased to see us back. They had saved us a great table and the chef came out to say hello to us. It’s his father who does the tuna cutting. They auction it off to the audience as it’s being cut up. I just about had to tie Graham’s hands down so we didn’t end up taking a tuna steak home.Read more