Who's Got Jisaboke When We've Got Yakitori?

時差惚け　(jisaboke) - the colloquial term for "jet lag" here in Japan

"Who wants tofu salad?"

Aftermath

Three of us sat there in wide-eyed confusion at Doug.  In front of us sat a small table laden with empty wooden, sticks of all shapes and sizes, some still showing the remnants of the delicacies that were once skewered.  You see, the entire essence of "yakitori" is skewered tidbits of meet, grilled to perfection.  Tofu?  Seriously?

Neither the many empty bottles of Asahi, nor the fact we should have been asleep nor the antagonizing group of friends was any excuse...  We (Jeff, Tim and I) roiled in laughter as Doug realized that we weren't in SE Portland any more.  Next to us, somehow Loen, Sho, Nancy and Chris had found us half a mile from the hotel in a small restaurant at Shinagawa station and bore witness to the revelry.  We are off to a good start.

 

 

Yakitori as it is served.  Yum!

Personal note:  It was with great fondness that I realized as we came upon Shinagawa station that we were staying exactly where the Egusa clan had spent the final days of its first trip to Japan over three years ago.  Memories of wheeling 6 month old Kelan around and Oweghn's incredulity at the "Japanese race car taxis" made my smile even bigger.