The Traditional Japanese Experience
210 Victoria St M5B2R3 Toronto, ON, Canada

I was visiting my son in British Columbia and decided to drop in to surprise the BC gang! I was so happy to see everyone again! #coffee #tea #visit #surprise #surprisevisit #catchingup #family #familyfriends #friends #fun

My favorite bakery in Toronto. I always enjoy walking to caabagetowb, but I particularly like the baked goods from here! @absolutebakery #bakery #eclair #pie #dessert #displaycase #challah #eggbread #bread #cake #quiche

Went to @stlawrencemarket yesterday to take a look at all the fresh produce. I found these in a grocer.... I’ve never seen sea asparagus before. How intriguing. I wonder how you eat these? #market #fresh #produce #vegetable #seabeans #seaasparagus #seagrass #greens #strolling #wondowshopping #foodstagram #foodoninstagram #foodoninsta #foodofinstagram #foodofinsta #nomnom

New Years from 55 years ago. My house and my family’s restaurant front. It was an annual tradition for the geishas who frequented our restaurant to come greet us for the new year. I am in the front with my brother, neighbourhood friend and my mother is in the back left. The other ladies are geishas and our nannies. My father took this photo. The bamboo decoration was an annual tradition as well. Every year the pieces were made longer and longer to signify growth of the busine...ss, they were only reset once the heigh exceeded the gates of the property. My father went out to the woods with a woodworker every year to choose that year’s bamboo. #kikusui #japanesetradition #geisha #japan #ichinomiya #oldschoolcool #oldphotos #japanese #traditions #japaneseculture #culture #kimono #blackandwhite #bamboo #cool #stories #story #childhood #growingup

Osechi Ryori. With fantastic sake from @fukumitsuya #osechi #newyears #food #foodstagram #foodoninstagram #japan #japanesetraditions #traditonal #japaneseculture #nomnom #foodoninstagram #foodofinstagram #vegetables #meat #fish #seafood #sesame #tofu #sesametofu #ikura #sake

Happy New Years Eve! I will be spending my New Years in Toronto with my family. It is so cold here!! #japan #toronto #tokyo #travel #holiday #trip #christmas #newyears #newyear #nye #eatoncentre #the6ix #torontoscene #view #window #lake #cityhall #nathanphillipssquare #oldcityhall #fun #funtimes

Saw these adorable festive breads at a Tokyo bakery! So cute!! #cute #bread #food #foodstagram #foodoninstagram #fooofinstagram #foodofinsta #foodoninsta #japan #japanfood #japanesebakery #bakery #santa #snowman #christmas #holiday #holidayspirit #festivebread #holidaycheer #socute #cute #nomnom #yummy #breadstagram

Tsukiji market near New Years starts preparing for celebrations #tsukiji #tokyo #food #foodie #seafood #market #ocean #fish #sushi #uni tuna #Maguro

Lights show at the Tokyo Midtown illumination park. #tokyo #illumination #christmas #lights #festive #show #lightsshow #park #japan #japanlife #tokyo #tokyolife

Right now in Tokyo it is the peak of the autumn colour season. This is called kouyou. These are awoyama iichyou trees. #trees #tokyo #fall #awoyama #yellowleaves #fallleaves #park #walking #beautiful #nature #coloursoffall #fallcolours #japan #japanlife #japanscene #tokyolife #tokyoscene

The leaves are changing in Hibiya kouen (park). So beautiful!! #japan #japanesegarden #japanesepark #hibiyapark #hibiya #tokyo #tokyojapan #tokyotourist #tokyophoto #japanphoto #japanvideo #japanguide

Video from when I took my son’s friends through ameyoko. This is chocolate toss in a chocolate store in ameyoko Tokyo. The sights and scenes here are so alive! #japan #japanculture #toyko #tokyolife #ameyoko #ameyokotour #touringjapan #touringtokyo #tokyotour #japaneseshops #shoppingjapan #fun #funinjapan

My son’s friends came to visit me from Tokyo. One of the places we went to was a kaiseki restaurant in ameyoko. If anyone is interested in visiting japan, I can help you pick out some great places to visit. #japan #tokyo #ameyoko #visitors #friends #travelling #visitjapan #restaurant #kaiseki #fun #funtimes #sightseeing #insidertourguide #showingtheropes