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| Soba and tempura from Ukiya, outside the Nishiki Market |
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| Fresh soybean crackers at the Nishiki Market |
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| Soymilk donuts, also at Nishiki |
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| Spicy ramen bowl from Ippudo Ramen |
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| Traditional pork tonkotsu bowl at Ippudo |
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| Hot pot place called Karu |
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| Tofu and eggplant at a teppanyaki place |
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| Pork tonkatsu with miso soup |
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| Foie gras with mango at Motoi, a French one-star Michelin restaurant |
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| Wagyu beef with seven kinds of peas/beans (sugarsnap, snow, edamame, lima, fava, petit and I never figured out the last one!), also at Motoi |
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| Unagi donburi bowl (grilled eel over rice) in a rural town called Oyabe, near where my paternal great grandparents are from. This was one of my most favorite meals the entire trip. |
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| Gorgeous sashimi place at Kusunoki in Kanazawa |
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| Grilled eggplant with miso also at Kusunoki |
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| Goma (sesame) tofu at Natadera Temple |
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| Kanazawa-style ramen (traditional pork broth cut with dashi to lighten it a bit) |
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| Oysters bigger than my hand at Omicho Market in Kanazawa |
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| Making oobanyaki and takoyaki at Kuroman Market in Osaka |
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| Tako pops |
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| Kabocha squash at Kuroman Market |
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| Okonomiyaki in Osaka |
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| Matcha tea |
