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I didn’t have much chance to take pictures today since it was raining fairly strongly. So instead I thought I would introduce you to my local supermarket. It’s actually a pretty small place without that much of a selection, but it does the trick for most of my needs. Here are a couple pics of what’s available.

The vegtable section…

The seafood section…

Some sashimi and fish filets…

The cold drinks section…

The rain let up shortly after noon today so I took a walk over to Hibiya Park. Despite going by it every time I take a taxi home from work, I had actually never walked around it at all. I was happily surprised to find the Hibiya Oktoberfest 2008 being held. I had myself a nice weissbier and a sausage with some potatoes. Made my think of the many times I visited Germany when I was living in Europe. I’ve never been to the “real” Oktoberfest in Munich (but I have been to Munich) but the food and beer reminded me of several beer halls I’ve been to in Germany. The Hibiya Oktoberfest is being held through June 1st, so I think I might wander over that way again if the weather improves this week.

When I was in college a favorite place to eat was Subway. Relatively healthy, relatively filling and relatively cheap, Subway was always a popular stop after a bicycle race before hitting the road to go home. During my earlier years in Japan in the country side and while living in Europe I don’t recall ever eating Subway. They just didn’t have any stores where I lived. But back in Tokyo now, Subway has been around for quite a few years and now I have one outlet just around the corner from my apartment. I hadn’t actually been there to eat until recently, but once I went back and started going back more regularly and I think I’ve been there a total of 3 times in the past week or two. It’s definitely one of the things I like about being back in Tokyo and my new favorite western style fast food.

Today was a national holiday in Japan but the weather turned cold so I didn’t venture far from home. As it was a cold and rainy day, a bowl of hot udon noodles seemed appropriate for dinner. I had mine topped with egg and some green onion.

To feed the masses lined up to visit Sensoji temple in Asakusa on the first day of the New Year (a common tradition in Japan) there were many food booths setup selling all sorts of Japanese style snack foods. A little different line-up compared to what you might get in the US.

This is a picture of someone making takoyaki. Takoyaki is bits of squid cooked in a batter and usually served with a sauce or mayonnaise on top.

This picture is fairly self explanatory…fish on a stick. A whole fish grilled eaten right off the stick.

This is a guy preparing yakisoba. Noodles with a a mix of vegetables and usually some meat mixed in.