Our home away from home was the Shiba Park Hotel in Shiba. http://www.shibaparkhotel.com/en/ Here's a picture of Richard doing his fake smile for the camera. I really liked the Shiba Park Hotel. It was not a luxury hotel by no means, but the location was excellent and the staff was very nice and accommodating. Most of them spoke English as well, which made things a lot easier. The first order of business after checking in was to find a place for dinner. The Shiba Park Hotel is located just off a main street with plenty of interesting side streets and alleys. There was an abundance of eating places both big and small to choose from.
Not wanting to overdo things on the first night we ended up having dinner at an Izakaya close by. An Izakaya is a bar that serves different appetizers as opposed to complete meals. A round of Japanese beer was followed by sushi, oysters, chicken wings, steak and other delicious items. Several rounds of beer later and it was time to call it a night. One of the great things about Japan was that we never had to worry about drinking too much and then having to drive home. Our hotel was always a short walk or train ride away from where ever we were. The guy in the picture above holding the beer and smiling for the camera is our fearless leader Dean. Dean masterfully planned and executed the entire Japan trip! All of us would have been lost without his Japanese speaking and reading skills and owe him a huge debt of gratitude for everything that he did.
Not wanting to overdo things on the first night we ended up having dinner at an Izakaya close by. An Izakaya is a bar that serves different appetizers as opposed to complete meals. A round of Japanese beer was followed by sushi, oysters, chicken wings, steak and other delicious items. Several rounds of beer later and it was time to call it a night. One of the great things about Japan was that we never had to worry about drinking too much and then having to drive home. Our hotel was always a short walk or train ride away from where ever we were. The guy in the picture above holding the beer and smiling for the camera is our fearless leader Dean. Dean masterfully planned and executed the entire Japan trip! All of us would have been lost without his Japanese speaking and reading skills and owe him a huge debt of gratitude for everything that he did.
Richard and Timmy enjoying their first beer in Japan!
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