Category: Health

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TOTAL FOODS @ Roppongi Hills

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This restaurant is produced and operated by a group of exclusive gym: Total Workout.

I was interested their food, but food doesn’t look appealing from the street.

Nonetheless, I thought I should try it because I want to lose weight.

Yes, I know if I keep eating what I’ve been posting, it’s difficult to lose; but I’m serious.

I want to lose weight!

Well, the dining place is cold during winter (even though, it’s located inside of Building on B1 (Basement 1)) because the restaurant installed open-concept; there aren’t any walls.

I’m glad to know that all food can be taken out.

We decided to take out and eat at home.


Mummmmm. 

Food is all healthy and well balanced.
Food is actually good, very delicious.

When I’m lazy to cook, I might take out food from here. 

Surprisingly, DELICIOUS!

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Trip to Izu (Day 4/Last Day)

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Ohayo 2017 (Morning 2017)!


It is the last day of my trip to Izu and also holidays.

I enjoyed healthy breakfast at Hotel Micrus; ingredients are fresh.


Hotel is facing ocean; it’s nice sunny day to walk on beach.


Even hotels look nice; it reminds me of Hawaii…!?


Time’s up; it’s time to go back.

I took Shinkansen (bullet train) to return for Tokyo.



Time is ticking…



On the way back, I managed to catch Mt. Fuji🎶

It’s a good sign! 

Let’s have fun in 2017!!

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Trip to Izu (Day 3/New Year)

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Akemashite Omedetogozaimasu.

(Happy New Year)

The first sunrise in 2017.


We eat Osechi (New Year dishes) on New Year.

Every dish has a meaning: black beans (work hard till get black), golden mashed sweet potato (wealth/gold), etc.


After breakfast, checked out the hotel and moved to Atami.


Visited Kinomiya Jinja (Kinomiya Shrine) for hatsumoude (a New Year prayer).



This camphor tree is believed to be 2000 years old.

This tree is a sacred tree for long life.


I also enjoyed a bowl of matcha green tea while looking at a sacred tree.


Today, checked in at Hotel Micuras, Atami.

This hotel is very modern and every room has ocean view.




We had French for dinner; nice.

Tomorrow, I’ll return to Tokyo. Oh, NO!

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Trip to Izu (Day 1)

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I’ll be away for few days so needed to clear my refrigerator.

I don’t want to waste vegetables; therefore, I made a power vegetable juice.

I think the recipe is good: a lots of spinach, celery, parsley and lemon.

And I think this is good because it was BITTER…


I took Marine Express Odoriko Go.

I was surprised because the coach is Narita Express (an express train for Narita Airport).

Is it recycled…? Reused…?



A seat is dressed for Marine/Izu Peninsular to stimulate our holiday spirit.


After 2.5 hour journey, I arrived at Izu Atagawa Station.



I didn’t know there is a hotel shuttle bus waiting for us; I was about to miss it.

Luckily, I spotted it and waved to stop the bus.

According to Google Map, it’s only 6 mins walk from station to hotel; but Nooooo, it’s much farther.

Once again, luckily, I managed to catch a hotel shuttle bus. Fuuuuu

Our room is spacious.

Left door leads us to a toilet, washroom and bathroom.

Right door is a storage.

And fusuma (the main sliding door)…



We went to get a Welcome Drink (Hot Yuzu citrus Honey) at a hotel coffee shop.


Then changed into yukata (I could pick yukata design) to take a bath.


It was nice to dip into an open-air bath overlooking Sagami Wan (Sagami Bay).

Okay, burned few calories and refreshed by taking a bath; READY TO EAT!

I had a glass of Sapporo draft beer produced at nearby Shizuoka Factory.

Beer must be fresh; it was clear and smooth!!


And…


After dinner, I became so full; my body is still warm from dipping in hot spring…ready to sleep…

Oyasuminasai 

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Short Trip to Canada (Day 1)

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I’m in Vancouver now; I’ll write about my short trip to Canada.

First, I started enjoying my trip shopping cosmetics at Narita Airport.

It’s Year-End and I just cleared old make-ups from my make-up box.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get an eye shadow that I was eyeing on because it was sold out.

However, according to a sales person, I might be able to get it at other places such as duty free shops at other countries or department stores in Tokyo. Ahhhhh

I didn’t get the one I wanted, but I managed to get others and very happy about it. fufufu 

This is my first time to travel by Air Canada.

It is nice! Absolutely nice!

A seat and facilities are nice, it’s totally flat and look at a headphone!



I watched few movies with it.

Movies are Anthropoid (I didn’t know that Czech people had a hard time during WWII) and Mogan (British-American Science Fiction Horror movie).

Food and drinks are good.

I tried Canadian wine: Peninsula Ridge VQA, Cabernet Shiraz, Canada.

It’s nice!


Appetizer was smoked tuna.


Main dish was sautéed chicken.


Fresh fruit and cheese (I was convinced to have cheese. Canadian cheese are nice!)


And cheese cake for dessert.


Then, I had seafood paelia for breakfast.


After 9 hours of flight, I landed Vancouver!



I just had breakfast on the flight, but due to the delay of arrival, it’s time for our lunch… we went to lunch…
Lunch was at the nice dining place, the Granville Island Hotel.

It’s nice cod…if I were hungry, I would enjoy it more.

After lunch, went to Granville Island Market.



Market always excites me!


Then went to the Totem Pole Park in the  Stanley Park to admire the Downtown Vancouver. 

I could view Canada Place (this building was the Canada Pavilion for the World Expo), floating Gas Station (a gas station for yachts and flying boats) and high-rising buildings at the city of Vancouver.


Can you find a flying boat?


Floating Gas Starion Cheveron.


Canada Place


Totem Poles


Tonight, Staying at the Empire Landmark Hotel.


After settling down in a room, I went to a nearby supermarket.

Actually, it’s not an ordinal my supermarket…because it’s the Whole Foods Market…


I bought those for myself… because this supermarket emphasize on health and beauty.
This supermarkets sell beauty products as well.


I’ve been eating all day, but it became time for dinner.

A restaurant is located on 42F of the hotel and it rotates.

I can see whole Vancouver from this restaurant. 


Nice panorama Vancouver views and candle light dinner are absolutely romantic, but it aren’t help me to take photos of food.

You might not see it, but these are delicious.

If you are looking for a place to dine in Vancouver, you should consider here.


I had a long day by spending the same day twice.

It’s time for me to go to bed.

Oyasuminasai.

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Weekend in Hakone (Hot Spring Bath Area)

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On the way to Hakone, we had a bite at Ebine Service Area.

American Dog (middle left) is innovated in Japan; it’s a nice snack, deep fried flour covered sausage (middle left).

To be honest with you, I recommend to try convenient store one. hahaha

Other snacks are pao, chashao pao (roasted pork bun), and shaomai (steamed meat dumpling).


Later, I managed to see Mt. Fuji; this is today’s Mt. Fuji♪


Then checked in at Kishu Tetsudo Hakone Gora Hotel.


Hakone is famous for hot spring area; after check-in, we dipped in a hot spring bath before dinner.

My body appreciated this dipping after participating in Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 2016.



While our body were still hot, we had beer; this beer has a unique label: Hakone Sapporo Beer.

Yeah, dinner! 

And of course, we need nice sake to enjoy them: Atsukan (hot local sake, Hakoneyama).



I’ll dip again before I go to futon. fufufu


Oyasuminasai.