For this meeting with my Mitsui V-Net partner, he thought that Kawasaki Daishi, the second or third most popular temple for New Year's celebrations would be a good place to visit. This was also during the Shichi-Go-San Festival, which is a celebration of children who are 3, 5, or 7, depending on their gender. The walk up to Kawasaki Daishi is filled with stalls of vendors, many selling freshly made Japanese candies, similar to taffy but a bit harder once it's sat for a while. There were also plenty of small touristy goods, which are easy enough to pass now.
Afterward, Mr. Sakai treated me out to some robatayaki, where you can choose a fish and they'll grill it for you. On a slow day, the cook will stick the roasted fish onto an oar and serve it to you directly. Sadly, this was a busy day, but the fish was delicious. The woman who was sitting next to me was so surprised that I could use chopsticks so well for a gaijin... clearly she didn't notice that I was indeed Asian.
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