iwate day 3

The sunrise the next morning had more clouds than sun

Interesting things at the breakfast buffet...tried their tankaku curry...spicy with lots of beef flavor

A musubi making station...they limit you to two at a time...

Since I knew I wouldn't be able to eat two, I asked the woman making the musubi if she would make me one musubi with a little ume and a little wakame on it.

So delicious!

Other toppings were tuna mayo, sujiko (salmon roe in the sac) and mentaiko (spicy pollack roe)

Azuki batto...this was a sweet version of their local soup...except this didn’t have soup and was udon like pieces cooked with azuki, still interesting to try

found a pokemon manhole cover near the fish market

The tsunami inundated this whole area! and was right under this huge pedestrian walkway

loved the sheep art around Miyako

From Miyako to Morioka...we thought we could use our Iwate Free Pass but this area is only accesible by bus (separate fare!)...cute bus stop

From Morioka we used the Iwate Free Pass to travel by train.

Our first stop was Iwate Iioka to find the manhole cover for Kikuchi Yusei

And then we went to Mizusawa and had to take a taxi to Mizusawa Esashi to check out Ohtani Shohei's manhole cover

And then a taxi back to Mizusawa because the buses were not too frequent...

From Mizusawa we went to Hanamaki and found a pokemon manhole cover

Loved these statues too

Dinner was early (16:30) at Ieraishan

I had seen this shop on a J-drama (Konna tokoro de uragiri meshi 2)

It's a good thing we made reservations because he was sold out at 17:00!

1 serving is 15 pieces...these are a little smaller than most gyoza and are fried...700 yen (tax included) each

We ordered 2 servings (30 pieces)

There is an amuse bouche (tsukidashi)...moyashi with shoyu and karashi...200 yen (tax included) each

With beer and oolong tea...our bill was 2800 yen (tax included)

Another long (hot) day but we got to see and do all that we wanted to

Ieraishan

3-3 Futabacho

Hanamaki, Iwate

Closed Sundays, Wednesdays and Holidays

Hours: 16:00-20:00 (or until they run out)

*cash or pay pay (electronic payment)

Toyoko Inn South Exit

3-60 Moriokaekimaedori

Morioka, Iwate

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