`It has been a long time`

While Japan appears to be a technologically superior country–and as far as robots and gadgets go, it is–wi fi is a rare find. So rare that I haven`t found it yet. That being the case, I have to use the family computer to surf the web and such for the most part. I try to keep that to a minimum, however.

So that explains my absence.

What I want to talk about is food. I want to talk preface this by saying so many people mention that Japan has small portions, not enough food and that they`ve lost a noticeable amoutn of weight. Perhaps they never went to Nagoya, because I do not share those sentiments in the least.  Take a look at my last meal at the traditional inn

From top to bottom, left to right.
Crab stuff with shell, roast beef salad, eggplant with a sort of a bitter sauce, curry rice, tofu with peanut sauce, tempura and sashimi. The lidded item is tea. Unfortunately I was too stunned/jet lagged to ask for the names of each dish. This is also less traditional looking than the other dinners. Soup came mid-way through.
Oh, don`t forget dessert!

Mochi, orange slices and apple cake.

Finishing these meals was a chore in part because I was so jetlagged I left my stomach in America, and I just think this is too much food for one person. But apparently this is Japanese hospitality because my host family does the same exact thing. I am hoping it gets to a point where they are done treating me as a guest and showering me with food. It must be as hard to cook all of it as it is to eat it.
Another strange thing is none of this food is especially hot. Sort of just room temperature. That`s another thing that I didn`t expect.

So I don`t see any dramatic weight change in the future, needless to say.

Location: Yobitsugi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan