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I figured it might be nice to keep this all in one thread, instead of having one for each place/person... anyways, just arrived in tokyo today...

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and had some food...

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Salted duck egg or just plain old eggs?
 
O sweet! That black chicken place was one that I missed on my trip! Reviews and comments would be appreciated!
 
Drooling.... Yaki Aji looks pretty yummy. But seriously, how does the food taste without missus?
 
well, i get to eat more crazy stuff, but less overall ;)

thankfully, i dont suck too much in japanese so i can get what i want :)
 
I want all of that, Jon can we get names of restaurants and maybe a description here and there, there are some items I have no idea what they are?
 
today i ended up going a lot of places where i couldnt take pictures, but in the places i could, i snuck in a few... here's today's photo group:

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(for what its worth, its hard to have in depth conversations in japanese, while doing this, and trying to take pictures by myself)

and then some more food:

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I want all of that, Jon can we get names of restaurants and maybe a description here and there, there are some items I have no idea what they are?

i think i put some of the descriptions on facebook... sorry, but as i'm in japan by myself this time, its kind of hard to have conversations in japanese, answer e-mails regularly, take pictures, do things in peoples workshops (sharpening, forging, etc.) and be 100% on top of all of this... sorry. If there's something specific you're curious about, let me know when i get back to LA and i can tell you more about it.
 
I'm so jealous of you because of all that amazing food you're eating. :hungry:
 
very impressive picture Jon, the only thing I think that it is quite a lot of food to eat at a time:D
 
Great photos Jon...Love the leaves in front of the clock..very nice composition, lighting, and focus selection.
 
Are the knives sitting in propylene glycol (antifreeze) or some form of glycol corrosion inhibitor?
 
stupid question, doesn't that liquid hurt your skin when you expose yourself to it?

it's radiator coolant, stops corrosion.... i've handled it barehanded it feels like it eats my skin when i exposed myself barehanded. (both from liquid cooling computers and cars)
 
nope... i've had my hands in that kind of water for a few days straight now and no problems (plus, i do this every year and no problems yet)
 
today, i ended up having dinner by myself (i was exhausted after today's work... pictures are coming after this)... check out facebook for picture descriptions (the link should be in my signa

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And here are todays pictures from my training with the craftsmen here (sadly, its impossible to both do work and take pictures at the same time, so there arent many pictures of me actually doing things, but i promise i was... all day in fact... i've got the blisters and calluses to prove it)

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Jon, do you intend to forge knives to sell? I thought your training was in sharpening.
 
not really... i a more concerned with better understanding the various processes of knife making and becoming skilled in them so i can better choose what kind of knives to sell, better assess knives, do a better job at fixing them, and be able to talk about their various aspects in much greater detail and with much greater knowledge. This is why i train.
 
If it was at all possible, you just went up in my esteem.
 
also, building trust with the craftsmen in important as well... the more they see me as a capable person, the more seriously they take what i have to say, and the more they can rely on me for care and maintenance of their products
 
Great Sequence
And I admire your professionalism
 
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