OTOH I do appreciate NHK not dubbing over the English audio with silly, anime-styled Nihongo voices. All the commercial networks dub over *and* display subs.

Got a good HD copy, watching now. It’s fine but NHK presentations are so dry and don’t always have the best PBP clips.

I’m waiting to get the just-aired TAMORI STATION only for the clips. Their collection of clips showcasing last year’s 50-50 season was superb.

Final nibbles at #Izakaya Gaku on Saturday: vanilla ice cream for dessert.

It was also Hideki’s birthday — we all sang to him! The best of times.

#土曜日
#居酒屋
#シューマイ
#バニラアイス 🍨
#ハワイ

#Sushi round at #Izakaya Gaku on Saturday:

Chutoro
Saba
Aji
Hirame
Kinmedai
Nodoguro

#土曜日
#居酒屋
#寿司 🍣
#鮨 🍣
#ハワイ

Nibbles at #Izakaya Gaku: Kurobuta sausage, kegani hairy crab, garlic sautéed vegetables in broth, and shumai. Let’s put 2025 to bed in grand fashion.

#土曜日
#居酒屋
#黒豚ソセージ
#毛ガニ
#シューマイ
#ハワイ
#居酒屋楽

More goodies at #Izakaya Danji on Friday: Garlic butter clams and the gold standard for Chicken Nanban. Got really loud after eight. A grand time had by all!

#金曜日
#居酒屋
#チキン南蛮 🍗
#居酒屋だんじ
#ハワイ

Food stuffs at #Izakaya Danji on Friday. Fries, mentai renkon, mentai spaghetti (I’m sensing a theme), and the best gyoza in town.

#居酒屋
#金曜日
#居酒屋だんじ
#ポテトフライ 🍟
#餃子 🥟
#ハワイ

Any visit to Yaki Yaki Miwa wouldn't be complete without #okonomiyaki. Had a standard pork version to complete our meal. Couldn't stay out too late, still a school night for me!

#鉄板焼き
#お好み焼き
#居酒屋
#メリークリスマス
#生ビール
#乾杯
#やきやき三輪
#ハワイ

Christmas Eve at Fujiyama Texas. Finished with a few more kushikatsu pieces and of course that Twinkie for dessert. Good times, always.

#居酒屋
#クリスマスイブ
#串カツ
#生ビール 🍺
#乾杯🍻
#ハワイ

A PEANUTS Sunday strip ruined Citizen Kane for me…

Nibbles at Fujiyama Texas: dashimaki tamago omelet and a few kushikatsu sticks to start.

#居酒屋
#フジヤマテキサス
#だし巻き卵
#串カツ
#生ビール 🍺
#乾杯🍻
#ハワイ

Classic combo at Sushi ii on Saturday, followed by a few extra nigiri pieces. Very slow business for a weekend — I was all alone by the time I was finished.

#土曜日
#寿司 🍣
#鮨 🍣
#ハワイ

Kathy and Dennis eating at Harry’s for the last time in 2025.

The rain isn’t keeping peeps from Harry’s: Five tables currently occupied.

Food at Carp Dori on Friday evening: Happy Hour kimchee and fries. Ribeye steak platter made to order. I had them change the TV channel from serious news to variety nonsense.

#金曜日
#居酒屋
#カープ鳥
#ポテトフライ 🍟
#キムチ
#牛ステーキ🥩
#生ビール 🍺
#乾杯🍻
#ハワイ