Tokyo
Hyatt Regency Tokyo
As noted at the top I had found a nice cash rate at the HR Tokyo and applied an expiring DSU to move us to the Regency Suite. This proved particularly useful since by the time our travel occured I had fallen back down to Plat so the DSU provided us with lounge access. We were given a nice room on the same floor as the apparent Air France lounge (? anyone know anything about that)?

It was a nice room with sliding doors to separate the sleeping area from a nice sofa and living area. We also had a fairly large bathtub and shower and were provided with a bottle of wine and some nice nibbles as a complimentary welcome gift:

















Tokyo
First on the agenda was getting some sushi. The concierge recommended that we head to Asahi Sushi across the street in the Sumitomo building:



It was a bit hazy but on a clear day I’m sure the view out of the window from the table would be spectacular:





First some tea:



The girlfriend got two salmon and two tuna rolls (first picture) while I went with the omakase:





Much better than the sushi in Niseko though certainly not in the same league as the Sushi Iwa we’d have for lunch a couple of days later.

For the next couple of days we explored all over city. Here are a collection of photos from those days:

First up a tiramisu within a crepe!









No visit to Tokyo is complete without stopping by Daiso:





Meiji Shrine:















And we stopped by the gardens on the grounds:









Can’t resist Ben and Jerry’s even in Tokyo:



A few other random pictures:













And of course no visit would be complete without some top-notch sushi. This time I selected the very reasonably priced Sushi Iwa for lunch. My girlfriend went with the 10 piece while I went with the 13 piece. Skip ahead if this doesn’t interest you:







Showtime:













There really are baby shrimp on this one:







The big clam was the only one I didn’t care for. The muscle was big and quite tough:









And of course dessert:



Overall it was a fantastic meal. I’d rate it just behind Yoshitake (although that was dinner and this was lunch) but still heads and shoulders above any other sushi I’ve had.