Tavern "Hipparidako" - Nikko, Japan

After a long day of walking all over Nikko at the famous shrines I stopped into this restaurant. I was assuming it was busy when they told me to wait a moment after I told them it was just me. . .they mumbled something in Japanese which maybe was something to clarify but I couldn’t understand. When I was seated ½ the restaurant was empty.

I ordered a tenderloin steak and I can’t say it was anything fabulous, but it was perfectly cooked and I was hungry. Okay, I change my mind, it WAS really great!

I have to say though, I love to eat my meat with rice. In America you can’t find this combination at a restaurant. I always do it at home. And again, the rice always so perfectly cooked..

Of course I didn’t need to order that strawberry shortcake afterwards. . . but So what if I did. . . It was good!