A few Japanese outings last month mostly with visiting foreign guests or researching for said guests.
Firstly an “it’s-a-wrap!” party with a group of peeps we (the company I work for) represent in a cheap izakaya in Shibuya.
A research lunch in Akasaka, in a mostly chicken restaurant.
Had a childhood friend from Boston visiting with her sister and two other friends. A fun night out in an izakaya in Nishiazabu.
The following day after a few hours of sight seeing, stopped by a rather fancy soba restaurant in Harajuku for some lunch.
And then there was a business dinner with visiting Canadian guests in an upscale izakaya near my office in Shibuya.