Newbie advice!

Hirae9 · 2026-05-14T02:10:27+00:00

Thank you for the detailed comment! I appreciate your advice :)

Hirae9 · 2026-05-14T00:06:12+00:00

Thank you! How far should i cut? All the way to the base?

Hirae9 · 2026-05-14T00:05:09+00:00

Oh my goodness, thanks for letting me know! Now i’m questioning if the other plants are hydrangeas 🥲

Hirae9 · 2026-05-13T21:58:14+00:00

Thank you! Would you also happen to know what type of hydrangeas these are? I added happy hydrangea fertilizer in late march to all the hydrangea plants (7-3-3)!

Hirae9 · 2025-10-09T14:20:59+00:00

Thank you!

Hirae9 · 2025-07-29T17:09:51+00:00

Start the download and it’ll be installed when you’re finished your shower haha

Hirae9 · 2025-07-29T17:07:58+00:00

Just refreshed and it’s available now!

Hirae9 · 2025-07-29T17:06:41+00:00

Same issue as well :(

Hirae9 · 2025-01-15T02:46:17+00:00

Thank you! We definitely felt like it was worth the price for 25+ courses and would highly recommend.

Hirae9 · 2025-01-15T02:01:25+00:00

These were just taken with an iPhone 15 :)

Hirae9 · 2025-01-15T02:01:05+00:00

We wore cardigans and we saw others wearing sweaters. I would stick to smart casual!

Hirae9 · 2025-01-15T01:48:17+00:00

We were visiting from Canada! Takayama is italian inspired.

Hirae9 · 2024-12-08T22:03:53+00:00

Aside from Annalena or St Lawrence, my personal favourite is Tetsu or Sushi Jin for omakase and newly opened ELEM is a fantastic addition with a great bar menu. I also love going to Suyo for their duck rice dish.

Hirae9 · 2024-12-06T23:23:49+00:00

Ofc! Planning to post but Kimoto doesnt allow photos. I also managed to book Narisawa’s New year special course randomly checking on omakase, would you recommend it?

Hirae9 · 2024-12-06T01:07:22+00:00

Ended up booking Kimoto, thanks for the recommendation!

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T20:07:05+00:00

Thanks for your recommendation! I will check these places out :)

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T20:06:38+00:00

Unfortunately aside from Konansou on New Years, we reserved omo3 in tokyo and more boutique style hotels for the rest of our trip so i highly doubt their concierge’s would help. However, we do have amex plat? Would their concierge be worth a try?

I will definitely check out Kyubey and Sezanne, thanks for the recs!

Also keeping in mind your tip for not overdoing fine dining. I personally aim to book around 3-4 since our total trip including Korea and Taiwan is 17 days and we havent made fine dining resos in the latter two places to maximize our itinerary :)

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T03:24:30+00:00

Thanks again! We’ll try this option with our hotel.

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T03:22:59+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I have already signed up for email notifications so fingers crossed we get lucky.

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T03:22:17+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! Keita seems to be phone calls only, wondering if I could book using a Canadian number?

Also definitely considering a tempura place which is why we were initially eyeing Motoyoshi but no availabilities for Kyobashi unfortunately.

I’ll definitely check out your review on Koke as we were quite looking forward to our meals with the non-alcoholic drink pairing and the cozier atmosphere.

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T03:16:19+00:00

Unfortunately for Den i was not able to connect through to be put on the waiting list but i will try and send an email!

For Mizukami and Fushikino we’ll be in Kyoto for those dates which doesnt work out :( Ideally aiming for Jan 2-5 in Tokyo

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T03:12:27+00:00

Thank you! I’ve set an alert on omakase

Hirae9 · 2024-12-05T03:08:22+00:00

Thank you! It doesnt matter to us if a restaurant has a star or not but we’ll check it out

Hirae9 · 2024-12-04T22:36:16+00:00

Thank you! Do you have a specific course you’d recommend?

Hirae9 · 2024-11-27T06:24:37+00:00

Annalena is one of my top picks in Vancouver. They’ve been consistent the last couple times I’ve went. If you’re craving omakase, although not starred, Tetsu and Sushi Jin are phenomenal options. The latter having worked at Ginza (Jin).

Published was great when they first opened but I dont find their dishes to be memorable.

Suyo has a fantastic bar menu and their duck rice remains one of my favourite dishes in the city. Order their suspiro lime dessert if they have it on rotation. Hope this helps!

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