Shokudo and Tokoname

Penny really is a very long dachshund, but she can jump very high, which is terrible for her back.

She blends in very well among the crotons.

Shokudo is another restaurant that's open all day from 11:30 am.

Happy hour Teriyaki Chicken Quesadillas (three instead of six) and my favorite Hamachi Carpaccio.

Later, we stopped at Nijiya, a Japanese Market, to pick up some tofu and, in the popular tsukemono (pickled vegetables) section we saw a variety of ume (salted plums), and mozuku (vinegered seaweed) as well as the usual cucumber, daikon and eggplants.

Today, we went to Tokoname in Manoa (there's one in Kailua too) because it's 25% off on Tuesdays.

I had the Mu Sake Sampler again.
 
The Junmai Daiginjo Mu was as smooth, fragrant and mellow tasting as biting into a sweet lychee.

My hairdresser at Yamano Aiko Salon , who likes Sake, told me to drink an equal amount of water before you drink each cup of sake. 

R's Pork Tonkatsu and Sashimi Teishoku.

The mountains around the valley were green and lush and the air smelled light and clear.