Sep 8, 2012

Katsukura / かつくら

I had lunch with Sonoko-chan at Katsukura. Katsukura is my favorite Tonkatsu restaurant in Tokyo. It is located on 14th floor of Takashimaya department in Shinjuku.

そのこちゃんと高島屋の14階にあるかつくらでランチ。東京にあるとんかつ屋さんではかつくらが一番好き。

I ordered my usual crab meat cream croquette and fillet cutlet set. Gush, I missed this dish very much. It was delicious like usual.

いつもの蟹のクリームコロッケとヒレかつ膳をオーダーした。3年ぶりくらいだったのでとっても嬉しかった~

I like how they let us grind sesame seeds at the table and put them in katsu sauce. Not only sesame seeds smell so good in katsu sauce, but also they are good for your body.

かつくらのソースは自分でその場で胡麻をすってソースとまぜるので胡麻の良い香りがテーブルに広がる。胡麻好きの私にはたまらない。

This time I tried tofu from Kyoto with my meal instead of Kyoto veggie pickles since Kyoto is famous for tofu because of their fresh and tasty water.

今回は京都のお漬物以外に京都のお豆腐のチョイスがあったのでお豆腐を頼んだ。やっぱり京都のお豆腐のせいか味がしっかりと付いていて美味しかった。

I was hoping Mia to be sleeping during our lunch, however she woke up as soon she heard Sonoko-chan's voice.

Babies do not like to stay at one place for long time because they get bored. Mia got tired of just watching us eat, so she started crying. I took her to outside; she stopped crying, but every time when I went back to the restaurant, she started to cry. She cried so hard that made her to cough. Mia got tired after crying hard, and she slept well in a stroller.

娘がランチ中は寝てくれる事を期待。でもそのこちゃんの声を聞いたら起きてしまいレストランに長くいたせいか大泣き。赤ちゃんって同じ場所に長くいるとあきるみたいなので、いったん外に出て泣き止んだらまたレストランに戻ってみたけど、また泣き始めた。大泣きして疲れた実愛はその後はベビーカーでぐっすり寝ていた。

I found another Baby Care Lounge on 14th floor of Takashimaya. It was smaller than the one on 9th floor, but I liked this one too because it was clean and it got individual breastfeeding rooms. Breastfeeding outside is hard, therefore I appreciate Takashimaya making individual breastfeeding rooms for mothers.

かつくらのすぐ側にも赤ちゃん休憩室を発見。9階の赤ちゃん休憩室よりも小さいけど、ここも個室の授乳室があったりキッチンなどもあって赤ちゃん連れのママやパパには便利ねと感心した。

I have been only breastfeeding my daughter, so I have never really got to use their kitchen to make milk except washing my hands. I think it is awesome that they have hot water to make milk for babies.

キッチンは完母なので手を洗うくらいしかした事がないけれど、ちゃんとミルク用の熱いお湯も出てGOOD!

Sep 5, 2012

Takashimaya in Shinjuku / 新宿高島屋

I went to Takashimaya in Shinjuku with my daughter yesterday. When I walked in front of LOUIS VUITTON's store, I saw Yayoki Kusama's installation. I remember LV collaborating with Takeshi Murakami, but now they are collaborating with Kusama.
Looking at her installation made me to think that I wish I were smaller or this installation was bigger, so I get to experience Kusama's world. I like how her installation can give me this weird and twisted emotion that she has experienced in her life.

3年ぶりくらいに新宿高島屋に行った。高島屋に入っているルイスヴィトンで草間彌生の作品を発見。久しぶりに彼女の作品を見たなぁ~もっと大きかったらもっと面白いんだろうなぁと感じた。

Not only art, but also I got to experience a nursery place at Takashimaya this time. Because Takashimaya is a big department store, their nursery place was bigger than the one at Odakyu department store. This is a diaper changing table!

今回の高島屋ではアートだけではなくもちろん興味のあった赤ちゃん休憩室も見てきました。高島屋は小田急デパートよりも広いから赤ちゃん休憩室も広かった。

Unlike Odakyu department store, I liked how they have an individual breastfeeding room. There were 2 chairs and 1 small table in the room.

小田急とは違って個室の授乳室もあってリラックスして授乳ができた。娘も授乳に集中してくれたので良かった~
Also there was a kitchen with a microwave, so people can make some milk for their baby.

電子レンジ付のキッチンまであって赤ちゃんに優しいデパートね~と感心。
There was a scale for a baby. Mia weighted about 6.8 kg. She keeps growing so fast!

なんと赤ちゃん用の体重計もあってびっくり。娘の体重を量ってみたらなんと6.8kg。娘の成長の早さにまたまたびっくりした。

Sep 3, 2012

Mia in a Japanese jinbei / 赤ちゃん甚平

My sister got 2 cute Japanese jinbei for Mia. One got some goldfish and the other one got some rabbits. I never knew there are jinbei for a baby until this year.

妹が赤ちゃん用の甚平を娘の為に探してきてくれた。一つはウサギでもう一つは金魚の甚平。今年になるまで赤ちゃん用の甚平があるなんて知らなかったなぁ。

I realized separate outfit may not be good for Mia since she learned to grab stuff with her hands lately. She keeps showing her belly by grabbing her top, ugh!

最近の娘は手で色々な物をつかむようになったので上下が離れた洋服だとトップスを引っ張っておなか丸見え。

I wondered if Mia feels cooler in her jinbei than her normal outfit.

赤ちゃんも甚平を着ると涼しいとか思っているのかな?と感じてしまった。