World’s greatest grilled eel

Heading for home after 3 weeks in Japan, just as the cherry blossom starting to fall. Chickened out and didn’t go north – though many friends have. It’s long exposure one needs to worry about. A short trip is fine. Instead went south twice – to hotsprings of Beppu, temples of Kyoto, and south again to Kagoshima with spectacular Sakurajima (volcano in bay) belching ash. Leaving the land of super efficient (and fast) trains, super clean streets, super friendly people and the world’s greatest grilled eel. Last meal of eel tonight!