Tokyo to Takayama

NB. Photos and edits in purple added 26/06/07Chopsticks on the noodle bar counter We breakfasted again at the stand-up soba bar around the corner from our hotel. Today it was eggplant tempura soba, a beautifully fanned slice of battered eggplant, crisp on the outside, sweet and creamy in the middle. It was a race to gobble the thing before it went soggy, but thankfully my slurping splash factor