Happy Pocky Day!

Today is November 11th, or 11/11, which means it's Pocky Day! If you don't know what pocky is, you are missing out on one of Japan's best snack foods. See below for picture reference.

My contribution to the pocky pile: chocolate and sweet potato.

Enjoying the leftovers!

I met up with some JETs for dinner in Kawagoe. We followed the resident Kawagoen to Nomad's Diner. We were served eggcelent burgers and fries. I definitely recommend the egg and bacon cheeseburger! The milkshakes were a little off. They were served after the meal like most drinks in Japanese restaurants. Both the vanilla and chocolate ones had some sort of nut chopped very finely and mixed in. The vanilla ones also had raisins. None of us could figure that one out! We then enjoyed our pocky. Everyone brought different flavors, but there were a few kinds of chocolate. I enjoyed the coconut ones and the ones that were heart-shaped and strawberry flavored.

On our way back to the station we took purikura! We had fun, as always, at these Japanese style photo booths. Here are some of the results:

 

All in all, an excellent Tuesday night!