BF Japan Journey, Nov. 2003


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DSCN8057 Day 1 OSAKA - Alan Scholz (BF Co-founder) grabs 2 travel cases at Kansai Int'l; Ruthy (side-kick, interpreter) forgets her bag! DSCN8059 BF dealer Kataoka Jun travelled 5 hours from Takasaki to Osaka to meet us (talk about Japanese hospitality..) DSCN8062 A 1 hour ride on immaculate airport bus transports us to Osaka, pop. 8 million DSCN8065 Alan meets Osaka BF owners, Qyou, Hello2525, and his lovely wife Sakusaku (owners in Japan choose nicknames for their cycling life) DSCN8072 Osaka BF dinner at all-you-can-eat-and-drink restaurant





DSCN8074 Buffet of salads and bite-sized skewered morsels DSCN8075 Hello2525 (say 'Hello nikoniko') dips a skewered mushroom in batter DSCN8076 Coat with bread crumbs, then drop in hot oil DSCN8077 Air Llama owner Oshima-san and Pocket Llama owner Tokura-san enjoy 'kushiage' skewered deep-fry DSCN8079 Sakusaku-san handles kushiage like a pro





DSCN8080 Osaka BF owners in ties came straight from work to the BF dinner DSCN8081 Kataoka-san and Alan in aprons provided for the cullinarily challenged! DSCN8083 14 Osaka BF owners relax with biiru (beer) DSCN8084 Fast, efficient restaurant staff DSCN8085 Alan learns how to operate ticket vending machine