First doctor visit since moving to Tokyo: a neighborhood dermatologist who turned out to be the opposite of scary — and a lesson in how prescriptions work now.

Good weather today, so I went out on the bike for a wander.

It was cold today so I made hot pot! Simmered carrot, napa cabbage, garlic chives, green onion, tofu, enoki mushrooms, and pork in a kombu and bonito broth.

Simmered kabocha squash: fresh from the pot the sake came on strong, but chilled overnight the flavor balanced beautifully. Same dish, surprisingly different.

Tokyo tap water doesn’t agree with me, so I bought a filter that removes everything — and the before/after difference was striking. Almost Nagoya water. Almost.

Geki×Cine at Shinjuku Wald 9: a filmed stage production where you see the sweat after action scenes and every scene from its best angle. Worth more than the ¥2,500.