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4 times to Nippon. 4 times to Tokyo. 3 times to Tsukiji/Toyosu Fish Market. This city is the bane of everything- the extreme subcultures, the creative, the spiritual, the futuristic, the dystopic.
Actually I have never been to Meiji Shrine(soon), Asakusa region, Sensoji Temple, Shinjuku Gyoen Park, this park and that park, Tokyo Skytree but I have visited neighbouring residential districts such as Akasaka/Roppongi(3 times), Aoyama, Omote/Urasando, Daikanyama, Ebisu, Mitaka, Nihombashi. It is still befuddling to me that one would go to Japan without travelling to Tokyo. Each place that I have went was to befit the theme of that year- UNESCO World Heritage Sites with signature foods such as uni, mentaiko motsunabe, "chouchin" yakitori for the 1st year, scenic zekkei places of Japan yama, valleys, oceans, volcanoes, geysers, rocky beaches, non-man made hot springs with dons, dons, dons in the 2nd year, mystic atmosphere of shrine presences so I had to look for everything wobbly soufflé soufflé soufflé savoury, overflowing ikura bowls, omurice, cheesecake, raindrop cake in the 3rd year, funky places and definitely funky foods for the 4th year.

2nd year
Tokyo:
Ginza Sushi Marui
Zukeana Chirashi-don ¥1500
Japan, 〒104-0061 Tōkyō-to, Chuo City, Ginza, 3-chōme−8−15 銀座中央ビル 1F
How about everything raw foodporn including a raw quail egg

Nakaya
Kaisendon ¥1800
Tsukiji Market Bldg No.8, 5-2-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku

Beppu:
Kaisen Izutsu
Kaisendon Teishoku ¥980
10 Kusunokimachi, Beppu, Oita 874-0943, Japan

昭和ミュージアム風
1-chōme-4-23 Kitahama, Beppu, Oita 874-0920, Japan
Beppu lei/ramen

Kagoshima:
さつま味
2-chōme-1-31 Minato, Ibusuki, Kagoshima 891-0405, Japan
Ontamaradon- the egg sitting atop the don is a "hot spring" egg

4 times to Nippon, 3 times in Kyoto. After so many cities I have visited, Kyoto remains my favourite prefecture. Surprisingly, I have not been to Arashiyama district, to the Nishiki Kitchen Market, any golden or silver or nailess temple, or the bamboo groves. It is just a place where ladies or girls can queue for hours just to have sweets for breakfast, not even saying any time of the day, nor was it with any partner. And the Higashiyama area umpteenth times over Arashiyama, and that impending regret to forget to purchase in a certain shop along Gionmachi that will transform into another shop and another reason to  patronise the next year.

1st year