In article >, you say...

> I don't think I'd be able to enjoy a trip if I was hungry all the time! Why
> couldn't you buy produce from the grocery stores? Surely they had fruit you
> could munch on?

If we'd seen some grocery stands I would have been thrilled. But we only
saw two. The first was on our first night, when there wasn't a food
problem yet. A lot of the streets in Japan are winding and confusing,
and I said that if we found that stand again, I'd like to stop in. Well,
we didn't find it as you can guess.

The second place we saw a grocery/fruit stand was on a day trip. The
stuff in the store didn't look all that appealing, and it was mostly
vegetables. I'm sure we were near fruit or veggie stands plenty of
times....but good luck finding them!

> Maybe you could've bought some soy sauce to liven up the plain tofu too.

As I mentioned, if you like plain tofu (and I HATE IT beyond all
description), that's a big plus. But if you don't like plain tofu,
that's a big minus!

J.C.