Have you ever eaten raw liver sashimi ?

Japan has a culture of raw fish eating.
Sushi, sashimi is a famous food.

Sometimes, Japanese people also eat raw meat.
Mainly, beaf, chicken and horse meat.
We don't eat raw pork.
(a few Japanese Yakitori, Yakiton restaurant serves raw pork. But only guts.)

I like sashimi very much and I also like meat sashimi.
Occasionally, I want to eat raw liver sashimi.

Last month I and my friends went to Japanese yakiton restaurant Kagahiro,
Soka city, Saitama prefecture.

Kagahiro is famous yakiton restaurant(Izakaya/居酒屋)
in people who live in the vicinity.
So, Kagahiro is always clouded.
The friend of mine who lives in the vicinity reserved that restaurant for us.
We ate a lot of yakiton and Tsukune(chicken ball)
with Tare(thick flavored sauce of soy sauce based).

And we drunk a lot of beer and shocyu(Japanese liquor).

So, that day's main menu was raw liver sashimi.
Japanese people call it lebasashi (レバ刺し）.
And we also ordered raw heart sashimi (hatsu sashi/ ハツ刺し）.
We ate lebasashi with soy sauce or sesame oil and salt.

Taste was so good.
Meat was very fresh and other dishes was also very nice.

Then I felt, I got a big stamina.

Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba has many Izakaya.
When you go to Izakaya,
you'll find menu of raw liver sashimi/レバ刺し sometime.

If you can, please try it.
But I think, you can't understand why Japanese people eat raw lever sashimi
when you eat lebasashi first time.

I like raw liver sashimi.
But I know this is very strange food to foreigners.

MMA(mixed martial arts) event at Kabukicho, Shinjuku

Kabukicho is a famous amusement area of Shinjuku.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabukich%C5%8D,_Tokyo

There are a lot of bars, Izakaya(Japanese style pub restaurant),
and movie theaters and concert places.
Many people are there day and night.

Fighting sports event is sometimes held at Kabukicho.
(MMA,Pro-wrestling,Boxing,KickBoxing)
Last month, I went to an event hall at Kabukicho to support my friend who is a
professional Mixed Matial Arts fighter from UK.
We train together every weekend.

This MMA event had  very tough rules.
Every fighters can use punch, kick, throw, elbow, knee, headbutt, and stomping to opponents face.
My friend Stew had fight at main event heavy weight division fight.
He knocked out his opponent with right knee kick and pound from back mount position.
He came back from serious knee injury.
It was very great day for us.
Fighters support work is very hard.
But it always gives me a very great experiences.


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By the way, Kabukicho is a drinking and playing spot.
Next time , I'd like to go to Kabukicho with my ease mind.
haha, just a kidding.

Kabukicho is 3~5 minutes from Shinjuku station.
There are beers, foods, and  man and women.
If you have a chance please enjoy this area.