Dinner cruise along Tokyo Bay

Tokyo - At around 5:30pm, after the conference proper, the channel partners met @ Premier Toyocho Building to catch the Bus tranfer which brought us to the Boat Pier to board the boat.  The Tokyo bay tour is a daily tour by Yakatabune Harumiya. 

Some background on this company - The origin of HARUMIYA. 
Previous generations fished and cultivated lave seaweed at Haneda, then three generations ago the fishermen relocated to Tsukishima.  Currently, a member of the Tsukudashima Fishermen's Guild, Harumiya, which is a yakatabune company has a long and distinguished history stretching back to the Edo period that includes supplying white fish to the family of the Tokugawa Shogunate.


The company started its fishing boat business in the 1920s and was always a trend setter with the latest boats among those in Tokyo Bay.  Harumiya switched tot he yakatabune (Japanese roofed pleasure boats) business in the 1980s.  The fourth-generation owner continues to preserve the Edo 'chic' while remaining a pioneer in modern boat entertainment with fresh designs and ideas.

Partners at the dinning area

Our dinner platter plus much more...

The dinner was delicious  and we had Assorted sashimi, Tempura (the prawn was fresh and delicious), steamed rice, miso soup, seafood in individual hot pot and free flow of drinks.
 
Tony, Joe (singing) and Joe's wife

Daiseke and Yukiko (Japan), Lim and Park (Korea)

Joe (Taiwan), Hisyam and Ali (both from Malaysia)

Beautiful scenary from the upper deck 

The weather outside on the upper deck was very cold and so I stood outside for only a short while to gaze at the beautiful Tokyo skyline.


Me and Young Jin behind the Tokyo backdrop

Japanese friends enjoying Karaoke


That's me have a go at Karaoke

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