GOLDEN MOMENTS
Jan 27, 2020
3 minutes
lurping is the best way to eat your soba noodles, my guide Mari explains as we sit barefoot in a beautiful private dining space that once belonged to a wealthy Japanese baron. And although I was taught quite the opposite when it comes to table manners, on this occasion I happily oblige. After all, who am I to question a practice that dates back to the Edo period? We’ve just arrived in Hakone via an express Romancecar rail service from Tokyo,
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