Hitomi was an absolute joy to spend the day with. She took me through all the best spots to try fresh seafood at Tsukiji, and we worked our way through so many of the excellent dishes the market is known for. Along the way she shared the history of the area and how it came to be what it is today, which gave real context to everything we were tasting. She also treated me to lunch, which was so good.
It happened to be a rainy day thanks to an incoming typhoon, but Hitomi made the whole experience brighter with her warmth and her wonderful, infectious laugh. I learned so much about how the market actually operates, the surprising range of different wasabi varieties, and the many kinds of fish that make up the food we all love. She was easy to communicate with, genuinely accommodating, and incredibly thoughtful, even dropping me off at my train station at the end of the day.
I cannot recommend her highly enough.