20th Wedding Anniversary Dinner: Shanghai Hairy Crab (Female & Male), Braised Shark Fin, and Milt Mapo Tofu @ Tsukiji and Trending

The first Christmas tree I saw in Ginza this year🎄
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I,Shanghai hairy crabam a huge fan of it.
I want to eat it at least once a season😌❣️

I've posted my pastShanghai hairy crab🦀 posts here🔗 My top 3 recommended Shanghai hairy crab spots◎

So, I was vaguely thinking I'd like to go again this year,
and although I've used our 20th anniversary as an excuse
to go out for meals a few times,
we haven't been to any so-called proper restaurants,
so I suggested, 'How aboutShanghai hairy crabaroundGood Couple's Day? I don't mind paying🦀'

I found a new place we hadn't visited yet,
so I targeted that and booked it first, but
my realistic husband said, 'Isn't that too expensive?!'

And then, the place my husband found lookeddown-to-earth,but wow, it was very bustling,
and he guided us to a hit restaurant
that seemed to be loved by the locals too🎯

All the staff were men, but
they were very, very refined and pleasant,
which also left a good impression💮

It's in theTsukijiarea, which you can walk to from Tokyo Station

Tokyo Chinese Ichirin

It was a bigger success and a bigger hit than I expected💮

(Until now, I've only targeted so-called high-end restaurants in my desperation not to miss out,
but this might be the most delicious one↗↗↗)

Every season, I've had either the
maleor female crab depending on which was in season at the time of my visit,but in the course my husband selected,

we each got to enjoy one whole female and one whole male crab💖

It started withfemale Shanghai hairy crabmarinated in Shaoxing wine as an appetizer,
and my excitement went up🆙

In the end, he treated me to the meal.
I found out whatsmall itemshe wanted, so I'm checking various brands
to get him a gift soon 🎁 👁️‍🗨️⚡️
I'll have it ready by the time we reach our 21st anniversary.

We talked a little about the kids, but mostly about
what we want to do after retirement and things we're interested in,
and if we could redo our lives, how many years back would we want to go? lol
Our desired areas for a family spring break trip 🇸🇬🇹🇼 &
the country my daughter and I plan to visit after she decides on her school 🇪🇸
places we want to go when parenting settles down or in our old age 🌐
and where we might live as a couple after letting our three kids
live in our current house like a share house.

Well, of course, there have been various things over these 20 years,
and it's deeply moving to think about the big fights and how we went from two to five.
Sharing all kinds of troubles and helping each other,
cooperating without ever moving,
and being able to keep living near my parents' home (which we bought when we married 🏡),
being able to continue working,
and being able to devote myself to my life's work now
are all things that wouldn't have been possible without him (my husband),
so I felt that perhaps I've been living a good life after all.

While stuffing my cheeks with delicious Shanghai crab 🦀💕🦀

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