to my review, before making a decision on dining at Hyotei: http://kyotorestaurants.blogspot.com/2008/03/hyotei.html http://epicureandebauchery.blogspot.com/2005/05/hyotei-spirit-of-kaiseki-dining-part-i.html http://epicureandebauchery.blogspot.com/2005/05/hyotei-spirit-of-kaiseki-dining-part.html http://theunvanquished.blogspot.com/2005/11/hyotei.html 5 – My childhood consisted of a steady diet of The Hand , Wolverine , Storm Shadow , Snake Eyes , and too many hours playing Shinobi . Permalink http://www.epicures.wordpress.com Michael Chuck, Many thanks for this report.