Leaving the new born T to his grandma, we treated ourselves to a sushi dinner at
Azabu. MCH hasn't had decent sushi for 2 years. I abstained from raw fish for the whole 9 months. It was time to indulge... We got Omakase course menu.
Oyster form Washington. Big and full of flavor. Can't be happier.
I could have had a huge plate of sashimi. Lean tuna (akami), kobu-cured flounder (hirame), fresh Spanish mackerel (saba), abalone (awabi), sweet shrimp (amaebi), and sea urchin (uni). Usually, Spanish mackerel is lightly cured in vinegar (like cevice), so it's rare to find Spanish mackerel fresh enough to be served simply raw.
Grilled dish (yaki-mono) was miso marinated red snapper.
Firefly squid (hotaru-ika) with miso vinaigrette. Some may hate the idea of biting a whole squid even if it's so tiny. If that doesn't bother you, you get to enjoy the indescribable flavor similar to crab butter.
For got what this fish was. I think some kind of sea bream . The skin doesn't bother you at all.
Finally sea urchin sushi. For a lady, they make 1 piece into 2 mini bites like this. We had many more pieces of sushi along this and finished with miso soup (We have soup on the side of or after the meal) and dessert. If you sit at the counter, you are offered 1 free piece of sushi—whatever you like!
It's the second time we are doing this indoor Hanami (cherry blossom viewing luncheon). Our friend Akiko cooked all the delish Japanese food. As Spring visited NY earlier than usual, we didn't have any cherry blossom to view, but the pickled plum rice added nice subtle pink of cherry blossom to the table. My favorite was ginger vinaigrette cucumber and miso flavored eggplant.
Oyster form Washington. Big and full of flavor. Can't be happier. 
I could have had a huge plate of sashimi. Lean tuna (akami), kobu-cured flounder (hirame), fresh Spanish mackerel (saba), abalone (awabi), sweet shrimp (amaebi), and sea urchin (uni). Usually, Spanish mackerel is lightly cured in vinegar (like cevice), so it's rare to find Spanish mackerel fresh enough to be served simply raw. 
Grilled dish (yaki-mono) was miso marinated red snapper. 
Firefly squid (hotaru-ika) with miso vinaigrette. Some may hate the idea of biting a whole squid even if it's so tiny. If that doesn't bother you, you get to enjoy the indescribable flavor similar to crab butter. 
For got what this fish was. I think some kind of sea bream . The skin doesn't bother you at all. 
Finally sea urchin sushi. For a lady, they make 1 piece into 2 mini bites like this. We had many more pieces of sushi along this and finished with miso soup (We have soup on the side of or after the meal) and dessert. If you sit at the counter, you are offered 1 free piece of sushi—whatever you like!