Kiku-ya in Yokohama
Here are a bunch of photos, Kiku-ya included. Uchiki Pan bakery Apparently they have been in business since 1888.. the history really does run deep. O to U is right nearby too, so this day I just looked aroun…
Here are a bunch of photos, Kiku-ya included. Uchiki Pan bakery Apparently they have been in business since 1888.. the history really does run deep. O to U is right nearby too, so this day I just looked aroun…
Enokitei, like Elena, is up in Yamate. It is a former mansion that has been converted into a cafe.. the line was incredibly long and I did not have much time, so I just bought the famous Cherry Sand and a few …
Yokohama has an area called Yamate. Think of it as an upscale residential neighborhood up on a hill. In Korea, “up on a hill” brings to mind poor hillside districts, but in fact upscale neighborhoo…
There is a Chinatown in Yokohama, but it is a tourist spot, so it is not like there are any amazing places to eat. Seifuro is one of the older, more historic ones, so I gave it a try.. and the food turned out …
I went to Yokohama for the first time in a while, and someone recommended a good bakery to me. The place O to U means, well, O and U, but I never looked up why they chose that name.. I got lucky and walked in…
Here are some scenery photos from Tokyo. Tokyo Tower Maybe because the Olympics were happening around here, they’d done a special Olympic light-up. Nice weather. Ridiculously hot, though.. Daimon I ne…
With Uber Eats doing so well, there are quite a few delivery-only ramen places around. With delivery ramen it’s one of two things: they either cook the noodles and send them, or they send you raw noodles…
Nichirei’s authentic stir-fried chahan They say it’s the best-selling fried rice in Japan, and it really is the classic of the genre.. It’s good, so this is usually the only fried rice I buy…
Yotsuba Otona no Camembert & Blue Everything in the Hokkaido cheese line is good, and the blue cheese works as a drinking snack too. Asahi Beery Kaoru Craft Asahi’s low-alcohol drink Beery is a hit…
Posting a variety of desserts. Cookies baked in a wood-fired kiln They’re sold at a place called Fukushimaya.. (nothing to do with Fukushima Prefecture..) and they taste pretty good. The uneven baking s…
I think this was probably something I bought at the Kagawa Prefecture antenna shop. The quality is pretty decent. Ichiran Ichiran is famous for a cup ramen that has no toppings at all, just broth and noodles…
Fujiya’s “Bataa Yaichatta?” (Baked the Butter?) Hmm, it seems a bit too sweet. Mos Burger Potato It’s harder than the usual potato snacks. The taste and the size seem about the same, …