Cirque du Soleil KURIOS in Odaiba
All sorts of events get held in Odaiba, and it turns out one of them is a circus. I went over Golden Week. This is the place. Quite a crowd turns up. The ceiling They blend steampunk with seriously high-leve…
All sorts of events get held in Odaiba, and it turns out one of them is a circus. I went over Golden Week. This is the place. Quite a crowd turns up. The ceiling They blend steampunk with seriously high-leve…
Arcachon is a cake shop way out on the far side of town (Nerima Ward is really, really far), but it had a stand at one of the pop-ups for outside dessert shops that Isetan Shinjuku runs regularly. It was my fi…
Liebell might be the restaurant I’ve visited most often over the past few years. I think it’s because you can take care of dessert and a meal at the same time. Cakes Cakes Fruit It’s on th…
I heard Ginza Mitsukoshi was holding an ice cream expo for Golden Week in May. A really good shaved ice shop was going to have a stall there, so I went along. Maison Givrée had a stall too. A bit of a letdown…
Okutone is a standing soba shop in Shinbashi. It looks roughly like this.. There’s no line to be seen, but the turnover is incredible. Well.. that’s how every standing soba shop is, isn’t it…
I’ve been drinking alone a lot more lately. Rather than hunting for someone to drink with, I just open a bottle at home. Partly laziness, partly work being busy, and partly because it just tastes better …
Sakana Bar in Ebisu has opened a second branch in Roppongi. I was curious, so I went to check it out. The place.. It’s a bit away from the center of Roppongi. Maybe because there aren’t many place…
There’s a place in Shinbashi called Bifun Azuma. It has a pretty long history, and the line is always on the long side. Entrance The vibe is roughly like this.. This is the gomoku bifun. I’d desc…
Here’s a roundup of things I bought at convenience stores. Donbei Zenbu-nose (everything on top) It’s all of Donbei’s famous toppings piled together, and the price is steep too. A luxurious …
Ramen Due Edo in Hibiya is a high-end ramen shop I’ve written about once before. It’s a place where I’d love to work my way through the whole menu… but I don’t have that much time…
We decided to get together for the first time in a while at a friend’s place in Yokohama. Everyone brought the gyoza they swear by, and we did a side-by-side tasting. Living in Japan, you end up doing th…
I went to the café famous for the savarin that appeared in Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman. It’s not easy to get to, but it’s well worth going out of your way for. Yamate scenery Dagashi.. so, …