Nagasaki Kaido was so, so good that I came back in the evening. Otoshi (appetizer) Kakuni (braised pork belly) About average. Seafood salad Loved the portion on this one, and it tasted good too. Hatoshi It…
The Joël Robuchon bakery used to be only in Ebisu and Roppongi, but one opened in Shinjuku too, so I picked up a few things. Macadamia cream bread Their bread isn’t cheap, but considering the care and i…
The weather was nice on the day I flew back to Japan, so I took some photos. Gimpo Airport Mt. Fuji The Central Alps Clouds Haneda Haneda Haneda The monorail station The monorail station Shots for Ins…
Lately there seem to be more and more good pho places around, Emoi among them. This one had decent reviews too, so I went to check it out. The front entrance Clean, tidy interior Study-hall style seating I …
On November 15, 2017, a big earthquake hit Pohang and even the college entrance exam got postponed. Thanks to that, the KTX was running slowly that day, so I managed to get some decent shots. Scenery Scenery …
Choryang-dong seems to be pushing this thing called Ibagu-gil lately. It has a vibe a bit like the Ijinkan district in Kobe, and they have done a decent job with it. Tourism resources are a precious thing. The…
I heard a cafe built with Instagram in mind had opened in Choryang-dong, right in front of Busan Station, and as an Instagrammer I simply had to go. The way up There’s supposedly a bus from in front of …
I won’t say exactly which shops these were. This time I really wanted to give milmyeon a proper try, so I went to a certain milmyeon place whose name starts with “Ch”… This kind of milm…
In the morning I went to Chowon Bokguk, the place everyone recommends.. This is what it looks like. Well.. it’s easy to find. They open at 8, so you can have breakfast here, but with G-STAR to get to af…
Because of G-STAR the KTX trains to Busan were nearly sold out, so for the trip down I took a late KTX the night before and stayed one night at a motel in Busan. The room Every hotel in central Busan was full…
These days I end up going to Seoul almost once a month. It looks like I’ll be doing even more work in Seoul from now on, to the point where calling it a business trip feels a bit silly. Anyway, this was …
I stopped by Isetan Shinjuku to pick up a cake from L’Authentique and came home with their 2017 Christmas cake catalogue. It was so beautifully made that when I posted it on Twitter it went past 5,000 re…