Oroshihonmachi is, how should I put it.. a place a lot like Seongsu in Seoul. Something used to be here long ago, but these days people do not really come, and then the city put together a good plan for it, so…
There is a roadside station in Toyohashi, and I heard it had just opened all shiny and new, so I went to take a look. The place You come across it while driving along the bypass. Koppe to Sando, Olive no Kaze…
Cheetah’s is a crepe shop in Toyokawa. If I had to rank it, it would be right at the top. The place It is a cafe built out of a converted shipping container. Cheetah’s The logo is cute. The menu …
There is a big AEON in Toyokawa. Maybe because it was built recently, it is large in scale and has plenty of interesting shops. Toyokawa City Hospital It sits right next to the hospital. A place like this Th…
There was a ramen shop in Toyokawa worth going out of my way for, so I paid it a visit. These days I suppose you’d call it new-wave ramen.. shops that step away from classic shoyu, tonkotsu and miso feel…
I heard there was a wonderful bakery in Toyokawa, so off I went. The place It was morning, but there were already plenty of people. The breads The place is packed with breads that look delicious, and the pri…
Whenever I go to Japan after a while away, the supermarkets are full of new things, so I end up with plenty to post about. Charumera wonton noodles Nothing special, really.. Mochigome senbei Honestly, they a…
A place called World Food Market KOmart has opened up near me. It is an upmarket grocery store, along the lines of a Queen’s Isetan. A place like this Stylish and tidy. Products like these Nothing spec…
There is one dessert shop in Hamamatsu run by a chef from France. Decoration For various reasons I could not get a photo of the entrance. In any case, the place is small and charming. It has even been picked …
A kunoichi, as anyone in the know will tell you, means a female ninja. So Kunoichi Ramen is a ninja-style ramen shop, and on top of that it is a place where the owner is a woman. The entrance The parking lot …
Posting a whole mix of things this time. Hyoketsu, Fukuoka-grown Amaou It’s a winter-only release, so you can’t drink it whenever you feel like it. But I think it might be the tastiest one in the …
I have fallen for crepes lately, so I have been making the rounds of crepe shops. The front It is right in front of Washizu Station. The drinks menu Cute and nicely put together. Inside It is a small space….