Lazy Blog.

I went to Ponta Honke, one of Ueno’s big three tonkatsu restaurants, which proudly charges over 3,000 yen for what is, after all, just tonkatsu. Unlike the other famous places, this one is well known for…

Saturday morning means a visit to Tsukiji Market. Tsukiji on a weekend is packed with tourists, but I didn’t pick another day, and I didn’t go early either. As long as you dodge the tourists, you c…

AFURI is another ramen shop that’s easy to drop into. It’s open until 4 a.m., and it’s close to Ebisu Station, too. Before heading to bed – with the last train cutting it close – …

I first heard that there was a high-end sushi place in Nihonbashi with cheap-_- prices before I even came to Japan. I had been there once before, but I wasn’t all that satisfied. For me the portions were…

At last, the mains arrive. Roast pork shoulder It’s pork, but it isn’t cooked well-done ^_^ The portion is generous and the flavor is bold. On top of that, every single piece of the garnish tastes…

Neighborhoods like Asakusa, with centuries of history behind them, are full of hidden gems that the guidebooks barely know about. Most of them are old-school, untrendy Japanese places serving soba, sushi or yo…

This is Tsurutontan, the udon shop in Shinjuku that I’ve posted about before. The food is good, it’s open late into the night, and being in Shinjuku it’s easy to get to. Naturally, the more c…

I had a lunch date with a friend, so I headed out to Shirokane-Takanawa. After mulling over where to eat, we went to Salvatore Cuomo, an easy, no-fuss choice. I hear they’re opening a branch in Seoul too…

I took my camera along, only to find out the memory card wasn’t in it. Some days are just like that… sob… Feeling that hollow emptiness of losing a whole day’s worth of photos, I’…