Atami is the hot spring town people living in Tokyo drop by on a whim, and it’s the best-known place on the Izu Peninsula. Even Hakone or Nikko are hard to enjoy for their hot springs without a car. It&#…
The Izu Peninsula is surrounded by sea on three sides and isn’t far from Tokyo, so it has plenty of beaches. While I was wondering which one to go to, the landlady at our hot-spring inn recommended Shira…
I took advantage of a short break to go to Izu with some friends. Izu is a peninsula about two hours from Tokyo. The main goal of this trip was to cover as much of Izu as we could in two days and one night. Ou…
Ladurée, the historic Paris pâtisserie famous for its macarons, opened a branch in Tokyo on July 26. After their events in January and February turned out to be a big hit, it looks like they rode that momentum…
Something suddenly came up that took me to Ginza, so I used the chance to visit an Indian curry specialist I’d been meaning to try for a while. It’s been so hot lately that I was desperate for some…
After a good round of yakitori, we needed something more filling to finish off the night. The plan was to go to the ramen place Tokyo Style Miso Ramen Do Miso, but it wasn’t open. Something about having …
A seasoned foodie from the one club I’m actually active in (I usually like wandering around on my own) got transferred to Tokyo. He’s an extremely busy man, so he was hard to get hold of, but we ma…
Ginza, the gourmet district, is full of interesting places. Long-established famous shops, newly opened cafés, internationally renowned restaurants and so on – there’s a lot to catch your eye. Kobe…
Not many people know this, but on the 4th floor of the Gucci store in Ginza there’s a café and a chocolate shop. The café isn’t all that pricey (coffee is about 600 yen) and the atmosphere is lovel…
Hidemi Sugino is a cake shop in Ginza (technically Kyobashi, if you go by the official address). It’s a famous shop from Kobe, the city best known for cakes in all of Japan, that has expanded to Tokyo, s…
A friend said he wanted ramen, so I took him to the ramen shop that has left the strongest impression on me of all the ones I’ve tried. I’ve written about this place before, so I’ll keep it s…
Tamahide in Ningyocho is famous for having the longest line of any restaurant in the country. It’s so well known that I’d always meant to go at least once, and I finally got the chance. I went at l…