I went with a friend to Il Cipriani, the Italian restaurant in the Shinsegae Department Store main store. I’d heard rumors that it tops the list of Korean Italian restaurants for value for money, so I we…
I went back to Korea for the Chuseok holidays, and as luck would have it there was a gizzard shad meetup at Maknae, a place I used to go to a lot. Really I should have organized a welcome-home meetup myself, b…
Lately I’ve had a bit more breathing room, so every time I come back to Korea I’ve been trying new wines with a friend who’s into wine. On this visit we threw a small party at my friend’…
The Oki Islands are made up of five large islands. On day two we set off early in the morning for the next island. Saigo Port Photos like this make me want to shoot with a Carl Zeiss lens. The sparkling morni…
I went to a place called the Oki Islands. They’re about 70 km off the Japanese mainland, something like Ulleungdo back in Korea. The scenery is stunning enough to be part of a national park, but apart fr…
I went to Uchida, an izakaya in Shinsaibashi (the sign reads Shukoudokoro Uchida). At a Japanese izakaya you can try all sorts of dishes with all sorts of drinks, so it can actually be a better place to enjoy …
I went to Imai, which has been selling udon right in the heart of Dotonbori for decades. Apparently they built an eight-story building out of udon sales… impressive stuff. Osaka has always been known for…
Ippudo, the famous ramen shop from Fukuoka, has been opening branches all over the country. Just like Ichiran. There was one in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, so I went in. The sign. It was late at night, but the place…
Rikuro Ojisan’s shop, where I went on the morning of the first day. Apparently it’s their 50th anniversary this year… quite the old man. Lots of people were coming to the shop from early in …
Sushi Yoshi is a down-to-earth Osaka sushi place with great value for money. It’s near Fukushima Station, one stop from Osaka Station. The sign The starter The little dressed dish that came out was app…
Here are some scenery shots from my weekend in Osaka and Kobe. I’ll post the food photos later ^_^ We got to Osaka Castle Park on Sunday morning. As you can see, the weather was fantastic. The weather w…
I took a trip to Izumo, the city of myths. My main reason for going was to see a KOKIA concert. She’s cute in person. Great singer, great talker too… When KOKIA debuted she was a singer-songwriter…