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At the Seaside Park in Narashino…

Pentax *istDS 50mm 1.2 resize only On the way to the seaside park I really need to switch to a pricier filter.. way too much flare. Pentax *istDS 50mm 1.2 resize only The park closes at 5:30, but after wande…

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Shinjuku Gen Ramen

I finally went to Shinjuku Gen, the ramen shop yepok strongly recommended to me a while ago. It’s a Hokkaido-style ramen shop. It had moved from its original spot, so I had a bit of trouble finding it, b…

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Saint Etoile Bakery

Just because a place is a chain with branches everywhere doesn’t mean it’s as bland as McDonald’s. That’s especially true in Japan: at places like Pepper Lunch, the tendon (tempura rice…

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Kanji Gogo at COEX

On this trip back to Korea, I went to Kanji Gogo, a Chinese restaurant on the way from COEX Mall into the Oakwood hotel. I’d originally planned to have the lunch course at Mokran in Apgujeong, but the me…

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Cassis Liqueur

Cassis liqueur (no photos this time). It’s the drink I’ve been hooked on lately. Buying lenses has left me flat broke.. even a single bottle of wine is too much of a stretch Plus, a whole bottle of…

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Musings on Cheap, Tasty Places..

For someone like me who cares about bang for the buck, the favorite kind of place has to be somewhere cheap and tasty. Same deal since coming to Japan.. On top of that, with the move and everything, I had to l…

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Don Quijote Rocks!!

No photos attached, sorry T.T Don Quijote is a big discount store — the Korean equivalent would be Homeplus or E-Mart. I heard the owner is Korean.. maybe that’s why the store’s jingle has some Kor…

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