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’…
I meant to update at least once a week, but it just isn’t working out that way. That’s the downside of freelancing: when work gets busy or doesn’t go as planned, you can’t take a break….
If you ask which restaurant is the most famous in Karuizawa, it would probably be the French place Auberge de Primavera. Not only did it appear in The Drops of God, it makes it into most of the gourmet guidebo…
It’s Chuseok and a long weekend, so everyone’s in a holiday mood, but I was so busy with work that I couldn’t go anywhere and spent the whole day staring at a monitor. I enjoy the work, but l…
I’ve barely been able to go out to good restaurants lately, and it’s a bit of a letdown even to me. Work is so busy that I just don’t have time to head out anywhere far for a meal. The only t…
Even for someone like me who only picks the tasty places, there are times when I have to settle for a so-so meal somewhere that isn’t a foodie spot. It’s always one of two situations: either there&…
It’s been raining nonstop for a while and work has been hectic (I think I pulled all-nighters about a week straight..), so I couldn’t get out at all. Whenever I took a short break from the mountain…
Nakano is one of my favourite areas in Tokyo. It’s a residential neighbourhood where lots of people who work around Shinjuku live, so it has a calm vibe, prices are low and there’s plenty of shoppi…
I don’t usually watch much TV, but last month, while I was living in a hotel thanks to a friend’s help, I caught a show picking the best mango pudding in Tokyo. It’s sold at the boutique-and-…