Makochan, an Izakaya in Shinbashi
Makochan is a great yakiton izakaya, but with COVID going on it was hard to justify a visit. Then I heard they were doing takeout, so I went and picked some up myself. If this is what it takes to eat something…
Makochan is a great yakiton izakaya, but with COVID going on it was hard to justify a visit. Then I heard they were doing takeout, so I went and picked some up myself. If this is what it takes to eat something…
Rousokuya is so famous that you probably already know about it. The entrance By the way, rousoku means candle. The entrance They also do a chilled tantanmen as a seasonal menu item, apparently. An ad announc…
A junior of mine lives in Hachioji, so I went out to see him. Mitsui Outlet Park It’s a place called Tama, apparently near Hachioji, though I don’t really know the geography around there.. anyway,…
Here are a bunch of photos, Kiku-ya included. Uchiki Pan bakery Apparently they have been in business since 1888.. the history really does run deep. O to U is right nearby too, so this day I just looked aroun…
Enokitei, like Elena, is up in Yamate. It is a former mansion that has been converted into a cafe.. the line was incredibly long and I did not have much time, so I just bought the famous Cherry Sand and a few …
Yokohama has an area called Yamate. Think of it as an upscale residential neighborhood up on a hill. In Korea, “up on a hill” brings to mind poor hillside districts, but in fact upscale neighborhoo…
There is a Chinatown in Yokohama, but it is a tourist spot, so it is not like there are any amazing places to eat. Seifuro is one of the older, more historic ones, so I gave it a try.. and the food turned out …
I went to Yokohama for the first time in a while, and someone recommended a good bakery to me. The place O to U means, well, O and U, but I never looked up why they chose that name.. I got lucky and walked in…
Here are some scenery photos from Tokyo. Tokyo Tower Maybe because the Olympics were happening around here, they’d done a special Olympic light-up. Nice weather. Ridiculously hot, though.. Daimon I ne…
With Uber Eats doing so well, there are quite a few delivery-only ramen places around. With delivery ramen it’s one of two things: they either cook the noodles and send them, or they send you raw noodles…
Nichirei’s authentic stir-fried chahan They say it’s the best-selling fried rice in Japan, and it really is the classic of the genre.. It’s good, so this is usually the only fried rice I buy…
Yotsuba Otona no Camembert & Blue Everything in the Hokkaido cheese line is good, and the blue cheese works as a drinking snack too. Asahi Beery Kaoru Craft Asahi’s low-alcohol drink Beery is a hit…