TamJai SamGor I think it’s a Taiwanese place, and it has opened up in Shinjuku. Tempura Tsunahachi It used to be good value, but the prices seem to have crept up a bit.. Cakes at Isetan The shop is ca…
Just putting up some photos I took while wandering around. Patagonia “Fashion has nothing to do with us,” it says. That is a pretty firm sense of identity, I’d say. CSG Blue Cafe Looks like…
Gaien is right by Harajuku. It’s the outer garden of Meiji Jingu in Harajuku, which is where the name Gaien comes from. Meiji Jingu Stadium There’s a ballpark in the middle, with the park wrapped …
Harakado is a new building in Harajuku. The BOSS x Ohtani collab There’s nothing here I’d actually buy, but it looks like a decent collab. Lately I keep seeing posts saying Ohtani’s airport …
I heard Azabudai Hills had opened in Tokyo and was the talk of the town, so I went to take a look. Closing notice for ecute Tokyo I got to Tokyo Station and found this notice up. Well, that is a surprise R…
There’s a shopping street around Nara Station, so I went and wandered that part of town. Probably a ryokan Starbucks The shopping street A bar If Kyoto is packed with polished places to eat, Nara see…
It had been a while since I last made it out to Nara. Well… as everyone knows by now, this is the town of “shika no ko no ko no ko koshitantan” — that deer-anime earworm — so there isn’…
After a good meal, I headed back to the hotel. An okonomiyaki place Snapped this on the way. English menu It says “irasshaimase” — welcome. A seriously stylish restaurant near Kyoto Station The sign says 2e…
After a very good meal at the pizzeria en boca, I set off to wander around and do some sightseeing. There was another pizza place right nearby… I’m sure somewhere like this is good too, but if I e…
Here are some photos I took while wandering around downtown Nagoya. A spot like this The center of town was absolutely packed. The further out you go, the fewer people there are, though. Looks like it was a B…
I had a wander around central Yaizu. Sake Big There really are a lot of places like this. There are carp in there. Starbucks It feels like it was built quite recently. A motsuyaki joint (grilled offal) Som…
Search for Yaizu and the Yaizu Sakana Center always comes up. Yaizu has a fairly sizeable port, and all kinds of fish are landed there – tuna, sakura shrimp, shirasu and so on. The entrance It is big. L…