Mansei Restaurant in Akihabara
Mansei in Akihabara sits in a spot that anyone who visits Akihabara is bound to see. I have been to Akihabara plenty of times, but I had only actually gone in once. This was my second visit. The Akihaba…
Mansei in Akihabara sits in a spot that anyone who visits Akihabara is bound to see. I have been to Akihabara plenty of times, but I had only actually gone in once. This was my second visit. The Akihaba…
There’s a roast beef bowl place in Akihabara where people line up to eat. Roast beef bowls are all the rage in Japan these days, and I’d wanted to try one somewhere, so I figured I might as well go…
Had a quick lunch in Akihabara. There are a lot more places worth going to these days, but I was looking for somewhere that was not crowded and ended up at Bankara, a chain ramen shop. Ramen &nb…
There is a ramen shop in Akihabara that always has a line, and it had been on my mind, so I finally went. The place is called Motenashi Kuroki. The sign The owner was apparently a French chef originally. Th…
I had been to Tonkatsu Maruyama Kippei before and raved about it as the best tonkatsu in Tokyo, and with a friend in town I ended up going back. This time, hirekatsu (pork fillet) A wonderfully moist hireka…
A tonkatsu place that uses SPF pork, about one train stop away from what you could really call Akihabara, has been popular lately. Some of you may hear SPF and think of sunscreen ratings.. but no, it means hea…
I heard there was a machine-made juwari (100% buckwheat) soba shop in Akihabara, so I went one weekend. The front entrance It is tucked away in a bit of a corner. If you are going out of your way, it is a f…
Hanabusa, a well-known Japanese restaurant, sits closer to Ueno or Okachimachi than to Akihabara, really. Dinner here is excellent, but the place has a big reputation for its 1,000-yen lunch set, which changes…
After finishing dessert at Robuchon, I headed to Akihabara to check out Pentax’s newest camera. Those who know me know that the camera I’ve used for about six years now is a Pentax *istDS with a 31…
I’ve always loved fiddling with parts and building new gadgets, so I go to Akihabara regularly (back in Korea it was Yongsan). These days Akiba is completely taken over by moe and maid stuff, but I’…
In Japan, lots of shops sell something called fukubukuro at the start of the year, which you could translate as “lucky bags.” They stuff a paper bag with all kinds of things and sell it for around …
Honestly, Akihabara doesn’t have many good places to eat. Kyushu Jangara Ramen, where people line up, isn’t all that tasty, and Marugo, the tonkatsu place, is pricey for what you get. Since there&#…