Sushi Hyotan, a Neighborhood Sushi Shop in Tokyo
I was in Tokyo for the first time in a while, and a friend said there was a decent neighborhood sushi place near his home and that we should go. This is the owner. He’s a little shy. He’s making t…
I was in Tokyo for the first time in a while, and a friend said there was a decent neighborhood sushi place near his home and that we should go. This is the owner. He’s a little shy. He’s making t…
There was a place I really wanted to try whenever I got to Asakusa, famous for Senso-ji: Namiki Yabu Soba, which has made quite a name for itself in Tokyo for its soba. I’d been in the neighborhood once …
I think I’ve said before that there really isn’t much to eat in Shibuya. Most places target dating couples or young people who aren’t fussy about food, so it’s mostly fast-food chains a…
Honestly, there aren’t many places in Kyoto that are really worth eating at. It’s either expensive or not tasty. (Most of the time it’s both.) I guess that’s because the whole city is o…
I went to Okuni in Izumo, a place famous for its miso ramen. That rich miso ramen broth looks like it would be great for a hangover. The thick braised pork was good too. The basic ramen The ajitama egg is goo…
Breakfast at the Grand Hyatt. The display was pretty shabby, but the omelette was excellent and the rest was decent enough. You don’t see much mango or durian in Bali. I’d really been looking forw…
Even if you call it Balinese traditional food, there’s nothing all that special about it. The signature dishes are nasi goreng, which is fried rice, and mie goreng, which is fried noodles, and they taste…
My company sent me on a trip to Bali as a reward for working hard. I’d been collecting info on places worth visiting before I left, but two of the four days were spent on bus tours, so in the end there w…
Wagyu, Japanese beef, is pricey, yet plenty of people love it. I suppose that’s because the quality control is so thorough that the flavor is guaranteed. Once you get to nationally famous names like Mats…
Riding the regional ramen boom, styles like Onomichi, Tokushima, Kitakata, Wakayama and Sapporo ramen have all become popular. The local character is nice, but they’re not especially outstanding in taste…
After striking out at Nakamura, I headed straight to Yamashita nearby. This is another famous shop where the line never stops. I suspect it’s probably the best-known name in the whole Sanuki area. You ca…
The Sanuki region of Shikoku, today’s Kagawa Prefecture, is famous for udon. In that small patch of land there’s an udon shop practically every time you cross the street.. A few years back an udon …