Christon Cafe in Osaka
In the evening a friend took me to a café that’s supposedly one of the places in Osaka with a good-looking crowd. I remember it being somewhere near Umeda, but, well, I doubt I’ll ever go back. The…
In the evening a friend took me to a café that’s supposedly one of the places in Osaka with a good-looking crowd. I remember it being somewhere near Umeda, but, well, I doubt I’ll ever go back. The…
A lot went on in June, so there weren’t many updates. Come to think of it, my last trip, the visit to Osaka, is already a month-old story. A friend of mine lives in Osaka and told me to come visit, so I …
I’ve lived in this town for a while now ^_^ and there’s one izakaya I could call my regular spot, if you stretch it a bit. It’s no amazing destination restaurant, but it’s not bad for f…
I’d been drinking myself half to death until 4 a.m. the night before, and then had Italian for lunch on top of that, so my head was completely fogged. At times like this I crave ramen like crazy, but I w…
There was an Italian restaurant I’d been wanting to try for ages, so I took the chance and went with some friends. It’s called Acqua Pazza, in Hiroo, and apparently it’s hugely popular with w…
The Hanzomon/Kojimachi/Akasaka area looks quiet on the surface, so there isn’t much for tourists to see, but it’s actually the de facto center of Japanese politics, home to the Imperial Palace, the…
Shibuya has so many people passing through that it’s hard to find long-established restaurants, but there are well-reviewed places tucked away that fly under the radar. VIRON is a chain started by a famo…
After a bowl of Inaniwa udon, I headed straight to the Koenji Station area to meet some friends. Nothing special to talk about, really, just an excuse to eat together. Rent is cheap around here and it has good…
Inaniwa udon is a specialty of Akita. I first saw it ages ago in Oishinbo, where they said it was made in a completely different way from Sanuki or Kansai udon yet was incredibly good, so I’d been meanin…
On my last business trip to Tokyo I went to Oedo Onsen Monogatari in Odaiba, one of the few proper hot springs in Tokyo. (I’d say Spa LaQua at Tokyo Dome is the next-best proper one… though of cour…
Shiraike Jigoku, the “White Pond Hell,” gets its name because, unlike the Blood Pond Hell, its hot water is white, but it’s actually better known for its aquarium. Piranhas and so on: they us…
I got up early thinking I’d have a soak somewhere, and where I ended up was Beppu’s hell tour. It’s seven hot-spring theme parks, each called a “hell,” but for hot-spring theme pa…