I went to La Table de Joël Robuchon, the casual dining restaurant of Taillevent & Robuchon, the restaurant that French three-star chef Joël Robuchon opened in Japan. The lunch menu was listed cheap at 3,00…
I finally went to La Bettola bis, known as one of the hardest places to book in Tokyo. In the Tokyo restaurant guides it’s always near the top, yet the dinner course is an amazing 3,300 yen, so I’d…
I went to a Japanese-style steak restaurant in the Makuhari Prince Hotel. It isn’t a particularly famous place, but maybe because it’s a hotel restaurant, it was better than average. I booked a pri…
pentax *istds / 31mm limited/ resize only Cherry blossom season in Japan is almost over now. It always comes a week or two earlier than in Korea.. Maybe because it stayed cold for so long in Matsue, the sakura…
In Shimane it’s been snowing nonstop since yesterday morning. The view on my way to work.. In front of the office.. When I lived in Chiba it only snowed once or twice a year, and it stopped right away,…
I went with a friend to an izakaya that’s known for its ochazuke. Unusually for Japan, it came out as a whole generous spread.. Impressive, right ^_^; This is a 1,000-yen lunch set. There’s sashim…
My new phone has a built-in 3-megapixel camera with autofocus. Writing emails is easier on it too, so lately I’ve been playing around with all sorts of things. Taken while waiting in Makuhari for the bu…
Azabu-Juban, where supposedly the wealthiest people in Tokyo live, is packed with foreign embassies. The Korean consulate is there too, of course. They say any Korean living in Tokyo ends up having to go there…
I went to Jean François, the famous bakery in Marché de Métro, the underground food arcade at Tokyo Metro’s Omotesando Station. Last time I only posted a photo of the shop’s entrance and never got …
I went to AFURI in Ebisu, the most famous ramen shop in Tokyo in 2005. It opened in 2003, so it isn’t even listed yet in the various 2005 ramen books. It shows up on pretty much every TV program about ra…
The Marunouchi Building at Tokyo Station, a mix of shopping mall and restaurants, is packed with branches of some of Japan’s best-known restaurants. Places like Isola and Ristorante HiRo… This time…
The Noir chocolate from Satie, a French chocolate shop in the Ginza Mitsukoshi department store, is my favorite chocolate in Japan. It’s the only time of year they have a sale, on Valentine’s Day ^…