Harbor Scenes of Yaizu, Shizuoka
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…
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…
If I just say “Tokaido Fujieda-shuku,” you’re probably wondering what on earth that is. Back in the Edo period there was a highway running between Kyoto and Tokyo, and along it, much like the…
In the Fujieda and Yaizu area of Shizuoka there is a local ramen style called Shida-kei. The defining feature, apparently, is eating a hot ramen and a cold ramen at the same time, first thing in the morning. I…
Place Mange and Tatsunoko Ramen are close to each other, so I always visit the two as a set. Bread Gateau macaron and tarte banane The cakes The drink menu I always just get takeout, so I have never actual…
Tatsunoko Ramen is a place I like so much that I keep going back. Corn ramen They use fresh corn rather than the canned kind. I think that’s why it tasted even better. Moyashi ramen A clean shoyu-based…
I had a meal at Yabaton right after landing. Miso katsu It’s the most basic thing on the menu. The inside The fat level is just right so it’s easy to eat, but the miso sauce is sweet after all an…
These days I go back and forth between Incheon and Nagoya almost on a fixed schedule, so I’m running out of things to post.. Still, here are a few small bits of info. The duty free, now with Helinox in i…
Meiho Ham This stuff is so good, and it’s a shame I can’t take it back to Korea. Reba nira (liver and chive stir-fry) I never expected them to sell this here.. it’s hard to get in Korea, so…
Osechi is when you have your New Year’s food delivered from a good restaurant, on the grounds that nobody should have to bother cooking over the year-end and New Year holidays. It costs a fair bit, but h…
In Hamamatsu, on the eastern side of Japan, you can watch the sunrise. I went on New Year’s Day. Just before sunrise Sunrise I got to watch the sun come up Sunrise Looking forward to another good year…
Andonya Kaiyu is a neighborhood soba place. The vibe in here At night it seems to run as an izakaya. Nameko Soba Just so-so, but perfectly edible. Galette bretonne from Libertable in Akasaka This one is pr…