Odaiba Scenery, May 2022
Tsukiji, on the way to Odaiba… Still under construction. The road out to Odaiba It’s easier to get through than it used to be, but there are still plenty of stretches under construction. Once it&…
Tsukiji, on the way to Odaiba… Still under construction. The road out to Odaiba It’s easier to get through than it used to be, but there are still plenty of stretches under construction. Once it&…
Nicolai Bergmann is a florist… hmm… I didn’t really look into it, but these look like dried flowers to me. Worth a stop when you’re in Aoyama. A building like this The place is packed….
I end up going to Tsukiji Market pretty often. Sometimes it’s for a meal, and sometimes I just pass through this area when I’m out walking for exercise. Tsukiji Tsukiji Tsukiji Tsukiji Tsukiji …
I heard the A to Z cafe in Aoyama had a great atmosphere, so I headed over. An NFT party I stumbled on along the way Pieces like these on display. Looks like Japan is having its own NFT boom too. A host club…
Nemuro Hanamaru is a sushi chain out of Hokkaido. Takeshita Street It doesn’t look all that different from before COVID. Jingumae Comichi This building has gone up in Harajuku, and it’s packed wi…
I gather 1500 is read “mille cinquecento”. I came across it while walking the streets of Yoyogi-Hachiman, and what a lovely space it turned out to be. The exterior Nice and clean. The desserts Th…
I stopped off at Harajuku Station on my way to Yoyogi-Hachiman. Harajuku Station these days The construction is done and the place is spotless. With this many people passing through, it had better be at least…
I love shellfish broth, so I make a point of seeking out ramen shops that serve it. The name Toratake sounds like it might belong to the Menya Musashi lineage, but for whatever reason it seemed to have a good …
Horumon Masaru is a yakiniku place in much the same style as, say, Kameido Horumon. What makes it unusual is that it opens for lunch, and the 1,000-yen lunch set is hugely popular. The entrance There’s …
I came to Nagasaki Kaido, famous for its Nagasaki champon, to eat champon, but since I was here anyway I had to order a few other things. A glass of ginger ale.. Everyone’s getting older these days and …
Kyushu Netchuya is a well-known chain. They have branches all over central Tokyo. I happened to wander into one. Oshibori Apparently it’s a place where the mackerel, the gyoza and the shochu are all goo…
Sake is the best of all medicines This is the noren of a place called Karasumori Hyakuyaku. It’s supposed to be seriously popular, and sure enough, I showed up at 5:15 and they were already full. How on…