Kushitaro in Shinjuku
I met up with a friend in Shinjuku for a quick drink. Fresh ingredients skewered and grilled can hardly go wrong. As expected, it is a place for middle-aged guys. Beer Otoshi Bacon-wrapp…
I met up with a friend in Shinjuku for a quick drink. Fresh ingredients skewered and grilled can hardly go wrong. As expected, it is a place for middle-aged guys. Beer Otoshi Bacon-wrapp…
This trip, or rather business trip, was so packed with other commitments that I never really got to enjoy it. It looks like things will stay this way for a while. So here is just a collection of photos I took …
A new restaurant building has gone up in Hamamatsucho, that salaryman town. The Japanese economy really must be doing well. Cicci Fantastico is the Italian place that moved in there. The entrance The v…
I visited a small yakiniku place in Hiroo. It is mainly pork, so it is not as pricey as beef, but it is not cheap for pork either. In other words it is the kind of place that lives on regulars, and since the l…
The very first place I stopped at after arriving in Tokyo, without even unpacking my bags, was Un Grain. The luggage was heavy, but with my schedule, if I didn’t drop by that day there would be no next t…
With spring here, I did a loop around the Hongdae area. The old rail line under construction It’s supposed to become a park, but I’m already worried about how the neighbourhood will change….
After checking in at the airport I went looking for somewhere to eat, but there wasn’t really anywhere convenient to head with my luggage in tow. That’s when Seian Toshomen, a Xi’an-style kni…
The long business trip was over and it was time to head home. I took the bus to Nagoya Airport. The sky The sky was gorgeous, but between being in a moving car and the angle of view, I couldn’t q…
I went to the zoo on my day off. It looks small from the outside, but the whole zoo is built into a hillside, so it took a long time to walk around. The sky Trees Meerkats Lion …
Had a reason to visit the Anpanman Museum over the weekend. Stopped by the outlet mall while we were there, too. This is the place. It’s close to Nagoya, but it’s not actually in NagoyaR…
One day I got such a craving for Qu’il fait bon’s cakes that I went and bought a bunch. Citrus tart Strawberry and berry tart Walnut tart Seasonal fruit tart So good…
I’d heard there was a well-known sushi place in Hamamatsu called Shinkoma, so I stopped by. Lunch menu Lunch menu Tempura Lunch menu Lunch menu Lunch menu …