tri-R Shibatani, a Bakery, Deli and Cafe in Asakusa
There are a few places I absolutely have to visit whenever I’m in Tokyo, and tri-R Shibatani is one of them. It’s a place I just love. Canelé The best canelé I’ve ever had was as good as e…
There are a few places I absolutely have to visit whenever I’m in Tokyo, and tri-R Shibatani is one of them. It’s a place I just love. Canelé The best canelé I’ve ever had was as good as e…
At the end of May I had to make a sudden trip to Tokyo. The schedule was so packed that I barely got to eat properly. It was a bit of a shame, but I’ll post the few good places I managed to drop by along…
After a short trip to Japan, I came home through Haneda Airport. It was too short and I was sad to leave, but there’s always next time. I’d been using only Incheon and Narita for a while, so since …
I paid a visit to the Skytree, which was right by my place until last year. It is such a familiar spot that it did not even feel like I was out sightseeing. Cherry blossoms Even granting that Tokyo blooms e…
On the day I was flying back to Korea, I got up before dawn and went to Tsukiji. Maybe it was the chilly weather, but shopping the market in the morning wasn’t easy. It made me respect the people who go …
When it comes to the best place to buy liquor in Tokyo, the first one that comes to mind is Shinanoya in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Prices are lower than at other shops, and the selection is absolutely enormous. It …
I set out for a little single malt shop in Mejiro, only to find it is closed on Sundays. There was a bottle I wanted to pick up before the consumption tax hike.. Anyway, so I promptly changed my destination to…
When I think of the one restaurant in Tokyo I most want to go back to, Kameido Horumon is the first place that comes to mind. The prices are good, the atmosphere is casual, and as long as you queue up you can …
23banchi Cafe, right near my place, was somewhere I always wanted to go, but life was so busy that the chance never really came up. I wanted one last beer before heading back to Korea, so I dropped in. Shitam…
A chocolate shop and cafe called Max Brenner has opened in Tokyo. There are already so many chocolate cafes around that I wondered whether it really needed importing, but once I went myself, the atmosphere and…
Hamamatsu, in Shizuoka Prefecture, is famous for gyoza even within Japan. Among the countless gyoza specialists, a handful of so-called famous shops are impossible to get into without lining up. Out of those, …
Weddings in Japan are for close relatives and good friends only, so it is not like Korea where practically anyone shows up. Living in Japan I have had the chance to attend a few, and this time I got to go to a…