Rokurinsha, Tokyo Skytree
Quite a few people know that Rokurinsha, the famous ramen shop, has a branch in Tokyo Skytree, but I do not think many know that on weekday nights you can get in without lining up. They close at 9, and if you …
Quite a few people know that Rokurinsha, the famous ramen shop, has a branch in Tokyo Skytree, but I do not think many know that on weekday nights you can get in without lining up. They close at 9, and if you …
Ramen Jiro is by now a legend of the Tokyo ramen scene. There are branches in almost every neighborhood, and they all seem to do good business. I had always wanted to stop by the original shop at some point, a…
I heard there was a good chicken-broth ramen place near Tokyo Skytree, so I went to check it out. If you know your modern Japanese history, you will recognise that the name Shachu comes from Sakamoto RyomaR…
After a first round of yakitori, we moved on to a nearby ramen shop for round two. Right next to Kameido Tenjin shrine there is a ramen shop that stays open until late at night. Jun reba-don Stir-fried live…
Bannai is a Kitakata ramen chain. It has a reputation for being good for a chain place. The front entrance Walk straight on from Senso-ji and you will find it. Plenty of people were dropping in too. Yakibut…
I had been hearing for ages that there was a great ramen shop right by the south exit of Shinjuku, and I finally got around to going. The front entrance It is really close to the south exit. Practically a s…
Aburasoba Tsubaki is an aburasoba specialist in Ueno. It is a spin-off of Chuka Soba Tsubaki, the well-known ramen shop. The front entrance It was late, but the place was packed, and with just one person wo…
As work has gotten busier, I find myself going somewhere close rather than far, and choosing places I can walk into without any planning over the buzzed-about restaurants. I suppose this is what becoming a mid…
Yasubee, famous for its tsukemen, has plenty of branches, but you also see shops influenced by Yasubee all over the city. It is popular enough to form its own lineage, like Jiro. There is a Yasubee-style ramen…
I went to Odaiba on a sunny weekend. Going by way of Toyosu, it turned out to be closer than I thought. The Toyosu scenery Beautiful. A great road for running. The Gundam at DiverCity Tokyo The Gundam, th…
I arrived in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka over the New Year holidays, and it was already almost dinner time. So I decided to have ramen at an old ramen shop nearby. The front entrance The place has been in business …
Kita-Senju is on my running route, so I end up there quite a lot. This time I visited Matador, a place famous for its gyukotsu (beef bone) ramen. Matador means bullfighter, which may or may not be a fitting na…