Ramen Bigakuya, Kiba
I went to the cinema in Kiba to see The Hobbit, a film I had personally been really looking forward to. It is one of the few IMAX 3D cinemas in Tokyo. Maybe because it is a bit out of the way, booking was easy…
I went to the cinema in Kiba to see The Hobbit, a film I had personally been really looking forward to. It is one of the few IMAX 3D cinemas in Tokyo. Maybe because it is a bit out of the way, booking was easy…
There is a well-reviewed ramen shop in Hamamatsucho, so I went over on my lunch break. It is called Tokyo Ramen Tower, and I guess the name comes from Tokyo Tower being visible right behind the shop. The fron…
I heard that the hottest ramen shop in Tokyo right now is in Shinkoiwa, so one day I quite literally ran there. It is about 7 to 8 km from Asakusa, but maybe because the running route is so well laid out, I go…
I had been to Jikaseimen Ito once before. Their niboshi (dried sardine) ramen with its springy noodles was really good. This time I tried a different dish. Hinai chicken ramen A clean, clear broth that is l…
I left DisneySea after 10 pm and got to Ueno around 11. I had burned a serious amount of calories all day, so I figured I would grab a late-night bite before heading home. A quick search said a place called Ha…
When you think of Sano, the first thing that comes to mind is Sano ramen. It is a case of a regional ramen earning nationwide fame, the way Sanuki, Mizusawa and Inaniwa udon have in the udon world. I hear some…
I used the weekend to make a quick trip to a place called Sano in Tochigi Prefecture. I doubt many people in Korea have heard of it, but it is known for its premium outlet mall and Sano ramen. You take the tra…
Every year in Hamamatsucho, famous ramen shops from all over Japan gather for a tsukemen expo, the Dai Tsukemen Haku. Eight shops rotate every week, three rotations in all, so 24 restaurants from around the co…
I heard a rumour that there was a good niboshi ramen specialist tucked away in a corner of Asakusa, so one evening I dropped in on my way home. Niboshi here means dried sardines. A quick search suggested the m…
I heard that a shrimp ramen specialist that is hugely popular in Hokkaido had opened in Ikebukuro, so I went to check it out. I am on a diet these days and trying to stay away from high-carb food like ramen, b…
Odaiba is famous as a tourist spot, but it also has big shopping malls and is easy to reach by car, which makes it a handy place to go shopping. I had a lot of things to buy on this trip to Japan, so I ended u…
I asked a friend who was heading to Japan to pick up the new Pentax mirrorless camera, the K-01, for me. It’s a mirrorless, but it’s small enough that I figured I could carry it in my bag every day…