Hirugao on Tokyo Ramen Street at Tokyo Station
I’d had way too much to drink the night before, so there was no way I was skipping ramen. Off I went to the ramen spot at Tokyo Station I’d been to last time. I meant to go to Rokurinsha, legendary…
I’d had way too much to drink the night before, so there was no way I was skipping ramen. Off I went to the ramen spot at Tokyo Station I’d been to last time. I meant to go to Rokurinsha, legendary…
Sushi alone never quite does it, does it? So off we went for ramen. The place is called Yorimichi Dandan. It’s known for its gyoza and ramen. A good spot for a quiet drink. Extra-large gyoza The cri…
After Akihabara, I headed off to eat at Tokyo Ramen Street, under Tokyo Station. Tokyo Station is the starting point for the Shinkansen lines heading northeast and southwest, so it’s huge and there are c…
Back safely from the Philippines, I headed to Umeda to catch the bus home. I’ve been around here several times before. Last time the place I recommended was Ippudo, and I was thinking of going there agai…
I had to go to the Philippines for some company training. The flight left Kansai Airport in Osaka at 10 in the morning, and there was no way I could get to Osaka that same morning, so I set off the day before….
Having come all the way to Tokyo, I couldn’t not have a bowl of ramen. Tokyo is where you can eat the trendiest ramen in the world, after all. After agonizing over what to have, I settled on Kissui, a sa…
I went for lunch with a friend to Daifukuya, which has been getting a lot of buzz in Akabane lately. Daifukuya is apparently part of the Setagaya group. I like the Setagaya shops and have been visiting them wh…
Kurume is a town in Kyushu, roughly halfway between Fukuoka and Kumamoto. It’s famous for Kurume ramen, which is either a compromise between the punchy Kumamoto ramen and the mellow Hakata tonkotsu ramen…
I’d been drinking myself half to death until 4 a.m. the night before, and then had Italian for lunch on top of that, so my head was completely fogged. At times like this I crave ramen like crazy, but I w…
After a bowl of Inaniwa udon, I headed straight to the Koenji Station area to meet some friends. Nothing special to talk about, really, just an excuse to eat together. Rent is cheap around here and it has good…
I drove hard down the Nagasaki expressway toward Kumamoto, but maybe because it was Golden Week, there were a few kilometers of traffic jams along the way. I ended up more than an hour behind schedule, and sin…
With cherry blossom season here, I went to Kyoto again this year. Compared with the early days, when I’d just get in the car and drive there with no plan at all, my travel skills have come a long way. Th…