Kura Sushi in Hamamatsu
Kura Sushi is just an ordinary chain sushi place. What sets it apart is probably the gacha: eat five plates and you get one spin. From what I can tell, roughly one in five spins actually wins something, so a f…
Kura Sushi is just an ordinary chain sushi place. What sets it apart is probably the gacha: eat five plates and you get one spin. From what I can tell, roughly one in five spins actually wins something, so a f…
After taking in that gorgeous Mt. Fuji at Miho, the next place we headed for was Shimizu Port. You can see Mt. Fuji from here too. A spot like this There’s a Ferris wheel. The harbor view The view of M…
Nemuro Hanamaru is a sushi chain out of Hokkaido. Takeshita Street It doesn’t look all that different from before COVID. Jingumae Comichi This building has gone up in Harajuku, and it’s packed wi…
I’d heard there was a famous standing sushi bar in Tsukiji, so I went along. It was originally a well-known shop in Shinbashi, but they opened a Tsukiji branch, and the queue is shorter on the Tsukiji si…
Sushi Sakai is a tiny sushi shop right by Nishiki Market. So tiny it’s honestly startling. I was blown away when I ate here once before, so I decided to drop in again. A scene at Nishiki Market Somethin…
In Tsukiji’s inner market, between the two big-name sushi shops Sushi Dai and Daiwa Sushi, there’s a sushi shop called Yamazaki. The line is shorter than at the big names, but it’s still a fa…
I’d been to Sushi Ishijima once before, for the 1,500-yen lunch. Nigiri sushi for 1,500 yen was ridiculous value. This time I tried the omakase set. Isaki (chicken grunt), I think.. The rice is r…
I was in Yokohama for work. Gorgeous weather Even on a work trip, clear skies like this put me in a good mood. Work wrapped up smoothly, so I headed straight to Katsu for lunch. Katsu is a place I̵…
I was in a meeting in Shinjuku that ran well past dinnertime, so I ducked into the first chain izakaya that caught my eye. Chain or not, the quality isn’t all that bad, and since all sorts of people drin…
One autumn day when I had some time to spare, I was wondering where to have lunch and dropped by Ishijima. The line was fairly long, though. The park It was autumn. Back then… After waitin…
I’d been drinking until late the night before, so I kept lunch light with some sushi. Probably toro maki Aji (horse mackerel) So incredibly fresh… Probably sanma (Pacific saury) Fish in s…
Osaki is a small neighborhood between Gotanda and Meguro. It is where you can catch the Rinkai Line and where NHN Japan is based, a place where sleek buildings and old residential streets sit side by side. Foo…