A shaved ice shop called Kooriya Peace shows up in the drama Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman, so I went to check it out. My blog is pretty thin on content, so for a proper explanation you might be better of…
Liquor Mountain has been in Ginza for a while now, but for some reason they’ve opened a more serious GINZA777. Well… nothing wrong with that. This is the place. It’s right in the heart of Gi…
Stylish ramen shops have been popping up all over Tokyo lately. MENSHO, one of the shops in the Mensho group, is a leading example. Sign Ticket machine You can see the signature menu items: shio ramen, shoyu…
Near Asakusa there’s a shop serving a rather unusual ramen. Kipposhi There was nothing like this back when I lived in Asakusa; the area keeps developing. There’s even an explanation in English.. …
Since I only ever shuttle back and forth to Japan, I never have a reason to fly business, but every few years I end up using the miles I’ve piled up. They had this display going on too.. Looks like ther…
I had company dinners several nights in a row. Fudoki seems to be a fairly popular spot in Hamamatsucho. Otoshi (appetizer) The atmosphere and the service were both good. Salad Karaage Satsuma-age (fried fi…
For Christmas 2017, I ordered our Christmas cake from the N.Y. Lounge Boutique in the lounge of the InterContinental Tokyo Bay. It’s close to home, so it was easy to carry back. Christmas decorations It…
We threw a Christmas home party, and as part of the prep I made a trip to Tsukiji Market. The scene there The scene there What struck me this time is that Tsukiji isn’t cheap, but when it comes to fres…
Couldn’t be bothered to make breakfast on a weekend morning… so I headed to Tsukiji. Torifuji Torifuji’s main shop is in the inner market, but going back and forth is a bit of a hassle. A pl…
With the year winding down, I had to go to Shin-Okubo for some year-end tax paperwork… so while I was in the area, I dropped by a ramen shop that’s famous around there. Japan is a country where you…
I’d heard there was a place in Omotesando specializing in authentic crêpes and galettes, so I went to check it out. This is the place… Since it caters to tourists, there was a line during the day….
Sakanatei in Shinbashi is a place with a long line at lunchtime. It looks like this.. It’s in a basement and so cramped that shoulders bump. The crowd seems to be about 95% middle-aged salarymen.. I had…