Tokyo Ramen Tower, Hamamatsucho
I had a lunch appointment in Hamamatsucho, so I got a meal in while I was there. The lunch-service onigiri Living in Japan, you end up eating a lot of carbs. Korea has plenty too, but Japan seems to have ev…
I had a lunch appointment in Hamamatsucho, so I got a meal in while I was there. The lunch-service onigiri Living in Japan, you end up eating a lot of carbs. Korea has plenty too, but Japan seems to have ev…
My schedule was so packed this time that I hadn’t planned on going to Échiré at all, but a certain someone asked me to, so off I went. I got there a bit early. Even on a weekday the line was long. As …
I’d booked a place to stay in Shinjuku and went out for dinner, but that neighborhood doesn’t really have that many places to eat. So I went into a chain restaurant with reasonable prices and reaso…
There are a few places I absolutely have to visit whenever I’m in Tokyo, and tri-R Shibatani is one of them. It’s a place I just love. Canelé The best canelé I’ve ever had was as good as e…
At the end of May I had to make a sudden trip to Tokyo. The schedule was so packed that I barely got to eat properly. It was a bit of a shame, but I’ll post the few good places I managed to drop by along…
After a short trip to Japan, I came home through Haneda Airport. It was too short and I was sad to leave, but there’s always next time. I’d been using only Incheon and Narita for a while, so since …
I paid a visit to the Skytree, which was right by my place until last year. It is such a familiar spot that it did not even feel like I was out sightseeing. Cherry blossoms Even granting that Tokyo blooms e…
On the day I was flying back to Korea, I got up before dawn and went to Tsukiji. Maybe it was the chilly weather, but shopping the market in the morning wasn’t easy. It made me respect the people who go …
When it comes to the best place to buy liquor in Tokyo, the first one that comes to mind is Shinanoya in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Prices are lower than at other shops, and the selection is absolutely enormous. It …
I set out for a little single malt shop in Mejiro, only to find it is closed on Sundays. There was a bottle I wanted to pick up before the consumption tax hike.. Anyway, so I promptly changed my destination to…
When I think of the one restaurant in Tokyo I most want to go back to, Kameido Horumon is the first place that comes to mind. The prices are good, the atmosphere is casual, and as long as you queue up you can …
23banchi Cafe, right near my place, was somewhere I always wanted to go, but life was so busy that the chance never really came up. I wanted one last beer before heading back to Korea, so I dropped in. Shitam…