Nantsuttei, a Ramen Shop in Ikebukuro
Nantsuttei, a ramen shop famous in Kanagawa Prefecture just south of Tokyo, opened in Ikebukuro at the end of last year. Considering that Ikebukuro is effectively the fiercest ramen battleground in Japan, that…
Nantsuttei, a ramen shop famous in Kanagawa Prefecture just south of Tokyo, opened in Ikebukuro at the end of last year. Considering that Ikebukuro is effectively the fiercest ramen battleground in Japan, that…
I’ve been doing my side work at home all this time, but today the weather warmed up and it’s the weekend, so I thought I’d try working outside for a change and headed out to Daikanyama. (Mine…
I stopped by Omotesando Hills, which has become a full-on tourist spot by now, with a friend visiting from Korea. I’ve already taken plenty of photos of Omotesando Hills, so I’ll skip them this tim…
A friend visiting from Korea said that since he was in Tokyo, he wanted some proper fine dining at a good French place, so off we went. It has a good reputation but isn’t a particularly famous restaurant…
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It’s been ages since I posted a place that isn’t actually good.. I happened to end up eating near Shinjuku Gyoen, and this is the restaurant I walked into. The food was very ordinary. The Marui dep…
I met up in Shibuya with a friend visiting from Korea. We couldn’t decide where to go, then I heard that Komagata Dozeu, the loach restaurant where I’d had a really great meal before, had opened a …
Lately I’ve been meeting people out and about more and more. Is that a good thing? I’ve got a bit of a hikikomori streak in me, you see… Well, I might as well use these chances to hunt down t…
I’ve been ending up at the Marunouchi Building a lot lately. There are plenty of decent cafés, and surprisingly a lot to shop for and look at, so it works well as a meeting spot for both personal and wor…
Last weekend a foodie friend came over from Korea, so we had dinner together. When people visit from Korea it’s usually work-related, so they tend to come over a weekend, but places that are easy to get …
Even though I live in Tokyo, I don’t get to Ginza all that often. These days there are sub-centres like Roppongi Hills, Shiodome and the Marunouchi Building that easily rival the old downtown, so there&#…
Japanese ramen comes in so many styles, and there are so many famous shops, that it’s hard to say any one place is the best. Around the New Year, TV shows and magazines all rush to publish their rankings…