Tokyo DisneySea at Night
After the wedding was over, we went to DisneySea (Disney Sea). The Land is bigger, but people say the Sea side is more fun. Well.. I should go to both someday.. The globe near the main entrance. Impressive, b…
After the wedding was over, we went to DisneySea (Disney Sea). The Land is bigger, but people say the Sea side is more fun. Well.. I should go to both someday.. The globe near the main entrance. Impressive, b…
On the morning of day two I met up with a friend who lives in Tokyo, for the first time in ages. We were both so busy that morning was the only time we could meet, so we decided to drop into a hotel nearby and…
At noon on day one I arrived at the Chisun Hotel, a business hotel in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo. It’s close to Haneda Airport and cheap too, so I saw plenty of Korean guests. I didn’t have time to go any…
The theme of this trip was shopping and checking out newly opened sights, so I barely paid any attention to food. So I ended up visiting a lot of ramen shops, Japan’s own fast food that you can enjoy qui…
Original title: Sushizanmai Conveyor-Belt Sushi in Tsukiji, Tatsutano in Ginza, Pierre Marcolini, and Horaiya in UenoWhen you arrive in Tokyo in the morning, Tsukiji is about the only place worth going for a m…
A photo of vases at the IKEA that opened in Funabashi, Chiba on April 24 I queued for an hour and a half to get in, and it was worth the wait. (For reference, the store is about the size of a decent soccer fi…
I went to La Table de Joël Robuchon, the casual dining restaurant of Taillevent & Robuchon, the restaurant that French three-star chef Joël Robuchon opened in Japan. The lunch menu was listed cheap at 3,00…
I finally went to La Bettola bis, known as one of the hardest places to book in Tokyo. In the Tokyo restaurant guides it’s always near the top, yet the dinner course is an amazing 3,300 yen, so I’d…
Azabu-Juban, where supposedly the wealthiest people in Tokyo live, is packed with foreign embassies. The Korean consulate is there too, of course. They say any Korean living in Tokyo ends up having to go there…
I went to Jean François, the famous bakery in Marché de Métro, the underground food arcade at Tokyo Metro’s Omotesando Station. Last time I only posted a photo of the shop’s entrance and never got …
I went to AFURI in Ebisu, the most famous ramen shop in Tokyo in 2005. It opened in 2003, so it isn’t even listed yet in the various 2005 ramen books. It shows up on pretty much every TV program about ra…
The Marunouchi Building at Tokyo Station, a mix of shopping mall and restaurants, is packed with branches of some of Japan’s best-known restaurants. Places like Isola and Ristorante HiRo… This time…