Satie Chocolates in Ginza
The Noir chocolate from Satie, a French chocolate shop in the Ginza Mitsukoshi department store, is my favorite chocolate in Japan. It’s the only time of year they have a sale, on Valentine’s Day ^…
The Noir chocolate from Satie, a French chocolate shop in the Ginza Mitsukoshi department store, is my favorite chocolate in Japan. It’s the only time of year they have a sale, on Valentine’s Day ^…
I went to Odaiba for a company event. Once it was over, I headed off on my own to the 3rd floor of Venus Fort, to a place called Meijin no Hitosara (“a master’s plate”), where casual branches…
I went to Komagata Dozeu, a loach restaurant in Asakusa with a 200-year history. Dojo means loach in Japanese. The sign says “dozeu” (どぜう), but it seems you read it as “dojo”. The fron…
Today I headed into Tokyo to buy a bunch of things my friends had asked me to pick up, since the exchange rate is good right now. The problem is that my own salary has effectively been cut… Oh well……
Late October is when the new-season soba comes out. So soba full of deep buckwheat aroma, eaten in late autumn, just can’t help being special. Honestly, I’m not really a big soba fan. Soba is basic…
The rankings of Shinjuku’s famous ramen shops have shifted a lot. I went to Musashi, which used to be number one, and today I walked right in without queuing. That’s how it goes for any place that …
It rained all day, so I left my camera at home, and yet somehow I ended up traveling, eating well and making music too. Life is one long run of music, food and travel anyway, so maybe that was only natural. It…
Last week a friend came to visit Tokyo, and we went ahead with a one-day Tokyo gourmet trip. Neither of us is a big eater, so unlike some people we couldn’t manage 5-6 meals a day – we just had bre…
Anyone who has seen Densha Otoko (Train Man) will know that Comiket was held this week at Big Sight in Odaiba. Honestly, I’m not really into doujinshi, but I went to the cosplay area to test out my newly…
Here’s a round-up of photos I’ve been saving up. The photos from La Bettola in Ginza, where I ate and came away ridiculously happy, will get a post of their own. (The sea urchin pasta that melts in…
Miso ramen seems to suit Korean tastes really well. Shoyu ramen and shio ramen are uniquely Japanese and you can’t really get them in Korea, but miso (doenjang) is a familiar ingredient back home too, so…
The highlight of cherry blossom viewing is the night. I remember going out to Yeouido around blossom time last year to take pictures too.. Expecting the same kind of thing in Japan.. I went to Yoyogi Park. I s…