Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse
I’d heard that Alain Ducasse had opened a chocolate factory in Nihonbashi, so I went to check it out. Being Nihonbashi, I assumed it would be inside the Mitsukoshi department store, but no, they’ve…
I’d heard that Alain Ducasse had opened a chocolate factory in Nihonbashi, so I went to check it out. Being Nihonbashi, I assumed it would be inside the Mitsukoshi department store, but no, they’ve…
There’s a lunch spot in Hamamatsucho that does pretty brisk business. It’s called Taiki, and it serves tai-meshi. Honestly, Uwajima is tastier and cheaper, but Shimbashi is a bit of a hike… a…
On my way home I felt like I was missing something, so I stopped by the Hitachino Nest Cafe inside the station for a drink. A stylish space… Very nice. A glass of Hitachino Nest Hmm… well… …
I had arrived at Mito Station and felt like eating some local specialty. When you travel around regional Japan, the most accurate and fastest way to get information is, above all, to ask at the tourist informa…
After arriving in Oarai, we visited an aquarium called Aquaworld. Maybe because it was Golden Week, though, the traffic was completely jammed.. Capybara.. Capybaras seem to be pretty popular in Japan.. The se…
Kairakuen is big, but two hours turned out to be plenty to take it all in. On to the next stop. The train to Oarai Girls und Panzer has taken over. Inside I spotted quite a few groups of otaku. It really doe…
Mito is home to Kairakuen. Together with Korakuen in Okayama and Kenrokuen in Kanazawa, it’s one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. I’d been wanting to visit for a while, and this time I finally …
Beautiful weather in May, just what Golden Week should be. I wanted to go somewhere, but work was busy, so I settled for somewhere nearby: Tim Ho Wan, which had opened not long ago… Scenery on the way T…
A friend of mine said he wanted to try Sakana Bar, so off we went. A drink Clean and crisp. Bread I have a vague feeling the main branch tastes better… Today’s specials At a fish-focused place, …
A gyoza specialist near Yoyogi Station; I went with some friends. Front entrance It’s right by the station, so it’s easy to find. Menu The prices are good. They sell ramen too, by the way, but ap…
Toriyoshi is a place famous for its lunch in Hibiya. The line gets long fast if you dawdle, so you have to set out early… Menu Well… a pretty standard yakitori-shop menu. The 1,000-yen yakitori-do…
To start from the beginning… I went to a cinema in Hibiya to see Avengers: Infinity War… And a Tim Ho Wan had opened there… Even at night the line was ridiculously long… Tim Ho Wan is …