My Japanese Cup Noodle Picks of 2016
Thanks to work, I ended up living on cup noodles for a few months, not exactly by choice. Looking back, it was all pretty pointless… and now I’m suffering through the days trying to lose the weight…
Thanks to work, I ended up living on cup noodles for a few months, not exactly by choice. Looking back, it was all pretty pointless… and now I’m suffering through the days trying to lose the weight…
Once again I headed home by way of Hamamatsu and Nagoya Airport. Scenery in Hamamatsu Gorgeous. A barley shochu I discovered this trip: Enma It’s cheap at about 1,000 yen a bottle, but ma…
Somehow I seem to be hitting yakitori places a lot lately – probably a sign I’m turning into a middle-aged guy. I’d heard there was a yakitori spot in Shibuya with great value for money, so w…
One autumn day when I had some time to spare, I was wondering where to have lunch and dropped by Ishijima. The line was fairly long, though. The park It was autumn. Back then… After waitin…
Kiba and Monzen-Nakacho run right into each other, so it doesn’t take long to get from Kissou to Koukaibou. Banner I hurried over, and the line turned out shorter than I’d expected. …
Once I get hooked on something I dig all the way down, that’s just how I am, and there were two ramen shops in Tokyo I still hadn’t been to, so this time I knocked them both out in one go. There ar…
Had a quick lunch in Shibuya. Someone born and raised in the neighborhood showed me this place. Well, look at this… I thought I’d covered Shibuya pretty thoroughly, but I had no idea a plac…
After eating all that at Uzuraya, we still headed out to Pontocho for a second round. Wandering around, we spotted an oden place that looked promising and went in. The otoshi starter Firs…
Uzuraya has a Korean menu, which may be why it has become such a popular spot with Korean visitors. I had been eyeing it on Instagram, and eating there in person made me understand what the fuss was about. &nb…
I heard a much-talked-about French restaurant had opened in Kyoto, so I went to check it out. The entrance They’ve converted an old, traditional-looking house. The menu Decent value for m…
I went to Kōtō-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji. Entrance It’s a little confusing to find. Entrance Autumn leaves Autumn leaves Beautiful, but not quite up to …
Jojakko-ji is a famous spot for autumn leaves. It’s close to Arashiyama, so it’s worth stopping by on the same trip. Entrance Moss Fallen leaves …