The Sendai area is famous for gyutan (beef tongue), and Rikyu, a gyutan specialist that is well known even in Sendai, has opened a branch at Tokyo Skytree. Naturally the line is always long, so I never managed…
I tend to end up with regular reasons to go to Shizuoka, and this time it was for fireworks. The Bentenjima fireworks in Shizuoka were said to be held for the last time this year, and I was asked to be sure to…
I ended up going to Gotemba Premium Outlets twice this year alone. Strange, isn’t it. Anyway, I was driving along the expressway and thought I would just pop into the outlet on the way, but I ended up sp…
There are a few restaurants I can confidently recommend to anyone visiting Tokyo, and Kurofunetei, a yoshoku restaurant in Ueno, is one of them. I dropped by after work, and maybe because it was late, the plac…
Qu’il fait bon’s cakes are expensive, but they are so good that I buy them regularly. This time, instead of taking some home, I went to the cafe in the shop itself and ate there. Peach juice Hmm…
Having lived in Tokyo for a while now, I have been collecting favourite places one by one. The food has to be top-notch, of course, but it also has to be easy on the wallet, and if there is somewhere nearby to…
Kappabashi, famous for Niimi, is a sacred place for those who know it and a place whose very existence is unknown to those who do not. It is a shopping street specialising in tableware and kitchen equipment no…
There are four Russian restaurants clustered in Asakusa, and all of them have a reputation for being good. Having already been to Bona Festa, the best-rated one, and Manos, the original, that left two, and of …
I heard a rumor that in Hikifune, not far from Asakusa, there is a bar that serves really good Chinese food. Bars in Japan often serve simple meals, but a bar that puts out proper, full-on Chinese cooking is p…
Quite a few people know that Rokurinsha, the famous ramen shop, has a branch in Tokyo Skytree, but I do not think many know that on weekday nights you can get in without lining up. They close at 9, and if you …
Maybe it is the heat, but I have been craving spicy food. On this day I visited Tantantei in Asakusa, an izakaya that doubles as a tantanmen specialist. The front entrance Tantanmen is the main thing here, …
With the weather heating up I was craving something with a kick, so I headed over to Kinshicho. There are countless Thai restaurants in Kinshicho, and I went to the one with the best value for money among them…