Katsuryoku Ramen Hanasaka in Matsue
After going hard the night before, I was desperate for a hangover cure. So I thought I’d hit a ramen shop, but the famous one doesn’t open until 11, so I had to wait around a bit in the morning. St…
After going hard the night before, I was desperate for a hangover cure. So I thought I’d hit a ramen shop, but the famous one doesn’t open until 11, so I had to wait around a bit in the morning. St…
Done with our Izumo feast, we headed back to Matsue. On the way we could see the night view over Lake Shinji, so we got out for a bit to take in the lake at night. Night view I didn’t have a tripod, s…
I came to Yakiniku Fujimasu for sukiyaki, Japan’s signature winter dish. Sukiyaki is delicious, but the price is enough to make you tremble. Since it’s hard to find in Korea, I set this up so my gu…
Naniwa Sushi is one of my favourite sushi places. I came by again this time, but the weather was bad, so the meal wasn’t as good as I’d hoped. Honestly, it’s a bit of a lottery. It’s ch…
After the eel I had soba in mind, but not many places are open on weekends. So I went back to Hazumiya. You can’t have a soba place without sake. I ordered atsukan (hot sake), and this is how they served…
Since our foodie expedition crew had finally made it to Japan, we had to eat the signature dishes: unagi, soba, sushi and ramen. So for the morning of day two we picked an eel restaurant. Two-layer unagi bowl…
If I had to pick the one place that satisfied me most of everything I ate around here, I’d choose this one without hesitation. It’s that good, and it’s not cheap either. Full of anticipation,…
From day two we rolled out with a proper crew. You really need four at a table to go to one place and eat properly, after all. After picking up a new member arriving from Korea at the airport, we headed straig…
If Hazumiya was a modest starter, Tama was where this food meetup really got going. Tama is in Higashihonmachi in Matsue, and its regulars are mostly the serious food lovers of the neighborhood. They run thei…
Around mid-December we had a gourmet meetup to welcome the winter. The town I live in now faces the sea, so seafood is plentiful in winter. The idea was to invite some serious foodies from Korea and Tokyo and …
Over the year-end holidays I booked a table at Papa Chubo for a get-together with a few fellow Koreans. In Japan, when you get a craving for something spicy, a Sichuan-style Chinese place is a far better bet t…
The original plan was to have breakfast, head straight to the outlet mall to buy some winter clothes, and then go home. But things got tangled up one way or another, and it looked like I’d end up in cent…