Omotesando Hills – MIST, a Stylish Ramen Shop
Lately I’ve been meeting people out and about more and more. Is that a good thing? I’ve got a bit of a hikikomori streak in me, you see… Well, I might as well use these chances to hunt down t…
Lately I’ve been meeting people out and about more and more. Is that a good thing? I’ve got a bit of a hikikomori streak in me, you see… Well, I might as well use these chances to hunt down t…
I’ve been ending up at the Marunouchi Building a lot lately. There are plenty of decent cafés, and surprisingly a lot to shop for and look at, so it works well as a meeting spot for both personal and wor…
Last weekend a foodie friend came over from Korea, so we had dinner together. When people visit from Korea it’s usually work-related, so they tend to come over a weekend, but places that are easy to get …
Even though I live in Tokyo, I don’t get to Ginza all that often. These days there are sub-centres like Roppongi Hills, Shiodome and the Marunouchi Building that easily rival the old downtown, so there&#…
Japanese ramen comes in so many styles, and there are so many famous shops, that it’s hard to say any one place is the best. Around the New Year, TV shows and magazines all rush to publish their rankings…
There was a nationwide Sanuki udon boom at one point, but finding good udon in Tokyo still isn’t easy. Tokyo has always been soba territory. Famous soba shops are a dime a dozen, but truly great udon pla…
After a meal in Shiodome, I got the chance to wander around the shopping street in Azabu-Juban. The shopping street in this neighborhood has a long history and plenty of famous places to eat. Here are a few of…
Shiodome is one of the newly developed sub-centers of the city, like Roppongi Hills. It’s about a five-minute walk from Shinbashi Station, where you can catch the Yurikamome, the monorail that runs out t…
I think it’s been about two years since I was last out in Shinjuku. Some things seem to have changed a little, but honestly not all that much. As always, I come out of the East Exit. In Shinjuku, almost …
That makes four weeks in a row -_- that I’ve headed to Akihabara. I’ve always called myself the Shibuya type, but at this rate everyone would believe me if I said I was the Akiba type. -_-;; (But I…
Tokyo’s weather hasn’t been its usual self this year. Normally we get about three months of clear, dry days, but this year it’s snowed a lot and it’s been pretty chilly. So I really did…
The weekend rolled around again, so I dropped by Akiba this week too. There’s always some kind of event going on in Akiba on weekends, which makes it fun. It’s a neighborhood I need to visit regula…