These small chains are funny. There’s one around the Monzen Nakacho Metro area called ‘Fuu’ (虎) that I saw so many times I convinced myself it was a big chain, but it’s just that the four shops are all concentrated within a couple blocks. There are some more around Otemachi, evidently including this Shodoten place, […]
Month: March 2009
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Dagashi Bar, Suitengu (水天宮駄菓子バー)
You’re going to have to come down-market with me here, and indulge in a bout of nostalgia. I can’t tell whose nostalgia it is though, and I feel weird making it mine. I’ve been looking at stuff in Japan for long enough now that I understand which things are supposed to make someone feel nostalgic […]
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Nihon Sakari, Tokyo
I’ve seen the Nihon Sakari logo on any number of restaurants over the years (there I go sounding all faux-old again) but never figured out its significance. I had sorta decided as my working hypothesis that it was some kind of ‘we take pride in our Japanese stuff’ symbol. Now I learn that while the […]
Kushi Kushi, Maebashi (串くし)
What kind of place is Maebashi? One of the bigger buildings that I could see from my hotel was called Maebashi City Hall, and I’ll leave it to the katakana readers to interpret シティーホール for the rest… Honestly, the biggest remaining industry in Maebashi seems to be clubs, but even the best clubs have a […]
Uguisu, Maebashi
DISCLAIMER: This post has very little to do with food. It’s more of a disjointed travelogue about a mediocre country town. And it’s not even much of that. But it IS long… The last post (delivered via mobile!) may have been a bit confusing if anyone was paying attention. I decided a quick overnight trip […]