We’ll start this trip with a cave, I think. Zuiganji is a nice enough temple, and really a must if you’re in Matsushima – there aren’t that many things to do other than cruise the bay. Unfortunately the harsh climate means it needs a lot of renovation, and right now it’s in one of those […]
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Wherein someone and I explore the delights of: Raw oysters. Fried oysters. Oyster ramen. Oyster curry. And that’s just the first meal. Pine trees. On islands. The $7 slice of cow tongue. Sweet mashed soybeans – because all those red-bean desserts just weren’t savory enough. Bathing outside in a blizzard. All in all, a great […]
Asahiken tonkatsu, Kanda (旭軒)
A couple people have said to me recently, they said, “Jon, how’d you get so funky?” and I had to say “I don’t think that’s what you mean to ask. I think you’re really asking a deeper question about why I go to different restaurants all the damn time, and why I sometimes go to […]
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Dottanba, Kanda (どったんば)
Came across this place while looking for targets for those big sake dinners with colleagues…and have actually been turned away trying to go for lunch. It’s decent. I like the rustic exterior, the way they’ve fitted this to look like you’re going into a cave in the woods. Down the stairs it gets darker, and […]
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Sato, Tama Plaza (佐藤)
Part 2 of what we should expect to be a long series of posts on the greater Kawasaki area’s greater dining options, also known as Eating Outside Tokyo With Someone (whaddya think of that, Little Lord Pottleroy?). Sato looked like the best thing on Tabelog, and I stand by the idea that it’s probably the […]
Y’villa:ge, Kanda (ワイ・ヴィラージュ)
Hmmm, this is shaping up to be a New Year’s celebration week of mediocre lunches. At least it matches the excitement we all feel to be back at work. A diligent reader and good friend mentioned this place a long time ago, and today I finally tried it while doing some other errands in Kanda. […]
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Sanuki Chaya Udon, Tokyo (讃岐茶屋 八重洲店)
Sometimes I go on about how much you can get done in an hour when you work somewhere as convenient as Otemachi, but this is really it – for today’s lunch, in 45 minutes I walked through Tokyo station, bought train vouchers (from a ticket shop, major routes are 7-8% cheaper as long as it’s non-holiday […]
Mountain, Asakusa (マウンテン)
Here we are in Asakusa on January 2nd. It’s mobbed around Thunder Gate, and the street is closed to cars. Fortunately there are also plenty of stores if you need to stop in for a snack after waiting in line or just after walking from Monnaka up to here Phew! Not as long as it […]
New Year’s
Just because, here are a bunch of random pictures from the New Year break. I did a lot of eating at home, so restaurant reviews start in earnest from the 4th along with work. I have to suspect that only in Japan would consumers buy $100 of sliced raw fish at the supermarket as a […]
Merveille, Nihonbashi
If you didn’t see if the other times, let me just reiterate: “Merveille is still my favorite restaurant, and I’m glad I spent the last Eating Out In Tokyo meal of the year with them.”