It’s always Kanda. This could be a new pattern – have a bit of a stroll up there for lunch, try to go to a different place every day…oh, I’m already in that pattern. Let’s keep the streak going. Today even managed to stretch to accomodate a special request; lunch with Gita and Zone started […]
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Tika, Kanda
As Sato chan says here, 最近神田ばっかりです。今日も神田。Recently it’s always Kanda. Today was Kanda too. It didn’t start out that way. I had my bike, so I thought I’d go somewhere farther afield. I headed toward Akiba, didn’t see anything I really wanted to eat, got lost, and mysteriously popped out in my current favorite neighborhood on […]
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Mia Bocca, Minami Sunamachi
Sometimes it’s a hot summer day and you’re sitting on the couch and you’re sticking to it and all you can think is “Hey, it would be better to be at the mall than being here” and then you go to the mall. Since I finally started riding my bike again, I now know that […]
Cafe Life, Azabu Juban
In Japan, your apartment is probably small. And that means a significant part of your social life takes place outside it. For some people, their personal life may take place outside the home as well – your apartment is so small that you don’t feel like being there, and it’s hard to cook, so why […]
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Chok Di, Kanda (โชคดี)
With apologies to all fully and partially Thai readers, because I really love the country, did you know that in Thailand it’s polite to crap? Ugh, this is in poor taste already. But seriously, it’s very polite to say ‘crap’ after practically every sentence if you’re a man (pronounced with an almost vanishing ‘r’ and […]
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Hong Kong Shokufu, Kanda (香港食府)
In today’s short break in the rain, I really enjoyed walking around Kanda. It’s like 4 blocks and 40 years away from Marunouchi. Just great. That will require some explaining, since I’ve previously said how ordinary it is. First, I managed to have the shrimp in chili sauce that I’ve been thinking of for ages. […]
Konokara, Marunouchi (このから,新丸５)
OK, OK, I’m converted. I like oden now. I no longer think they’re a bland, monotonous blot on the Japanese culinary landscape. In fact, next time I have visitors, I’m taking them to the truly charming-looking head store of this truly charming branch in Shin Maru. Many’s the time I’ve walked by, and over time […]
Cafe Heimat, Otemachi
The basement of my favoritely-named ‘Nihon Building’ (I love the banality) contains all sort of sad little places. Here’s another one, to go with a sad rainy day. Rainy days, Mondays and anorexia always get me down. It’s a good thing today is Tuesday even though it’s the first day of the week. Things start […]
Enoteca – The Lounge, Marunouchi (Yurakucho)
Do you like wine? It’s OK either way, but if you do, I think you must have been to or at least heard of the Enoteca chain. With 30 locations nationwide to serve you and 12 just in Tokyo (my favorites are the Tokyo Station’s specialty ‘champagne and half-bottles’ shop and the Marunouchi ‘Lounge’ shop […]
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Tsunezushi, Asakusa (常寿司)
There are few things better than getting buried in an old neighborhood and popping randomly in to a nice place to eat. No? In Tokyo there are whole magazines devoted to this peculiar pastime, but all you really need is a train pass and a good nose for restaurants. I love trying to interpret the […]