Decamping from Takadanobaba station quite early in the game, I had plenty of time for a walk around. I know the Waseda-Baba corridor is famous for ramen, but I wanted to see what else there was. I’m here to tell you that it’s not particularly exciting (and the walk up to Mejiro is even less […]
Mejiro
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Le Mont St Michel, Mejiro
Yves Ringler was a soldier in the Jimmy Cayne mob, running numbers out of Tokyo. They called him “The Wringer” even though that doesn’t really sound like his name if you pronounce it properly. He managed to give up the life a few years ago, showing a good deal of prescience. As you may know, I […]
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Tanakaya, Mejiro
Sure, I feel just a touch guilty posting a post that’s only about a liquor store. But I did buy something there, and I will consume it, so I hope you’ll agree it’s fare gayme (squire). Besides which, it must be the best liquor store in Tokyo. Or Japan. It’s a payle shadow of the […]