Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago at 1:57 am. 0 comments
The craziest and most guilty thing I did in 2007 was visiting Japan too many times, so here is another belated back-from-Tokyo post.
All Star Don @ è‹¥ç‹å±‹ Wakasa-ya
I first learned about this seafood-don chain restaurant from some random TV show uploaded to YouTube. I could not Google for the address because I didn’t know how to say the Kanji name. I was lucky enough to find one when I went to Ueno.
You can order a la carte, or if you are like me and don’t speak Japanese, you can go for the “All Star Don”.
Wakasa-ya is nationwide, despite the fact that they don’t have a website. Here is the one I went to:
Satou Steak House
I went there for menchi-katsu last time, so I knew they got some good beef there.
Magical Pudding @ Ko-men
They used to call this "The Best Pudding in History", but they changed the name to "Magical Pudding" recently. This pudding is the signature dish of this chain ramen restaurant. It really is the best pudding I have had and I go there every time I visit Japan. http://www.kohmen.com/
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 9:47 pm. 2 comments
The jist of this post is, on a sunny day I went to Kawaguchiko, one of the five lakes surrounding the great Mt. Fuji, but a big cloud decided to ruin my trip by covering the mountain top. The following is one of the very few photos showing Mt. Fuji. If you are still interested, read on.
Posted 1 year, 4 months ago at 12:43 am. 2 comments
I have started uploading photos from my last trip again. If you are subscribed to my feed, you probably have seen some delicious buffet photos from Hong Kong, and some flowery macro shots from Kawaguchi-ko, Japan.
My feed only shows the 10 most recent flickr uploads. Maybe I will upload 10 photos a day until I am done.
I don’t think I have ever ordered a hamburger or cheeseburger at McD’s in my life. I just hate patties, except the ones from In n Out (U.S. only) and MOS Burger (East Asia only). Sometimes it is depressing to live in Canada.
I was not crazy about MOS Burger during the co-op days, but there was no MOS Burger nearby, let alone a Green MOS Burger. Next time you visit Japan, locate a Green MOS Burger ahead of time and make a trip to try their Takumi cheeseburger.
Posted 1 year, 6 months ago at 6:07 pm. 2 comments
Update 1: Wait, a menchikatsu is a deep fried ball of minced meat, not a korroke technically. Okay, it makes sense now. “Menchi”, minced.
I feel kind of silly blogging about fried beef balls, but this is no regular korroke; this is the famous メンãƒã‚«ãƒ„(menchikatsu) made with æ¾é˜ª(Matsuzaka) beef that people wait in line an hour for.
3,500 yen includes N’EX trip from airport to Tokyo area and 2000 yen on Suica (500 yen deposit included). Foreigners only, only available at Narita airport (link). (2)
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago at 4:59 pm. 0 comments
This is the last batch of my Japan photos. No writeup this time becasue 1) the pictures are self-explanatory, 2) most of you don’t know these people and 3) I don’t work on Easter Sunday.
