Jingumae 4-8-5, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone +81-33-470-0071
Here’s another fantastic food experience from our Japan trip back in ’07. Having an insatiable propensity towards pork, I was dying to sample some bona fide tonkatsu in its native surrounds. We timed our visit to Harajuku with dinner at the Lonely Planet- recommended Maisen, which was apparently one [...]
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but it’s on the west side of Hanamikoji Street, just south of Shijo, Kyoto
Kyoto is an absolutely fascinating city, known for it’s Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces, gardens, architecture, culture, food and of course, geisha. We’d spent much of the day roaming the streets of Kyoto, and in the late [...]
125-2 Miyajima-cho, Itsukushima
In the residential backstreets of Itsukushima sits a quaint little restaurant that has been serving up anagomeishi, eel in a spicy sauce over rice, since the Meiji era. We almost walked right past the door, such was its innocuousness.
A quick digression – the large wooden shakushi (spatula) hanging above [...]
1162-3 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima, Japan
Phone 81-829-44-0700
Traditional Japanese breakfasts are just the best, and both Dan and I eagerly anticipated our meals at the beginning of each day during our trip in Japan. Normally I have somewhat of a sweet tooth, and would probably choose toast and jam or cereal over [...]
1162-3 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima, Japan
Phone 81-829-44-0700
Yamaichi Bekkan is a delightful ryokan just a stones throw from the ferry terminal on Itsukushima Island. As you can see from the photos, the food was absolutely exquisite! First up, some textbook perfect slices of sashimi with freshly grated wasabi.
Home made tofu [...]