I heard a rumor that there is a restaurant offering a very trendy seafood bowl just a 3-minute walk from Kanazawa Station, the gateway to Kanazawa, and went there! 3 Selected Points 1. The site is Kanazawa, an ancient city with a history dating back to the Edo period and […]
One of the best part of traveling, is eating local delicacies that can only be found there, don’t you agree? So, when I visited the Towada Museum of Contemporary Art, I enjoyed Towada’s local gourmet food: Towada Barayaki! What is Towada Barayaki ? A simple dish of beef ribs and […]
Kamachiku, famous for its Kamaage Udon in Nezu, is a Michelin Bib Gourmand regular. The restaurant was designed by Kengo Kuma an old stone warehouse built in 1910 that was relocated and renovated in its present location. The restaurant has a quaint appearance that blends in with the streets of […]
Teppanyaki litterally means “grilled on a hot plate”and when speaking of “Teppanyaki”, Japanese people can think of any dish that is cooked on a teppan (iron plate), including Okonomiyaki (Japanese style pizza / pancake) and Yakisoba (Fried noodle). Teppanyaki can also be found on izakaya (pub) menus, and okonomiyaki restaurants […]
Nagoya is a gourmet city with its own unique food culture : Miso-katsu (deep-fried bread-crumbed port cutlet in miso), Tebasaki, Tenmusu, Kishimen, Miso-nikomi udon and etc., in Nagoya, there are many popular local dishes! Among the variety of Nagoya-meshi, this time I tried Hitsumabushi. Hitsumabushi Hitsumabushi is a local cuisine […]
One of the most well-known Ryotei (Traditional Japanese Restaurant) called Kanetanaka also offers an casual café dining experience – Sahsya Kanetanaka . It’s located in Omotesando, in a sophisticated building designed by Hiroshi Sugimoto, one of the most well-known artists. It is so peaceful, you don’t actually feel that you […]
The Tokyo Metropolitan Wholesale Market, commonly known as “Tsukiji” might be the most famous fish market, not only in Tokyo but also in Japan and is famous all over the world. As a matter of fact, it was one one the popular destination for tourists visiting Tokyo for many years. […]
Speaking of local gourmet in Yamanashi prefecture, today I would like to introduce “houtou”. There are many houtou restaurants in the Kawaguchiko area, which is a famous place on Mt. Fuji and I went to “Houtou Fudou Higashi Koiji store”, a restaurant with an eye-catching appearance among the many of […]