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Postcard from Nahoko: Coffee Break (Tsukiji)
January 25, 2013
*Nahoko Morimoto is a Tokyo-based photographer. Her work has been featured in Brutus and Vogue Japan.
The Ramen Shaman: Junk Garage (Tokyo Station)
January 16, 2013
If I gave you several options for dinner and you knew nothing about the restaurants...
Postcard from Tokyo
January 9, 2013
Cream anmitsu at Nakamuraya on the 9th floor of Tokyu department store (west wing) in...
Postcard from Tokyo
January 7, 2013
Ika (squid) hanging out on the backstreets of Shibuya station near the Inokashira west exit.
Postcard From Tokyo
January 4, 2013
Oden shack on the backstreets of Monzennakacho, Tokyo.
Postcard from Tokyo
December 27, 2012
Sakura-ebi kakiage at Nunotsunesarashina in Tsukiji, my favorite soba spot when I lived in Tokyo.
The Ramen Shaman: Miso Ramen at Kururi (Ichigaya)
November 7, 2012
My second day in Japan was inauspicious. The sky was dreary, overcast, drizzling all day...
The Ramen Shaman: Jiro-kei Ramen at Senrigan (Kitazawa)
October 24, 2012
This one was a long time coming. Since I first started reading about ramen over...
Crop Shop in Azabujuban (TYO)
October 5, 2012
I used to live in Azabujuban for four years during my 20s. Sadly I don’t...
The Ramen Shaman: Yokohama Ramen Nakamura-ya (Hakusan)
September 19, 2012
We visit Yokohama Ramen Nakamura-ya, a restaurant in Tokyo that serves ie-kei style ramen.
The Ramen Shaman: Aoki-tei (Asakusa)
September 5, 2012
Push yourself. Every challenge makes you better. Or as I learned, making a fool of...
Tokyo JUNKtion: Toraya (Roppongi Hills)
August 16, 2012
On the very special occasion that a visitor from Japan would bring Toraya to our...