Tokyo

I went to a popular conveyor-belt sushi restaurant located in a newly opened, much-talked-about shopping mall.

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I went to Oimachi Tracks, which recently opened. There, I checked out the conveyor-belt sushi restaurant that always has a line. The line splits into one for dining at tables and another for standing sushi. I joined the line for the standing sushi. The wait was about 20 minutes. Kaisensushi Shiogama Port Kaisensushi Shiogama Port … Read more

I decided to check out “Sakura Kaiten Sushi,” a prominent conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in the famous entertainment district of “Kabukicho.”

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There’s a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Nishi-Shinjuku that I’ve had my eye on for a while. It’s in a great location and really stands out. I finally got the chance to check it out. Sakura_Sushi Sakura_Sushi Inside the store It has the typical layout of a run-of-the-mill conveyor-belt sushi restaurant; it’s quite deep and more … Read more

I decided to check out this miso ramen shop—which has been selected for the Bib Gourmand section of the “Michelin Guide Tokyo 2016–2017” for two consecutive years—to see if it was to my taste.

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Miso Noodle House Hanamichi-an Miso Noodle House Hanamichi-an Tokyo Station Ramen Street I’m back at Ramen Street. The last time I was here, at “Ramen Butayama,” it was at Ramen Yokocho, right nearby. As always, there’s a line of people. The nearby Rokurinsha is incredibly popular, with a line like this. It’s currently around 3:00 … Read more

Sushi bars are all the rage these days. While traditional sushi restaurants serve only sushi, these sushi bars offer a variety of other things to enjoy—that’s what sets them apart.

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sushi wasabi

They’ve been all the rage in Japan lately: sushi bars. I found a place that looked like it might be good for a date, so I went to check it out. The restaurant’s tagline is “Jimbocho Sushi Wasabi”—a sushi bar where you can enjoy nigiri sushi made with carefully selected bluefin tuna and other seafood … Read more

I went to a famous, long-established restaurant to try their cheese ramen again and see if the taste had changed.

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I’ve never seen cheese ramen anywhere else in Japan except here. This restaurant has been around for quite a while. I went there a few times when I was a student, so it’s a renowned establishment that’s been in business for over 20 years. “Tsukumo Ramen” “Tsukumo Ramen” It’s located about a 20-minute walk from … Read more

“Butayama,” a “Jiro-style” ramen shop with a long line at Tokyo Ramen Street—I went to check out its flavor.

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“Butayama,” a famous ramen shop even in Tokyo, is located in the basement of Tokyo Station, in an area known as “Ramen Street,” where famous ramen shops from all over Japan are lined up side by side. Among them, “this is the only place that serves Jiro-style ramen.” Jiro-kei Ramen “Butayama” For several years now, … Read more