Tokyo

  • the many walking styles of asia

    location: niseko terrain: resort town with fresh snow and high winds style: slowly, usually with our heels slipping out from under us resembles:    location: rusutsu terrain: hotel lobbies and designated trails to the uploading lift style: upright resembles: location:…

  • weekly update #7 – tokyo & seoul

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. tokyo (airbnb in shibuya/harajuku), seoul (airbnb in itaewon) q. favourite meal a. our build-your-own-lunch at the tongin market in seoul.  for a mere 5000won (~$6 cad), you get 10…

  • In Search of Pho

    Didn’t realize how much pho I have until I was missing it badly after two weeks on the road. I guess I almost have it every week and it’s one of my go to cold rainy soup. I didn’t find…

  • hanging with kakuni & the mini goochis

    our first meetup with friends from vancouver!  prior to seeing kuni right before i left, we hadn’t seen each other in years.  him and the family were in town for a week but thanks to their luggage not making it…

  • spicy kikanbo tsukemen

    the last ramen store we tried was a break from the norm.  kikanbo’s calling card is spicy ramen and their bowls have been so popular that they opened up a second shop two doors down solely to specialize in each…

  • laid back afternoon in shimokitazawa

    the last area we explored in tokyo was shimokitazawa aka the hipster factory.  i suppose they’re all over the world but the concentration was definitely higher here although more in the mid to late 20 year old range.  we both…

  • koenji, kichijoji and a menchi katsu kind of afternoon

    west of the tokyo core and away from the fast paced lifestyle of shibuya and shinjuku are koenji and kichijoji; neighbourhoods connected to shinjuku via the odakyu line.  our original plan was to visit both in conjunction with visiting studio…

  • gyokotsu matador’s beef ramen

    while compiling our eat list for tokyo i came across countless blogs that rambled off their top 3, 5 & 10 shops for ramen.  some places specialize in a very small number of styles but the majority have at least…

  • afuri ramen, revisited

    afuri ramen is another popular chain in tokyo and has been on our hit list thanks to a visit to the harajuku branch four years ago.  i’d say that their callings are: -their broth is chicken based so it’s noticeably…