We spent the afternoon walking the forested paths of Meiji Jingu. Gravel underfoot, towering trees overhead, barely a sound. Then we walked ten minutes down the road and hit Takeshita Street, where someone’s speaker was blasting J-pop at full volume and a shop the colour of a highlighter pen — Long! Longer!! Longest!!! — was selling the 10 Yen […]
We had just demolished a bigger-than-your-face chicken cutlet at Asakusa Anshinya. Stomachs full. Then we spotted another queue right opposite. Asakusa Menchi — also sitting on my must-eat list, thanks to review after glowing review. Full or not, we joined the line. Asakusa Menchi Sells One Item. That’s It. Asakusa Menchi sells minced meat cutlets. […]
In one of my earlier posts, I shared about Nakamise Shopping Street and the snacks we tried while wandering around Sensoji Temple. But that wasn’t the full list. There were a few more food spots in the area that I deliberately left out, simply because I felt they deserved their own posts. These are the […]
Sensoji Temple sits at the top of almost every Tokyo itinerary. Arrive mid-morning and you’ll understand why that’s both a blessing and a curse. When my hubby and I turned up, the crowd near the main hall was already shoulder to shoulder. So we did what any hungry couple would do — we skipped the […]
After lunch at Nihon Yakiniku Hasegawa Ginza, we strolled towards Shimbashi Station to catch the metro to Shibuya. The portion sizes of our kaiseki meal at the yakiniku restaurant were unfortunately on the smaller side, so we still had quite a bit of room left in our stomachs. Perfect timing then, when we spotted Taiyaki […]
