Rishiri
世の中には「オロチョンラーメン」っていうラーメンがあるの、知ってますか？「オロチョン」ってアイヌ語で「火祭り」の意味らしく（注：諸説あります）、そこから派生して「火を噴くほど辛い味噌ラーメン」のことを「オロチョンラーメン …
Ajinoya Main Store
I visited Ajinoya Main Store, probably the okonomiyaki restaurant in Osaka with the longest lines. I’d b …
Kameido Gyoza Head Shop
In Kameido, a Tokyo neighborhood known for its abundance of B-grade gourmet spots, there’s a gyoza resta …
Ramen Specialty Shop Nagomi Mukogawa Branch
In the quiet residential area of Mukogawa, Amagasaki, there’s an incredible ramen shop called Nagomi. Wh …
Ganso Miura Udon
Yamanashi Prefecture’s Fujiyoshida City is known for its “hardest udon in Japan,” celebrated alongside H …
Chinese Restaurant Hirune
Near Nishinomiya Shrine, a renowned power spot representing Nishinomiya, Hyogo, lies a Chinese restaurant call …
Yokohama Iekei Ramen Tenraiya Taiyuji Branch
One weekday evening, while walking from Osaka’s Ogimachi area toward Umeda, a ramen shop caught my eye. …
Gokuraku Udon TKU
Attracted by the somewhat impressive name of the restaurant, I went to a restaurant called Gokuraku Udon TKU i …
Green House Wald
One weekday morning, on my way to Kobe Airport, I stopped by a place called Green House Wald in Sannomiya for …
Ramen Jiro Kameido Branch
My interest in Ramen Jiro Kameido Branch, a popular Jiro-style ramen shop at Tokyo’s easternmost edge, b …
Hormone Barbecue Koei Head Shop
In Shinjuku, the city that never sleeps, there’s a place where you can enjoy yakiniku (barbecue) from th …
Kyoto Dining Masayoshi
One weekday before 11:00 a.m., I was wandering around Kawaramachi Sanjo to spend some time before a certain re …
Chinese Restaurant Ten’yu
A dish called champon seems to exist all over Japan. While it’s not particularly well-known nationwide, …
Fryer Fryer
Fryer Fryer. A famous restaurant in Osaka known for its large portions. It is particularly famous for its larg …
Green House Silva
A soothing forest cafe right in the heart of Kobe Sannomiya… At first glance, you might wonder, “Is ther …
Keika Ramen Shinjuku Suehiro Branch
A ramen shop that calls itself “the one that sparked a revolution in Tokyo.” If I saw that bold claim on the w …
Monsnack Shinjuku Kinokuniya Branch
Monsnack, the original home of silky-smooth curry since 1964. This shop, which had always operated on the B1 f …
Ukiya Pontocho Head Shop
I visited Ukiya Pontocho Head Shop, located in a charming spot just north of Kyoto’s Pontocho district, …
Ichiran Shimbashi Branch
In Shimbashi, the holy ground for working businessmen, there’s a ramen shop open 24 hours a day, 365 day …
Nihonbashi Otako Head Shop
Have you heard of Nihonbashi Otako Head Shop‘s specialty, Tōmeshi (tofu rice)? It’s just rice topp …
New Hamaya Kawaramachi Branch
In Osaka’s business district of Hommachi, there is a specialty dish called “ Dab-Dab” that has been grab …
Saika Ramen Stall
Nara Prefecture boasts two giants of its local gourmet scene: Tenri Ramen. Both Saika Ramen and Tenri Stamina …
Inoda Coffee Sanjo Branch
Just a one-minute walk from Kyoto’s famous coffee shop, Inoda Coffee Head Shop, you’ll find Inoda …
Seikaen Head Shop
A short 10-minute walk from JR Kyoto Station, on the west side of the Kamo River, lies a neighborhood Chinese …