Eagran's frozen lemonade espresso...so refreshing, would get this one again…680 yen (tax included)Conveyor Belt Sushi Misaki is a part of the Kyotaru group.This handroll was "alive" when I took it off the belt...it slid off the plate, bounded on the counter and went under the foot of the guy that was sitting next to meI didn't think they would make me another one, but they did, thank you!Love ..read more

Hifuka is the word in Japanese for dermatology (photo from 2023 Kita Kamakura)Have this “thing” on my foreheadThought it would go away but it hasn’t “someone” was also making comments that I look like the Buddha or a Kannon, or “it’s so big”…dude!so I went to the dermatologist, as she was looking at it she said, if I had a laser we could laser it off, then she said words I don’t know in ..read more

I’ve been a fan of JINS for some time now. (photo from 2021)Whenever people ask me where to buy their glasses in Japan, I usually recommend JINSWell the other day I brought my prescription to JINS to make a pair of glasses and also a pair of sunglassesUnfortunately after picking out frames and waiting in line so they could check the positioning of the frames to my faceThey tell me, “your ..read more

Sunday we went to have lunch at Frou Frou LaboratoryThis is the restaurant version of Frou Frou (apparently the Frou Frou I buy pre-made foods from used to have an eat-in space, but stopped awhile back because the owner was feeling overworked)At the restaurant version, there were about 4 tables inside and 2 tables out on their mini terrace.I ordered the bacon pepperoncino...1700 yen (tax ..read more

Lately the trend for Japanese travelling has been called "ankintan""An" is the chinese character for "yasui" (cheap)"kin" is the chinese character for "chikai" (nearby)"tan" is the chinese character for "mijika" (short)Choices for this Golden Week were Korea, Thailand and VietnamOthers stayed in Japan and travelled to areas nearby to where they lived, maybe not needing to get on a train or in ..read more

Went to check out Grill Suzukou which has been in business since 1964.They are only open on weekdays and since Friday was a holiday, it was probably the only chance Satoshi would get to try this place.And since it was a holiday, we were lucky that they were openTheir dinner starts at 17:00 and we arrived a little after 17:30We ended up waiting for about 30 minutes for a table then another 20 ..read more

There is a bakery with a restaurant on the 3rd floor and coffee shop on the 2nd floor called Takase.Their building is located in front of the JR Ikebukuro station and has been in business since 1920While researching this, I learned they also have a coffee lounge on the 9th floor of their building as well as an annex with a coffee shop in it as well.I actually wanted to check out the restaurant ..read more

Satoshi wanted to check out Ikebukuro for guests he will be taking around soon.After checking out this and that, we stopped in to Kura.I've been wanting to check it out for some time and had it marked on my "to try" list.Bummer they allow smoking.Iced coffee for me, hot coffee for Satoshi and we shared this purin (caramel flan)...2400 yen (tax included)Super expensive but the coffee was so good ..read more

Tokyo People: you gotta protect your navi in the rain Burger King's Ugly Cheese WhopperIt really was ugly and it didn't even look like the picture.It's a holiday today, have a safe weekend ..read more

When we lived in Osaka, Seijo Ishii wasn't in too many areas.I used to love checking out the import items, mostly the chocolates and snacks there.Since moving to Tokyo, I realized that Seijo Ishii is everywhere! and they sell bento as well as pre-made foods and dessertsSatoshi didn't need dinner last night so I bought this "instant" japchae with kuroge wagyu, just zap for a little over 6 minutes ..read more