What's a JR Pass/Japan Rail Pass? Its a transportation pass offered by Japan Railways (JR) group which allows users to ride on almost all JR trains in Japan without having to pay individual fares. There are some exceptions such as the Nozomi and Mizuho shinkansen/bullet trains or some segments of JR Hashidate train. How much... Continue Reading →
Toyama Black Ramen (富山ブラックラーメン) – Menya Iroha (麺屋いろは)
The Toyama black ramen (富山ブラックラーメン) is a unique ramen of Toyama where the soup is jet black and made of simmered koikuchi shoyu or dark soy sauce. It is known to be created by a ramen shop of Toyama city called Taiki (大喜 根塚店) back in 1947. Since we're passing through Toyama, we decided to... Continue Reading →
Houston Murals
On my business trip to Houston last summer, one of my team mates wanted to hunt for murals. So we went out on a nice sunday morning to find Houston's not so hidden artworks. Our first destination was the Montrose area inside the inner loop. The Pride Wall is located on Westheimer road and Dunlay... Continue Reading →
Toyama Glass Art Museum (富山市ガラス美術館)
We went to Takayama on 2016 and we fell in love with the city. So, this year we went back for more. Last time we went to Takayama, we went directly from Kyoto and went by Nagoya on the way back. So this time, we wanted to take a different route. We took the Hokuriku... Continue Reading →
Tsukiji Market (築地市場)
We've been wanting to go to Tsukiji Market for a while. We first knew of its existence from Clean Bandit's - Rather Be music video and then we watched the documentary film Jiro Dreams of Sushi which also featured the Tsukiji fish market. Tsukiji is the one of the most famous wholesale markets in Tokyo also... Continue Reading →