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 →
Ramen Marutama – Ryogoku Honten (らーめんまる玉)
I first tried Marutama Ramen in Jakarta, Indonesia sometime around 2013 or 2014. The taste was so good that I wanted to give it a go in Japan. I looked around and found that their honten (本店)/main shop? is located in Tokyo near JR Chuo-Sobu line's Ryogoku station. The place is only around 250m away... Continue Reading →
Mutekiya Ramen – Ikebukuro
So back in March 2016, we went to an owl cafe called Ikefukurou (いけふくろう) in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. While we were standing in line to go into the owl cafe, we noticed another line forming on the sidewalk. When we got back home, the then girlfriend now wife was curious and figured out that the... Continue Reading →