30 October 2023
Fake tomato
Kinshicho for dinner
Tonight I took the Sobu rapid 2 stops over to Kinshicho. I had never been there before, but it has lots of shops and a few different train lines that all merge there. There is no old covered shopping street though.
The area is located a km or two South of the Skytree. It was big enough for me to wander around without getting bored, my original plan was to walk back but I spent enough time there that I took a train back.
Behind the station is a bit of a night life area, and then there is an out of the way large mall slightly too far from the station area to make sense. I walked to the mall thinking I would start my food court odyssey, but the food court had no ramen, and tonight I wanted ramen.
So I walked back to the main Kinshicho area looking for ramen, when I saw tomato ramen. My favourite.
But was it the right tomato ramen or a knock off? The menu was different, the logo looked the same, the chain I like has an outlet in Taiwan also. It was ok, but it was not as thick as the one I remember, and they did not have chorizo and garlic bread in the soup on the menu.
Oh well, I am sure there will be other tomato ramen opportunities.
Here is the view when you exit Kinshicho station. Multiple department stores.
The Parco looks to be the newest. I did not actually go inside though.
Some overpasses made for a good view of the very end of the sunset. The sun sets very early in Japan already. You need to think about that if you are planning on long hiking adventures.
Here is the area behind the station. Looks like a fun park for kids, it is probably a brothel.
The big mall shown on the area map is 10 minutes walk from the station, Olinas mall. I went in to investigate their ramen free food court.
Inside looks much like any mall.
And finally, my Tomato ramen. The black stuff is egg plant. It was OK, but not as good as I remember. A quick google suggests it is part of a chain, but the one I remember most in Shinjuku is gone. The menu for a couple of the other locations is also not what I remember. Hmmm!
Also, tomorrow is a hiking day.