Dry roads are back
27 October 2026
Kanda for ramen
For the first time in a few days, no rain to speak of, no puddles, and after changing them earlier, dry socks. I talk about my socks a lot. I boug....
Roof garden in the rain
26 October 2026
Shibuya for ramen
With the precipitatious (word I made up) situation, the subway map was called into action to find out the closest subway station to my hotel, and ....
Experiencing college life
11 April 2026
Gungdong Rodeo
I have now seen all of Daejeon. The one location that had eluded me before now was the Changnam National Univeristy Rodeo street, called Gungdong ....
Station takeover
12 November 2025
Omotecho shopping street
I have already done a full comparison of the station area and the covered shopping streets on both sides of the station area. The winner by a land....
Quiet town with great ramen
4 November 2025
Tokushima Kagoyamachi
I knew that Tokushima would be quiet, I was hoping it would be, so that I can wander and observe a lot of closed garage doors in shopping malls. I....
King of Shotengai
2 November 2025
Shin-Nagata
Kobe takes the crown from Osaka as king of Shotengai (covered shopping streets). Tonight I made the 90 minute (on foot) journey to Shin-Nagata to ....
Vegan ramen is expensive
26 October 2025
Ochanomizu to Asakusa
Tonight I walked from where I am staying in Ochanomizu, to Asakusa. It is not very far, but it started raining again which took me to a ramen plac....
Raining Sumo and dead pigs
20 November 2024
Ryogoku for ramen
Just east of the Sumida river is the main Sumo stadium. I thought at first I had never been there before, but it turns out I have, because I have ....
Spoilt for choice
15 November 2024
Asakusabashi to Asakusa
Tonight I am back in Tokyo, so I had about 500,000 choices for where to eat. Almost none of them had dinosaurs. Also, I discovered by accident tha....
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