Day 5 Line Up E-Hotel Ginza Haneda Airport Departure Flight back Bags packed, but not ready to go! 😜 It’s our last morning in Japan, and to have a relaxed ending for our trip, only the hotel and airport was part of our itinerary today. Around 7 am – we went to the small lobby area of the hotel to enjoy the breakfast bread buffet … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 5] Hotel review, Haneda Airport, and Departure
Flying PAL on our way home, I was looking forward to my in-flight meal. I was quite hungry already, since we didn’t have a full meal at the airport. Fish or Pork? This time I got the Pinoy inspired dish for fish. Unfortunately I forgot what it was called. It was regular cream dory, with a light sauce. Flavors were still better than microwaved convenience … Continue reading Japan 2018: In-Flight Meal HND to MNL
Day 4 Line up: Imperial Palace Gardens Shibuya: Crossing the street and visiting Hachiko Shinjuku: shops and buildings Yotsuya: St. Ignatius Chapel Ginza: More shops and Ramen Breakfast 7:55 am Fresh new day, greeted by the buttery aroma of fresh bread 🥐🥖. Glad that the hotel has a bread buffet for breakfast. You can choose from croissants, savory, or sweet items. To reheat, simply pop … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 4] Imperial Palace, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Ginza
Making it in Michelin’s Bib Gourmand restaurant list for 3 straight years, and offering a kind of ramen I haven’t had – that’s enough reason for me to go to Mugi to Olive. For starters, a vocabulary recap: Mugi = wheat to = and Olive = … Olive Located at Ginza, thick wheat noodles provide carbohydrates of their main dish. Here, olive oil is used … Continue reading Japan 2018: Mugi to Olive Ramen
Finally decided on where to eat on this hot day. Precce Deli market is, well, a mini grocery in Shibuya Stream Mall. There is a section where you can build your own lunch meal. There were no English translations on the food labels but all options are displayed and tagged under what category they fall under (orange = base carb, blue = side, red = … Continue reading Japan 2018: Precce Deli Market box set
Day 3 Line Up Tsukiji – fresh sushi Akihabara – getting lost and Owl Cafe Asakusa – Kaminarimon, Namikase dori, Senso-ji Nakiryu Ramen – Michelin star ramen at Otsuka Navigating through the train and subway system of Japan can be a bit complicated especially for people who are used to a very simple train system. Convenience and saving time are the top advantages of this … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 3] Tsukiji, Akihabara, Asakusa, Michelin Star Ramen dinner
Today’s rainy weather made me look forward to tonight’s ramen dinner – Michelin starred bowl of ramen from Nakiryu at Otsuka. If we didn’t search online, we wouldn’t have known that there were only 2 Michelin starred ramen in Tokyo – Tsuta ramen, and recently Nakiryu ramen for their tantanmen. It’s located at the ground floor of a building near Otsuka station. Unfortunately, we got … Continue reading Japan 2018: Nakiryu Ramen
“What place would you recommend for ramen in Tokyo?” “Ichiran!” Described by a friend as the “McDonald’s of ramen in Japan” (meaning: famous food chain in terms of ramen), Ichiran Ramen, Asakusa was my first ramen experience in Japan. This branch is near Exit 1 of Asakusa Station, easy to find and we didn’t get lost (unlike our Akihabara experience). Past lunchtime and too early … Continue reading Japan 2018: Ichiran Ramen at Asakusa
Getting the sashimi/sushi food trip fix at Tsukiji on a rainy morning. I first heard (or read) about Tsukiji from a manga where the female leads drools for fatty tuna sashimi. Back then I didn’t have the slightest idea that I could travel to Japan someday and go to this place. Rain made the atmosphere a bit gloomy, and maybe the impending transfer of the … Continue reading Japan 2018: Nakaya Chirasizushi at Tsukiji
The only one in the world! Our second day in Japan was dedicated to a whole day at Tokyo DisneySea. How to get there: E-Hotel Ginza to Tokyo DisneySea Toei Oedo Line: Tsukijishijo Station (E18) to Tsukishima (E16) *subway pass Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line: Tsukishima (Y21) to Shin Kiba (Y24) *subway pass JR Keiyo Line: Shin Kiba Station (JE05) to Maihama Station (JE07) Total travel … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 2] Tokyo DisneySea
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