Category: international
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All the Junk from Famima Japan
It was already very late by the time we made it back to Tokyo by bus and checked in at the hotel. Not a single restaurant or grocer in the area was still open, so in desperation, we went into the corner convenience store Famima (short for FamilyMart) and swept every hot food they had…
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Kakoiya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
We had a table at Kakoiya Shinjuku (かこいや 新宿店) for our ice-breaking ski group dinner of about 14-15 of us. I didn’t know pretty much all of them until I met them for the first time at the station, but most of them already knew one another from previous ski trips. After a lot of…
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Tsukiji Tama Sushi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Tsukiji Tama Sushi (築地玉寿司) is located on the 13th floor of the Shinjuku Takashimiya (新宿高島屋) department store building. We weren’t sure what to have for lunch at first, but I immediately voted for the restaurant when I saw the all-you-can-eat (食べ放題) menu on the front door. They charge different prices for male and female customers:…
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Ippudo, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
We regrouped for dinner at Ginza after we got our ski gear from Kanda. There was an Ippudo in the district, and since the brother’s friends were fans of the Hong Kong branches, they decided to try the restaurant for comparison. Eating ramen in Japan? I think so, yes! Ippudo Ginza (一風堂 銀座店) is located…
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Coco Ichibanya, Okachimachi Kasuga-Dori, Tokyo, Japan
It was our first night in Japan; it’s winter; it’s pouring; we got up at some ridiculous hours for our flight earlier in the morning. By the time we settled down after the long trip from the airport lugging our suitcases up and down and left and right, the brother and I were reasonably cold,…
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Wanya Japanese Restaurant, Central, Hong Kong
The family wanted to have a special dinner out because I’ll be leaving Hong Kong soon and won’t be returning for who knows how long. The last time I went back we tried this all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant that we liked, so we decided to do it again — which is funny, because the brother and…
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Dinner at Royal Ascot Clubhouse, Hong Kong
It’s been a long while since I’ve been back to my home country, Hong Kong, and I really wish I’d gone back under different circumstances. I was quite tired by the time we made it home, so the family decided to just have dinner nearby. The six of us went to the Royal Ascot Clubhouse…