research

Satoshi has a tour coming up and wanted to check out some things in Asakusa

So while he did that, I went to check out some shops that are on “my list”

 

Karinto Kozakura has been in business since 1870

Karinto are pieces of dough that are fried then coated with a sweet/savory flavor

Excited to try the 7 different flavors that Kozakura has, especially their yuzu…1188 yen (tax included)

A couple blocks away is Tokutaro, a Japanese confectionery shop that has been in business since 1903

I purchased their dorayaki to try but want to go back to try their steamed chestnut yokan

The dorayaki was super moist with an even amount of sweet bean paste…480 yen (tax included) for 2

I'm glad we tried this.

Nearby is Animal Hamaguchi's Training Gym.

Animal Hamaguchi is a famous pro wrestler, his daughter Kyoko competed in many wrestling tournaments, even the Olympics

loved the area above Sensoji, not many tourists!

so teeny!

Asakusa Dosendo is a teeny wafer shop that has been in business for over 50 years

The wafers are grilled over coals by hand in iron molds

love the packaging

the wafers are firm, a little salty, definitely should be eaten with tea

they have many different flavors...we tried black sesame, coconut and peanut...coconut was super faint but the other two were really tasty…680 yen (tax included) for 4 wafers

I'm glad I got to try new places and that Satoshi got to research things for his tour

Kozakura

4-14-10 Asakusa

Taito, Tokyo

Closed: Sundays

Hours: 10:00-17:30

Tokutaro

3-36-2 Asakusa

Taito, Tokyo

Closed: Sundays

Hours: 10:00-17:00

Dosendo

2-35-14 Asakusa

Taito, Tokyo

Closed: Mondays

Hours: 10:00-19:00

*cash only

grateful

Friend Mayumi, sent us a box of veggies that she grew in her yard...

potatoes

shiso (perilla)

komatsuna (Japanese mustard cabbage)
 

huge radishes (the teeny perfectly round ones are the ones I had bought earlier in the week)

garlic

bags of shiitake

and green beans

with veggies kinda pricey these days, we really appreciate her kindness

Thank you M!

danshari

Lately we’ve been danshari-ing (purging)

We are lucky because in Japan there are a lot of places that will buy the purged things 

Not all places pay you a lot of money for the purged items but it is better than “just throwing it in the trash” or paying for seals so that the city will pick them up...

I recently took my beading stash in as well as some jewelry

We also found out they will also take our old smartphones, so I was trying to erase all our info from the phones

Since I forgot how to use the old models, I was glad that You Tube had tutorials on how to use them

Top photo: my very first iphone…3GS?! so teeny

And my second iphone 5S, this was teeny too

We still have a lot more stuff to purge but since the shop we go to only gives 30 minute appointments, we’ll just keep doing a little at a time

Hope you have a safe weekend

finally

I’m probably way behind the times, but I just found out that google maps (GM) has icons for your saved lists.

I don't know about you, but I have so many lists on GM, so this is kinda helpful

When I’m out and about I try not to use cell data, so now that I can put an icon to represent the list, hopefully I’ll be able to remember what the icon means when I see it 

ice cream weather

So the temps have gone krazy...I think the weather dude said we've been in July temps?!

Ice cream weather!

I thought I wrote up about this one but didn't Is'more's texture is similar to melty marshmallow like you find in s'mores

Different but delicious...we tried this one back in 2025
 

This year, Is'more came out with the chocolate mint version...just as delicious

Godiva's melty fondant chocolat bar was rich...love!

I bought the milk ice bar for Satoshi since he's not a chocolate mint fan

Haagen Dazs recently came out with a chocolat mint extra mini cup...will try this soon

Hope the weather is cooler where you are

cool

noticed something cool (to me) with this potato chip bag
 

there are two spots to tear the bag open (arrows on the side)

one arrow up top, when you first start eating

the second one is mid-way, so that you don't need to cut it with a scissors to reach the chips near the bottom of the bag

and the bag stands on its own

do you eat your chips with chopsticks?

I do, so this is perfect, fingers don’t get dirty & no need to hold the bag

bruh

I told you that whenever Satoshi has a tour, he focuses only on the tour and everything he does at home is krazy...

Well, “he said” he was gonna wash his bento stuff before leaving...

not, this was after he had left...
 

and he also forgot his charger stuff...

hope he was able to take the family to Mount Koya safely...