Showing posts with label kanda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kanda. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 08, 2023

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Since my photos uploaded wonky, this post is out of order...

huge frying pan in front of Hotto Motto Grill

Interesting tile on a building
Strawberry parfait at Marufuku Coffee...with coffee 1700 yen (tax included)
lego R2D2
Interesting car...


Tanuki shrine in Kanda
the word “sushi” made with plastic (dusty) sushi
roads blocked off everywhere because of the Tokyo Marathon.

I tried asking a grandma volunteer where I could cross the street and I got the most snarkiest answer and lots of 'tude, I know she must've been asked the same question over and over, but she still could've been nicer...

Wasted calories...this waxy sakura matcha donut and house blend at Starbucks.

It didn't even taste sakura-ish and the coffee tasted really burnt…ick

Interesting mosaic objets in the lobby of Fujisoft Building
More of the mosaic in the lobby
Big daruma at Chabara
Pretty camellia
The mamo bus...
Keema and Paratha at Bengal Curry.

1st time trying paratha it was so flaky and delicious!

Also 1st time trying Bengal's curry, I'll be back.

Satoshi had their shrimp curry but it was a bit too liquidy for his liking.

You can see this office building with mannequins from the platform of the JR Akihabara station...

Satoshi said he didn't do too well on his TOEIC test.

He had 120 out of 200…

He took the test again this past Sunday...

He said he needs 160 to waive himself from some tour guide criteria, hopefully he'll get a better score.

Bengal Curry

3-6-1 Sotokanda

Chiyoda, Tokyo

Phone:03.6260.8879

Open Daily 11:30-21:00

Marufuku Coffee

inside Yodobashi Camera Akihabara 4F

Open when Yodobashi Camera is

Tuesday, February 04, 2020

foodie sunday

Sunday started out with breakfast at Shinpachi Shokudo.

Their breakfast is cheaper than lunch...like half price! (if you choose the fish on their breakfast menu, I think if you choose the other types you would need to pay a higher price)

During breakfast, rice is only a small portion but was enough for me and Satoshi (because he didn't want to pay 50 yen more for the regular size).

Snacks at Starbucks while we waited for Takeya to open.

I tried this rich chocolate mousse "cake" by Ichiei Taguma...delicious with black coffee.

"no smorking"....ha!

Picked up a dorayaki and kusamochi to try from Usagiya which has been around since 1913.

We ate these after dinner and I am not sure how Satoshi liked the kusamochi, but I enjoyed the dorayaki.

It wasn't different from other dorayaki I have tried but still glad we were able to try them.

Cheeseburger and fries at Henry's.

They use all wagyu no fillers...my burger had quite a bit of gristle, but was still delicious.

Very juicy!

Satoshi had the regular burger with onion rings.

I loved their onion rings which seemed housemade not those thick pre-battered types.

And then we walked from Okachimachi all the way to Shinbashi.

The weather was so warm and felt good to walk after all that eating.

At the Hamamatsu-cho station, where we needed to change trains, I went to check out the Mannekin Pis...he was dressed as Char Aznable of Gundam...

Dinner was ehomaki.

The lucky direction is west-south-west.

This half sized sushi was filled with maguro, hamachi (or maybe it was tai), egg, ikura, shiso, crab, salmon and cucumber!

Satoshi ate out yesterday which was Setsubun, so it was good we had our ehomaki on Sunday.

Usagiya
1-10-10 Ueno
Taito, Tokyo
Phone: 03.3831.6195
Closed Wednesdays
Hours: 9:00-18:00

Henry's Burgers (UPDATE: 2021 out of business)
3-7-13 Sotokanda
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Phone: 03.6206.8841
Hours: 11:00-20:00

Monday, January 28, 2019

kobaya honten

When we visited Naritasan, I found some "peanut brittle type" of arare (rice crackers).

I looked online to see if there was a store in Tokyo selling something similar and found Kobaya Honten.

Most of Kobaya Honten's shops are in Chiba prefecture but they do have a tiny shop near the JR Kanda station.

They sell peanuts and different arare.

And during the winter, they also sell yakiimo (roasted sweet potato).

Some of the types I bought were with green tea, bits of dried ramen noodles...At least now I know where I can find these and it is closer than going all the way to Chiba prefecture...I'll be back!

Kobaya Honten (UPDATE: 3/2026 no longer at this address)
6-2 Kanda Tomiyama-cho
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Phone: 03.5256.2708
Closed Sundays & Holidays
Hours: 9:30-18:30 Mondays-Fridays, 10:00-15:00 Saturdays