• spicy kikanbo tsukemen

    the last ramen store we tried was a break from the norm.  kikanbo’s calling card is spicy ramen and their bowls have been so popular that they opened up a second shop two doors down solely to specialize in each…

  • afuri ramen, revisited

    afuri ramen is another popular chain in tokyo and has been on our hit list thanks to a visit to the harajuku branch four years ago.  i’d say that their callings are: -their broth is chicken based so it’s noticeably…

  • hootie hoo

    we went to our first cat cafe back in sapporo so why not owls right?  i don’t know what possessed us to climb the stairs to this cafe but once we got there, curiousity got the better of us and…

  • dumpling hour at harajuku gyoza lou

    no trip to japan would be complete without gyoza.  after walking the streets of harajuku we stopped in at gyoza lou for a small snack to tide us over until dinner.  it was mid afternoon the lineup of 20+ people…