My Japanese colleague recommended visiting Asakusa to truly experience Japanese culture and tradition. Asakusa used to be Tokyo’s leading entertainment district many centuries ago. After it was heavily bombed during the World War 2, it was rebuilt but it lost its glory.
I am not sure about other countries, but most Malaysians would say definitely recommend Ichiran whenever you travel to Japan. Hence, here I am to check out how yummy is this Ichiran which most Malaysians has fallen in love with. As there were many Ichiran branches, I decided to visit to one at Shinjuku Kabuki-cho. To my surprise, there wasn’t any queue when I reached there.
How can one claim he/she have been to Japan (specifically Tokyo) without visiting Mount Fuji? Mount Fuji is actually still an active volcano and is located about 100km southwest of Tokyo. It is Japan’s tallest peak at 3,776m.
You might be aware that many ramen restaurants have their own focus/strength such as special broth, “melt-in-the-mouth” chashu, etc. Each part of Japan also has different Ramen style. So, how can I miss out one of the most popular ramen in Yokohama? The queue was quite long when I reached there (it was just slightly after the lunch peak hour). Without thinking much, I just queued for it.
Yokahama is the second largest city in Japan after Tokyo. This city is usually left out by most tourists. In fact, it has many interesting attractions too and most importantly, it is only about 40 minutes train ride from Tokyo. It is totally worth it to check out this place for a different kind of experience.
Sushi is the national food of Japan. At the largest fish market (Tsukiji Fish Market) in the world, I strongly believe I could get the freshest and tastiest sushi here. Some claimed Sushi Dai to be the top sushi restaurant among the tourists. Besides that, Sushi Dai was also famous for their long waiting time as you may probably need to queue for up to 3 - 4 hours at times. For those who couldn’t wait for such a long time, there are other sushi restaurants around the market such as Daiwa Sushi and others. Oh ya, the owner of Daiwa Sushi is actually the son of Sushi Dai’s owner.
Guess where was I? I was at the train station waiting for the first train to head to Tsukiji Fish Market! Tsukiji Fish Market was supposed to move to a new location in November 2016 but it was delayed until further notice. Before it moves, I must definitely check out this largest fish market in the world.
Recently, Japan is becoming one of the popular countries where people would love to visit. However, many people will actually think twice or thrice before travelling to Japan since it is usually termed as an expensive destination with expensive air ticket price and high cost of living. Thankfully, for some reason, the air fare to Japan seems to be getting cheaper day by day.
The broth of Japanese ramen is usually either pork base or chicken base. However, AFURI's ramen has a unique broth which is Yuzu in fresh chicken broth! Such broth base could actually give a hint of freshness to the ramen. This restaurant made their broth with pure natural water from the foot of Mount Abi (also called “Afuri”). This was how they got their restaurant name.
