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On a cold rainy autumnal Kyoto, one would think people will shy away from any cold treats and thus us, the smart tourist 😅 will get a table as soon as we arrive. But nope. When we reached Kaden Kyoame Gion Koishi 家傳京飴 祇園小石 around 2.55pm after our visit to Yasaka Shrine on day 7, there was...
Prior to this Japan trip, Ive read plenty about Kyoto Ramen Koji (Alley) 京都拉麺小路. It sounded interesting and so I decided to have our dinner there after coming back from Arashiyama on day 6 of our Japan trip. Kyoto Ramen Koji is situated right inside Kyoto Station (on the 10th floor to...
My 2016 Japan travelogue so far: Osaka Day 1: Ana Crowne Plaza Sennichimae Doguyasuji Osaka Day 2: Osaka Station, Kuromon Market Dotonbori Nara Day 3: Todai-ji, Cheeky Deer Fall Foliage Osaka + Kyoto Day 4: Nishiki Market Len Kyoto Kawaramachi Kyoto Day 5: Kiyomizu-dera,... ...
We visited the Arashiyama area in Kyoto on our day 6 in Japan. As it was during autumn, the mountains of Arashi were drenched in beautiful fall colors. So very pretty! We had a very delicious tofu themed lunch at Oku No Niwa 奥の庭 by Yoshiya 良彌 which is situated in front of Katsura River and...
My 2016 Japan travelogue so far: Osaka Day 1: Ana Crowne Plaza Sennichimae Doguyasuji Osaka Day 2: Osaka Station, Kuromon Market Dotonbori Nara Day 3: Todai-ji, Cheeky Deer Fall Foliage Osaka + Kyoto Day 4: Nishiki Market Len Kyoto Kawaramachi Kyoto Day 5: Kiyomizu-dera,... ...
On day 5 of our Japan trip in Kyoto, we wanted to try Inoichi but it was closed. Without a backup plan we roamed the few streets nearby and finally settled on curry rice for dinner at Curry House Coco Ichibanya. Turns out Curry House Coco Ichibanya is a famous curry rice restaurant chain in Japan.... Click...
My 2016 Japan travelogue so far: Osaka Day 1: Ana Crowne Plaza Sennichimae Doguyasuji Osaka Day 2: Osaka Station, Kuromon Market Dotonbori Nara Day 3: Todai-ji, Cheeky Deer Fall Foliage Osaka + Kyoto Day 4: Nishiki Market Len Kyoto Kawaramachi I woke up to a beautiful... Click...
After Chesters passing, I wanted to make a special photobook dedicated to him. A photobook that chronology his time with us, from his gotcha day in 2003 to his very last day with us in 2015. When I make this plan into motion, I knew this will be really my final goodbye as in letting... Click...
When it comes to Vietnamese cuisine, Im a real donkey. Ive only heard and seen phở and bánh mì on TV and Ive never eaten Vietnamese food before. Well, all thats changed now after my visit to Pho Vietz. I had planned to blog about this place since late last year but ahh... ...
For our very first dinner at Kyoto on day 4, we choose to have it at Ootoya Gohan-Dokoro 大戸屋ごはん処 or just Ootoya for short. Its a famous chain dining restaurant focusing on teishoku (Japanese set meal). It has branches all over Japan and oversea. You might have seen Ootoya in your...
I left Osaka for Kyoto on day 4 of my Japan trip and the first meal I ate was this famous burnt ramen at Kyoto Gogyo which Ive heard plenty of. Why is it called burnt ramen? Well, its not that they burn the ramen (noodle). In actuality its the broth (shoyu/miso) thats... Click...
My 2016 Japan travelogue so far: Osaka Day 1: Ana Crowne Plaza Sennichimae Doguyasuji Osaka Day 2: Osaka Station, Kuromon Market Dotonbori Beware: VERYYYYYY long post. Hehehe My day 3 in Japan coincide with Japans Labour Thanksgiving Day (23rd November). Its a public... Click...
I went to Nara on day 3 of my Japan trip last year and one of the things I look forward to besides meeting the deers, was eating kakinoha sushi 柿の葉ずし aka persimmon leaves sushi. Kakinoha sushi is a local specialty in Nara and it really means what it says, that is sushi wrapped with persimmon...
Here I am, the butternut squash addict with another butternut squash soup recipe. I was going to roast the butternut but thought Hey why not steam it instead?. Then I decided to include steam fish to make my meal fuller. Then there were this thought of Hey, I should make use of... ...
Happy Chinese kok kok kok New Year! Im not too late in wishing you all, right? Fact is I didnt have CNY mood a week ago. But today, Im super excited. Maybe because were celebrating Jade Emperors birthday midnight tonight and I will get to eat tonnes of angku kueh.... ...
Check out Osaka Day 1: Ana Crowne Plaza Sennichimae Doguyasuji if you have not. Alert! Very long post I woke up rather early on day 2 in Osaka. 6.30am to be precised. For breakfast, I ate sweet potato bread from Takaki Bakery (bought from 7-11 the previous day; so yummy!) and sencha... Click...
After having kushikatsu at Ganso Kushikatsu Daruma, Dotonbori on the evening of day 2 in Osaka, we sat outside and wondered what we shall eat next. We didnt have to think long as we were attracted by the food next door. From a distance, Creo-Ru くれおーる looks very captivating with large... ...
We went to Dotonbori on the evening of day 2 in Osaka. Despite its hype, I must agree that its a must-visit for first-timer like myself. Its the symbol of Osaka in my book. I tried to deny that but when I finally stood in front of the Glico Man signboard, that feeling of Yup,... Click...
When I was searching where to eat okonomiyaki in Osaka (pre-trip planning), Kijis name kept popping up. So I made that as my no 1 must-visit restaurant in Osaka. Kiji きじ has two restaurants in Osaka, one in Shinumeda Shokudogai (near Umeda and Osaka Station) which is the main shop/honten and... ...
While heading to our okonomiyaki lunch on day 2 in Osaka, we saw this particular bread shop with rows of shining anpan on display. Yup, it were calling us begging for attention to be eaten! So after having our delicious meal, we stopped by Kokoroniamai Anpanya こころにあまい あんぱんや to...