Ramen Exhibition

21_21 Design Sight is a hip design museum with cool exhibitions like the current one is all about ramen bowls. 90% of Japanese ramen bowls come from Mino. Mino’s rich history of pottery dates back 1,300 years. At the exhibit there is a video on what makes Mino a unique source for the clay used…

Tsujihan

There are always long lines for the kaisendon at Tsujihan. Kaisendon is sashimi over a large bowl of rice. Today it was snowing in Tokyo so I knew it meant that many people would stay at home so I went to Tsujihan and it was the first time I saw it without a queue. Got…

Shizuoka Onsen

Onsen ryokan are an excellent way to relax and rejuvenate while in Japan. My girlfriends were visiting from the US and we booked a night at Kira no Sato on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka. It’s about a two hour ride on the Saphir Odoriko train from Tokyo Station.  The property has a variety of…