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Tokyo Trip 2010: Food – Yakiniku

Posted on 22 July 2010 by chaz

I love my meats, and I love my Japanese BBQ or Yakiniku. There are many Yakiniku restaurants in Tokyo, but finding one that is well priced and has great cuts, well thats hard.

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Tokyo Trip 2010: Food – Deserts

Posted on 19 July 2010 by chaz

If there’s one thing the Japanese are good in doing, it’s making deserts. They make their deserts with such passion. Even the way they are displayed and packaged, are second to none. A lot of the Japanese cakes and deserts … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Trip 2010: Foods

Posted on 7 June 2010 by chaz

There’s a lot to love about Tokyo, and one of my main loves is the food. There’s so much variety in Japanese food and different flavours from eating sushi to eating yakiniku. In anticipation of my last two posts about … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Trip 2010: Food – Yakitori

Posted on 26 April 2010 by chaz

Yakitori, skewers of chicken, beef, etc. cocked over a charcoal flame. Simple food if you ask me. Add in some beer or sake together with that, and it’s the perfect pub food. One place to check out is Yakitori Doori … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Trip 2010: Food – Korean BBQ

Posted on 7 April 2010 by chaz

I love my korean BBQ. And BBQ in Japan rocks. Yakiniku in Japan does have much influence from Korean BBQ. But Yakiniku is a post for another day.

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Tokyo Trip 2010: Food – Sukiyaki

Posted on 16 March 2010 by chaz

It was freezing in Tokyo and what better food than Sukiyaki on a cold night? We checked out this all-you-can-eat Sukiyaki place in Shinjuku. It was fantastic!

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Tokyo Trip 2010

Posted on 13 March 2010 by chaz

Tokyo is one of those cities which captures my imagination. It’s fast moving, ever changing, amazing pop culture and the food’s fantastic! My Tokyo trip earlier this year was a blast. It was the 2nd time in a year that … Continue reading →

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Tokyo 2009 – Day 6 of 9 : Ginza, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Advertising Museum

Posted on 20 April 2009 by chaz

P1010851.JPG A day of sightseeing to some famous spots in Tokyo, Ginza & Odaiba. P1010802.JPG Tokyo trains, they run faster than our MRT’s and most of them have real time maps on a screen which tell you what stop is coming up next. P1010805.JPG P1010806.JPG P1010808.jpg Having just arrived at Ginza, we saw Cherry Blossoms. … Well, none of that, it’s just an over glorified showroom. yawn yawn P1010815.JPG The famous Ginza 4-chome intersection. P1010821.jpg P1010822.jpg P1010826.jpg P1010829.JPG P1010830.JPG It seems that every luxury brand in Tokyo has their own big building in Ginza. Good to know how rich they are and that at least some of them have the decency to have unique buildings. P1010832.JPG P1010833.JPG P1010835.JPG P1010836.JPG P1010838.JPG P1010839.JPGP1010841.JPG  P1010842.JPG The Advertising Museum run by Dentsu , the advertising agency. … This one was given to Tokyo by France. P1010866.JPG The FUJ TV Headquarters, known for it’s unique architecture. P1010870.JPG P1010873.JPG P1010874.JPG P1010875.JPG There was a beautiful sunset by the beach, and I decided to play with some of the camera settings. Continue reading →

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Tokyo Toy Shops – 1 of 4 : Nakano & Shinjuku

Posted on 15 April 2009 by chaz

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Nakano is not as well known a place to find toys, but down at Nakano is Nakano Broadway with 4 floors of toy shops. Mandarake’s main shop is situated there amongst a variety of shops where you will find anything from Star Wars, Macross, Otaku, transformers, 12 inch figures, etc. I found this place has some rare finds as well as some good vintage toy shops. So how do you get there? Well Nakano lies 3 stops away from Shinjuku station on the JR Chuo line (Rapid). You can also take the line from Tokyo or Kanda station. The line is the orange coloured line. One you reach Nakano station, there are only two exits, North or South.

Jan 2010 UPDATE: Updates in Blue. Check the pics out below! :)
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Tokyo 2009 – Day 3 of 9 : DisneySEA, Akihabara

Posted on 8 April 2009 by chaz

I’m finally back in Singapore and I thought I’ll continue to post pics of my Tokyo trip.

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