Had a lovely afternoon at The Shotengai Japanese market last month. Shotengai in Japan date back hundreds of years and in many areas of Japan, these free markets become covered …
Last month I attended a company summit close to NYC and on the way back spent a few days exploring the Big Apple. There was a long list of places …
Golden Week in Japan, often written as GW for short, is a week starting from April the 29th to May the 5th, which includes the following 4 national holidays: Although …
Shoryu Ramen is a popular ramen chain serving Tonkotsu ramen in London, Manchester and Oxford. Tak Tokumine, the founder of Japan Centre opened the first restaurant in 2012 and there’s …
First, this is not just a ramen restaurant. Yes, the ramen at Tenmaru is absolutely as good as it looks but their other Izakaya menu side dishes are equally deserving …
Translated into English, Monohon means “the real thing” and many diners declare Monohon as one of their favourite ramen restaurants in London. Monohon Ramen is certainly worth visiting if you …
What is Gyudon? It’s often translated into English as a “Japanese beef bowl” since Gyu means beef and don is short for donburi. Perhaps this still doesn’t make it clear? …
Tonkotsu Ramen restaurants across London often make subtle and sometimes not so subtle hints that their bowls are the richest. Some point out that they simmer their broth for 18 …
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction was the first movie of the 2022 Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme we watched. For those not familiar with the Japan Foundation TFP, they organise …
👹It’s Setsubun! This is the traditional end of winter and start of spring in Japan. Setsubun (節分) has a Halloween-like aspect because some believe devils appear when the seasons change. …
