Pillow Talk Japan

Shimento/Ogikubo四面燈/荻窪

     This is a Jiro clone in Ogikubo, the best one in a long time. Well-blended between shoyu and tonkotsu, very salty broth, one of the best broths out of all the the Jiro clones that I have had. Well-cut pork pieces, good balance of dark meat and lighter meat and fat as you can [...]

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Usagi/Shinsenchoうさぎ/神泉町

   Usagi offers good shoyu tsukemen, including special long menma and linguine-style al dente katai noodles, an extremely generous portion. Their ramen and dan-dan men dishes are also quite good. Currently they have hand-made gyoza also and buta meshi dishes, all very good. One minus is that the the shop is somewhat cramped and they [...]

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Try ice cream ramen and other bizarre bowls at Kikuya

At Kita-Senju Station in Adachi, one of Tokyo’s special wards, there’s a special ramen shop called Kikuya that has been around for 48 years. As the story goes, an elementary school kid stopped by on his way home about ten years ago on a particularly hot day. He asked if he could get some ice [...]

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More Japanese Phrases for the Futon

So here you are again, dumbstruck by the beauty of the moment and lost for syllables. Well never fear Pillow Talk Japan is near (if you have a wireless connection).  Before you sink your teeth into some tasty pork rinds and wasabi (you know what i mean wink wink) , sink your eyes into these [...]

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