I'm Going To Japan

bmwracer wrote:
Q's heading out in April, I believe... :)

Cheering on Q <woot woot woot> :woot:

Have a good time! :victory:



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

pcmodem wrote:

Cheering on Q <woot woot woot> :woot:

Have a good time! :victory:



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

actually in March. so coming soon..
i am thinking of some places to visit and some good restarants.

I am thinking of trying out some good japanese restarants, not necessarily ultra expensive cause we know how expensive Tokyo can be.

some types of good restarants any of you can think of in Tokyo, Kyoto?

-Tempura
-Shabu Shabu
-Okonomiyaki
-Sushi
-Sukiyaki

bmwracer wrote:
Q's heading out in April, I believe... :)

Seems as though this guy is making a trip to Japan an "annual-thing".

Can I fit into your bags, q?!

ahochaude wrote:Seems as though this guy is making a trip to Japan an "annual-thing".

It has been... I think he's visited four out of the past five years. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
It has been... I think he's visited four out of the past five years. :victory:

well i figured, i might as get it outta my system and go, before i get commited to a mortgage/wife kids, if that ever happens. I might as prepare myself. I have been to Japan 2003,2005,2007, and this year. I really don't mind seeing the same things, but each trip to japan my trip duration has gotten longer and as a result i've seen, experienced more. This time i am excited to visit new cities such as Hiroshima, Kobe, and try new foods and places.

if you need a haircut in Kobe, let me know.. my friend chiko lives there.

krim wrote:if you need a haircut in Kobe, let me know.. my friend chiko lives there.

Is she a karisma biyoshi like Shuji from Beautiful Life? :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:

Is she a karisma biyoshi like Shuji from Beautiful Life? :beaten:

i have yet to see that one.

i'll be sure to ask your good recommendations as what to try in good restarants...

but kobe beef i hear is amazingly excellent but the prices are thru the roof!

i am thinking of some good restarants to try, that have tempura, shabu shabu, any that you tried while in Tokyo or Kyoto?

qilver wrote:

i have yet to see that one.

i'll be sure to ask your good recommendations as what to try in good restarants...

I ate at Tonki in Meguro...Tokyo...it's a tonkatsu restaurant...it's really famous and it was really good...ate there at lunch....it was less than 20 bucks per person.

but kobe beef i hear is amazingly excellent but the prices are thru the roof!

Yeah it is expensive but if you did some snoopin' around the Internet I bet you could find a place without breaking your bank account.

For example my friend and I ate a restuarant in Tokyo called Yoshihashi. They serve shabu shabu and sukiyaki...We had Matuszaka beef (real expensive) sukiyaki there for dinner and it was over 100 dollars per person...he ate there on his second or third trip.....for lunch and he had a lunch special with the same Matsuzaka beef for only 30 dollars... a third of the price of our dinner.

i am thinking of some good restarants to try, that have tempura, shabu shabu, any that you tried while in Tokyo

I mentioned Yoshihashi above for shabu/sukiyaki. I didn't go to any tempura restaurants, so I can't help you there, unfortunatley...I know you mentioned sushi in your previous post.

Try eating at Sushi Dai or Sushi Daiwa in Tsukiji....you can eat the freshest sushi for very reasonable prices...or I hear that Maguro-bito...a kaiten sushi place in Tokyo in Asakasa is supposed to be pretty darn good and it can't be that expensive since it's kaiten sushi.



I ate soba in Roppongi Hills at kasumi-cho soba masudaya and kushikatsu at Kushinobo also iin Roppongi Hills...

Hope that helps.

Tu_triky wrote:

Is she a karisma biyoshi like Shuji from Beautiful Life? :beaten:

not quite as cute, and she has legs.. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

I mentioned Yoshihashi above for shabu/sukiyaki. I didn't go to any tempura restaurants, so I can't help you there, unfortunatley...I know you mentioned sushi in your previous post.

Try eating at Sushi Dai or Sushi Daiwa in Tsukiji....you can eat the freshest sushi for very reasonable prices...or I hear that Maguro-bito...a kaiten sushi place in Tokyo in Asakasa is supposed to be pretty darn good and it can't be that expensive since it's kaiten sushi.



I ate soba in Roppongi Hills at kasumi-cho soba masudaya and kushikatsu at Kushinobo also iin Roppongi Hills...

Hope that helps.

i wrote all of that down on paper, and i hope to eat atleast one of those places. Thank you for all your excellent recommendations. Please do post any Japan photos if you get the chance, it will put us back in the Japan mode, and i hope to take lots of photos, and of the Sakura trees. I hear they are especially nice in Kyoto!

qilver wrote:

i wrote all of that down on paper, and i hope to eat atleast one of those places. Thank you for all your excellent recommendations. Please do post any Japan photos if you get the chance, it will put us back in the Japan mode, and i hope to take lots of photos, and of the Sakura trees. I hear they are especially nice in Kyoto!

Well by most accounts, you're a highly seasoned traveler now....at least with respect to Japan. I'm sure you'll find some great places to eat regardless of my rec's...but I'm confident if you have a meal at any one of those restaurants you will have a memorable meal. Remember eating there for lunch will be far cheaper than eating there for dinner, true almost anywhere as a general precept.

Here's a few repeats that I don't think you've seen because you might have been off this board at the time.

Yoshihashi's address
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and my friend's Lunch Teishoku <Lunch Set> that he ate there....the 30 dollar Matsuzaka beef <this type of beef would cost over 100 dollars at the same place for dinner>
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One of the last genuine clubs remaining in the Roppongi area is due to close. Yellow has been in business near Nishi Azabu crossing since 1991 but will shut its doors at the end of June. It was first opened by the managers of P. Picasso in Nishi Azabu and Cave in Shibuya and built a strong reputation among clubbers, regularly attracting overseas DJs and bands. Inevitably, people are wondering whether Yellow has fallen victim to the same pressures that finished off the likes of Vanilla and Velfarre. The clubs site explains that the landlord of their current building is planning to redevelop the site but there are no plans at the moment for the club to re-open in a new location.
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Boo. I went to this place...the sound system is awesome.

Tu_triky wrote:[image]

Yow.

That trumps the yogurt I'm eating right now.... :puppydog:

Tu_triky wrote:

Well by most accounts, you're a highly seasoned traveler now....at least with respect to Japan. I'm sure you'll find some great places to eat regardless of my rec's...but I'm confident if you have a meal at any one of those restaurants you will have a memorable meal. Remember eating there for lunch will be far cheaper than eating there for dinner, true almost anywhere as a general precept.

Here's a few repeats that I don't think you've seen because you might have been off this board at the time.

Yoshihashi's address
[image]

and my friend's Lunch Teishoku <Lunch Set> that he ate there....the 30 dollar Matsuzaka beef <this type of beef would cost over 100 dollars at the same place for dinner>
[image]

wow, that looks oishii!! thanks for the pictures!! i'll be sure to keep this place in mind, but maybe moreso for lunch, Dinner is quite expensive!!

:applaud:

Tu_triky wrote:============================================
One of the last genuine clubs remaining in the Roppongi area is due to close. Yellow has been in business near Nishi Azabu crossing since 1991 but will shut its doors at the end of June. It was first opened by the managers of P. Picasso in Nishi Azabu and Cave in Shibuya and built a strong reputation among clubbers, regularly attracting overseas DJs and bands. Inevitably, people are wondering whether Yellow has fallen victim to the same pressures that finished off the likes of Vanilla and Velfarre. The clubs site explains that the landlord of their current building is planning to redevelop the site but there are no plans at the moment for the club to re-open in a new location.
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Boo. I went to this place...the sound system is awesome.

maybe i'll have to check that place out if i get the chance. The only place i went to is Hard Rock for a short while, and passed by MOS burger on the way back.

qilver wrote:wow, that looks oishii!! thanks for the pictures!! i'll be sure to keep this place in mind, but maybe moreso for lunch, Dinner is quite expensive!!

Very expensive. :sweat:

The time to pig out is during lunch. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Yow.

That trumps the yogurt I'm eating right now.... :puppydog:

But your yogurt trumps my carrot juice...I don't mind the juice..it just gets absorbed in less than 20 minutes!

qilver wrote:

maybe i'll have to check that place out if i get the chance. The only place i went to is Hard Rock for a short while, and passed by MOS burger on the way back.

Oh there are of tons of places...I couldn't even begin to advise you...I'm sure if you ask around even at your hotel you'll find some cool info....another thing is you could always pick up a copy of Metropolis magazine when you arrive...they usually have them at hotels and restaurants for free....it's an all English Magazine that covers events, restaurants, bars and the like.

Here's there website....it has a cool Vistor's Guide section too.

http://metropolis.co.jp/

qilver wrote:

wow, that looks oishii!! thanks for the pictures!! i'll be sure to keep this place in mind, but maybe moreso for lunch, Dinner is quite expensive!!

:applaud:

Yeah go there for lunch...I'm sure you won't be disappointed.