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This Week's Addictive Meal #152: As soon as you get off the south exit of Otsuka Station, you'll see the entrance to the shrine of Otsuka Tenso Shrine, a bustling shopping district with many bars. What's more, the only remaining streetcar in Tokyo, the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line), crosses right in front of the station.

I went on a drinking expedition to the Kansai region for the first time in several years. Over three nights and four days, I visited an incredible 16 bars, an amount that would normally be impossible, but I returned to Tokyo feeling invigorated. Perhaps the Kansai region's bars have a mysterious, unfathomable power. On the fourth and final day, I had plans to drink in Tsuruhashi from the morning. On that day...

Senri, the oldest Chinese restaurant in Ofuna, was founded in 1961 and serves gyoza, a soul food for the locals. Located in front of the station, the restaurant was often frequented by groups of high school students, along with people from the local infrastructure, manufacturing, and film industries. Generations of regulars have been coming back since then...

A must-see for horumon lovers! The famous Hachioji restaurant "Tenryu" has opened a branch in Koenji. Their popular horumon platter offers fresh, domestically raised beef and pork innards at an affordable price. We tried their special yakiniku, paired with Sapporo beer. syupo...