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The founder is a former fisherman from Ishinomaki. It is a popular local restaurant located in a business district within walking distance of the entertainment district Kokubuncho. As the name "Dontei" suggests, the specialty is Kaisen-don, a bowl of rice topped with seafood, and you can enjoy a good drink from noon on. At night, it is a genuine seafood izakaya that also serves nabe (hot pot) dishes, and is recommended for both lunch and dinner. s...

A 400-meter-long shopping street commonly known as "Hoppy Street in the West" connects Akitsu Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and JR Shin-Akitsu. It is not densely packed with drinking establishments like Asakusa's touristy "Hoppy Street," but it is realistic and cool, dotted with austere, privately owned stores. If you like bars, it is fun to walk around...

If you want to go to a bar in a local area, make a reservation without any hassle. I can't regret it enough if I fail to do so and fail to get into the restaurant I was aiming for after having traveled so far to get there! So I made a reservation the day before at "Yashima" for horumon-yaki (grilled hormone). ...

Otaru" is a very beautiful town with retro buildings from the Meiji era, abandoned railway lines, and canals. It is so beautiful that even I, a person who only gets excited about the downtown area at night, can't help but admire it. On weekends, hotels are fully booked due to the inbound effect, and the train from Sapporo to Otaru is packed with tourists....

木更津「もつやき あきちゃん」 川崎からアクアラインを渡ってすぐ。内房や南房総へ釣りに行く時や、春の潮干狩りなどで、なんやかんやで一年に何度か踏み入れる街「木更津」。 頻繁に来るわりに、木更津の街で飲んだことがなく、チャー弁や...

Although there are many chain restaurants in front of Matsudo Station, there is a small side street about five minutes' walk from the station. The New Jyoshuya is a conspicuous bar on the shopping street side of the row of small boxes that look like the mouth of a harmonica. Click here for more information.

『今週のハマりメシ』第159回 西武新宿線武蔵関駅付近、「大宇軒」という町中華風の店が目に入る。こんなにも僕の興味を惹く店はあっただろうか？　俗に言う、見える人にしか見えない店？　どことなく"大宇宙"を連想させる店名も妙にいいし、と...

I like to go to machi-zushi when I travel, and while it's hard to abandon the standard ramen to finish off the meal, my recent favorite is to fade out after picking up a nigiri or a dish at machi-zushi where you can enjoy local ingredients. It is not at all immoral, and if you go in with a good nose, you can get your fill...

In this series of articles, we will find "shochu highball accompaniments" throughout Japan that are so appealing that you will want to open a can on the spot. This time, we are joined by Chihiro Kurimoto, a writer who moved to Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, in a U-turn and is also the editor-in-chief of "Hachimachi," a web media outlet providing information about Hachinohe City. ...

This diner has been in business for about 100 years in Yokosuka's Kamimachi shopping district. In this magnificent building, which evokes remnants of a Taisho era diner, you can enjoy bowls of rice and set meals, as well as a wide variety of drinks and snacks, making it possible to use it as an izakaya (Japanese-style pub). You can enjoy drinks during the day without worrying about the time. ...

Nago City in the northern part of Okinawa's main island, about 30 minutes by car from Churaumi Aquarium. Nago is a castle town located in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa that is suddenly gaining momentum as the Shinjo Fighters' training camp and a huge theme park "Jangria" will be completed in a year or two. Spend the day at Chimei Shoten...