Motsun-yaki Nonki" in Horikiri-Shobuen, Tokyo "Motsun-yaki Nonki" in Horikiri-Shobuen, Tokyo, was established as a food cart right after the war and has been in business in its current location since the 1975's. In the beginning, the restaurant was run by the first generation couple from Niigata. In the beginning, the restaurant was run by the first generation couple from Niigata, but when they retired, the second generation owner, who was a regular customer at the time, ...

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...