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Greetings from Tokyo!

November 18, 2010 by Jennifer Che 3 Comments

Totoros in Japan (Shibuya)
Greetings from Tokyo!

Bryan and I are here because Bryan had a business trip out here, so I decided to tag along. I absolutely love Japan, and what better way to spend my birthday (yes, today’s my birthday) than in one of my favorite cities in the world?

This afternoon I trekked out to Kappabashi, Japan’s premier destination for restaurant and kitchen supplies. This street is AWESOME! Imagine several city blocks worth of kitchen stores, all selling their own special wares. I saw stores dedicated to miso bowls, knives, fake display food (these were hilarious!), woks, baking supplies, store signs, chairs, and the list goes on and on. The prices were very reasonable (beautiful miso bowls for only a few dollars each!), and the variety of choices was astounding.

It was hard not to buy up the whole street (I have this weakness for pretty Japanese dishware even though my kitchen absolutely cannot fit any more things). I exercised tons of self-restraint and limited myself to buying things I could reasonably carry home.

In other food news, we plan on going back to one of my favorite sushi places as well as checking out a few others. While Bryan’s been away during the day, I’ve been exploring Tokyo’s depachika (gloriously diverse and bountiful food stalls in the basements of department stores). There’s a ton of amazing food in these basements – definitely something worth checking out!

Anyway, I promise to report back on all the gory details of these food trips soon, complete with tons of photographs (and even video!!!).

Finally, as a reminder, today is the last day to vote for Project Food Blog. Check out my entry here and vote if you are so inclined.

Thanks!

Because I cannot access my photos from my actual camera right now, you are stuck with my iPhone pics!
Totoros and Domo in Japan *Shibuya)
Domo trying to eat Tokyo while Totoros stare off cluelessly in the distance.

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Filed Under: Japan, Japan Trip Report, Japanese, Tokyo, Trip Report, World Travel

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Comments

  1. talida says

    November 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    Aw, Happy Birthday Jen! 🙂 What a great way to celebrate!

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  2. Jessica Lee Binder says

    November 18, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    Happy Birthday!! Very jealous!!

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  3. Mariko says

    November 23, 2010 at 5:04 am

    So jealous you are in Japan. EEK! Stop telling me about the food!
    But do. Tell me. I want to torture myself.

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Hi, my name's Jen and welcome to my cooking, eating, and travel site! I am a Boston to Hong Kong transplant, born and raised in Ohio with parents from Taiwan. Feel free to head on over to the About page if you want to learn more about me, or just explore away, maybe starting with the Recipe Index or one of the travel pages! I hope you enjoy this site!
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