Shinchi Chinatown for dinner

We ducked down for a lazy dinner in Shinchi Chinatown, which is such a short walk from our hotel. On the way we found a really cool bookstore with a bunch of cheap merch. I got some tangled merch, Michael got some Donkey Kong merch, and I even managed to get some Yuri on Ice merch, which I was NOT expecting! And super, super cheap.

The Chinatown here is really pretty. A lot of it was closed at night which gave it this really cool, eerie kind of vibe. Still, we were able to get two of the places that I had flagged as wanting to try. One was a mom and pop gyoza place that had only 8 seats in the whole joint. These were absolutely delicious. Super, super light, well cooked, and tasty, and super cheap.

Then we had kakuni manjo from another place I had found in advance. Kakuni manjo is a speciality in Nagasaki. It's kind of like a marinated pork belly in a very soft, fluffy bao bun. These were AWESOME. So tasty. So soft. Yum!

Finally, we came across the most gorgeous studio Ghibli shop at the bottom of Chinatown. It had so much good merch and had this awesome tree you had to walk under to get to the second level. It was so good to explore.

Then just a lazy night before a big day of exploring the city tomorrow!Read more