Izakaya in Shinjuku

It was raining heavily the entire morning, so we took it easy and chilled in the hotel. Nishu had ordered breakfast for everyone. We played some cards in our parents’ room (I unsuccessfully tried to get everyone to learn and play “The Crew” before falling back to simple playing cards) and then we finally headed out when the weather improved. We went to Shinjuku, the most happening part of Tokyo. After reaching, we split up with Divya, Nishu and I going to Omoide Yokocho, the famous street with multiple Izakayas and the rest going for shopping. The three of us ended up in a super local Izakaya and ended up having Miso ramen, pork gyozas, hot and cold sake, and funnily some simple cold chicken (because we couldn’t understand what we were ordering). The food was amazing and was easily the best food we had in Japan till now. The vibe of the place was extremely no-nonsense. The cooks silently took our order, cooked it in front of us and put the cooked food on the counter without saying a single word. Also, clicking pictures was explicitly prohibited in the place. The whole experience was as local as it gets. We were all extremely satisfied and went back to meet the rest of the group and go towards Harajuku.Read more