JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’45” N 139°47’36” E 5 mai 2017, Japon ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Done it! I've finally eaten out (Mister Donut doesn't count). I'd noticed this place before, the pictures of the pork ramen looked enticing, so went in on the spur of the moment. Perhaps I shouldn'tEn savoir plus
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’44” N 139°47’35” E 5 mai 2017, Japon ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Yes, really!
I was offered a free trip this morning by 2 guys drumming up custom for their ... erm... theatrical sightseeing trip around Asakusa. It started off in a normal way, picking out theEn savoir plus
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’44” N 139°47’35” E 27 avril 2017, Japon ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Made it. If I have one useful piece of information about the Tokyo subway to pass on it's this. It's not like London where trains are tied to lines, so unless you actively change train you will stayEn savoir plus
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My sleeping pod, complete with charging points. I also get a small locker
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’50” N 139°47’38” E 11 mai 2016, Japon ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
A busy day in Tokyo today. We started off in Narita where we stayed at the Richmond Hotel overnight and then worked our way across to Asakusa by train. We went for a boat trip down the Arakawa RiverEn savoir plus
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’48” N 139°47’42” E
3 juillet 2019, Japon ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The TokyoLocalized Asakusa walking tour was a colourful and informative last minute addition to our touring plans. We managed to sign up the night before around midnight and coordinate with everyoneEn savoir plus
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’38” N 139°47’51” E
6 juillet 2010, Japon ⋅ 🌫 26 °C
We went to the Senso-Ji Temple on our first day. In this entry are photos of street scenes around Asakusa.
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30 avril 2017, Japon ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
An ongoing 'Tokyo food' footprint ... erm, foodprint?
I need to work on fruit and veg, I'm probably managing 1.5 per day thanks to lunchtime bananas.
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Google translate offered 'pebbly corn stick'. I thought it might be sweetcorn pizza, but it was sweetcorn mayonnaise on bread. Not my greatest success!
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Bunka Hostel bento box ¥780 which is about £5.50. Really good value and tasty too 😃
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’44” N 139°47’35” E 28 avril 2017, Japon ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Just a few bits and bobs in my local area.
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I think this is a tanuki (that may be plural). The tanuki are racoon-like creatures in folklore. As well as being pranksters they protect against fire and theft. There’s a whole row in slightly different forms along this street.
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Little buns, all different shapes. 7 for ¥500, so 50p each. I watched the man making them and couldn't resist. I have to say I'd imagined the filling was chocolatey rather than bean paste. Live and learn! Still tasty but 7 was too many to manage warm.
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’46” N 139°47’39” E
29 mars 2017, Japon ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Ook eens proberen hoe dit in Japan is =)
JaponTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusa35°42’48” N 139°47’30” E
21 décembre 2015, Japon ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Found a place for lunch. 1000¥ bought a great lunch near kitchen town
Vous pouvez également connaitre ce lieu sous les noms suivants:
Asakusa, أساكوسا, آساکوسا, Aszakusza, 浅草, 아사쿠사, Асакуса, อะซะกุซะ
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The ordering machine
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The gyozo dumplings were beautifully flavoursome and delicate. Just yum!
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Set Meal A: rice, pork broth (tonkotsu) ramen, gyozo. Tasty, but I'd completely over-ordered!