Kobe, Japan: Cheap Meal on the Go at Nakau
After our adventure through the herb gardens and accidentally wandering down a mountainside, we popped into the first food spot we found. Nakau was a great pick. It was cheap and delicious, with free water and tea on tap. Between the three of us, we had the beef strips, crispy breaded chicken, and pork katsu, and all were solid meals. The perfect soft-boiled egg was the cherry on top. Located…
Kobe, Japan: Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway
We took a day trip out to Kobe for their mountainside botanical garden. The trip from Osaka waa super easy, just a 1 hour 20 minute train ride with 2 transfers, basically like getting to Queens from Brooklyn. It was so very worth it: the garden is in full bloom and absolutely stunning. The garden is designed to look and feel like a European village, from the cute little houses…
Osaka, Japan: Shitenno-ji Temple And Market
Shienno-ji is the oldest practicing Buddhist Temple in Japan, and we lucked into it on Sunday. This means it was bustling with people and dogs visiting a market on the grounds that was full of local crafts and treats. The temple grounds were huge, with several traditional buildibgs, a pond full of turtles, and some beautiful blooming sakura trees. We got some freshly ground coffee, a hot yam, a crepe…
Osaka, Japan: Eating Gusto with Gusto
We have eaten at Gusto in Tokyo, Izu, and now Osaka. We spotted the familiar beacon of yummy, cheap meals in Dotonbori, an area which I found wholly overwhelming on a Sunday. Gusto is technically “fast food” but of a quality we’d never get at the states. This time we went with delcious hanbaga, chicken, and steak served along with a perfectly fried egg, rice, miso soup, and pickled seaweed.…
Japan: Tuna Mayo Onigiri Conbini Adventures
As we travel around Japan, we keep using conbini to fuel up. Our go-to on-the-go meal is a tuna mayo onigiri. As a result we’ve accidentally sampled one from each of the major convenience store brands around here: Lawson, 711, and Family Mart. No one asked for this but in case anyone’s wondering, here’s my ranking of each tuna mayo rice ball: 3 – 711. The tuna is sparse and…
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