Back in March (whew, that long ago already??), I took my mom to visit Tokyo after one of her visits to our home here in Kyushu. We were meeting up with good friend and foodie extraordinaire Courtney (of Washoku Wednesday fame) and of course, we knew that our afternoon really needed to have some sort... Continue Reading →
Better Know a Neighborhood: Ginza (Tokyo)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Japan and one of my favorite places to "feel" the holiday spirit is in the Ginza. Tokyo's former silver minting neighborhood is now an unabashed temple to commercialism and yet I never tire of exploring the brick-lined back streets here, stumbling over Michelin-starred sushi joints,... Continue Reading →