by Terry Thorpe | Mar 1, 2024 | Blog, Terry
We started the day by visiting Tjuijiki fish market and sampling teas, dashi, all manner of seafood and Japanese culinary curiosities. I bought myself some delicious smoked, cured squid and we got some dashi to take home as well as a few light seafood bites and a huge... 
by Terry Thorpe | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog, Terry
We took the bullet train to Nikko to marvel St the shrine complex of three important Shogun of Japanese history. The most important/venerated of whom was Tokugawa Leyasu who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate. The last Shogun based ruling power. The shrine was incredible,... 
by Terry Thorpe | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Terry
We visited the Nissan HQ to marvel at some motors. Then we spent an hour or two in the totally bonkers Noodle Museum before wandering through Chinatown and back to Tokyo to prepare for our Omakase dining experience. Fun fact: The pot noodle was unleashed on the world... 
by Terry Thorpe | Feb 27, 2024 | Blog, Terry
We started the day with a cooking class featuring Wagyu and traditional Japanese dishes. It was great fun, educational and tasty and we also met some nice people who shared some tips and recommendations (mostly bar related). We also learned the proper way to serve... 
by Terry Thorpe | Feb 26, 2024 | Blog, Terry
We ventured out after a long lie and stumbled over a lovely Udon (noodle) restaurant which was delicious and very cheap. The standing clientel was a bit different and we did our very best to slurp our noodles like the locals. Our next destination was Akihabara a mecca...