Archive for July, 2009
Omoide Yokocho | 思い出横丁
So if you’ve read any of the websites and guide books you know that one of the recommended stops in Shinjuku is Omoide Yokocho, or “piss alley.” I can see now why it might be called that…. It’s located just north of the main station, beyond the Keio and Odakyu plaza and on up a [...]
West Shinjuku | 西新宿
After we’d taken a bit of a breather (neither of us were still 100%, and not used to walking, which wouldn’t really be an issue ’til tomorrow) we headed out down the main drag, Koshu Kaido, the other direction, towards the glass towers of Nishi (west) Shinjuku. And again, we were in yet another world [...]
The Izakaya Experience | 居酒屋経験
Well, we decided to head back to where we wanted to eat dinner. Which proved to be a bit more difficult than we had anticipated. The menu out front of the building, for the Teng Izakaya (which was also a chain we discovered later, recognizable by its bright red mascot) looked good, real good. Finding [...]
