Chuka Soba Hamada-Ya in Mito

We stopped at Chuka Soba Hamada-Ya in Mito after our monthly work meeting. It was right down the street in a light industrial area. It was also within walking distance from the Ibaraki Prefectural Office and a number of other prefectural government buildings. We can imagine that the weekday lunch rush must be pretty busy. […]

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Dalian in Yokohama

We stopped at Dalian in Yokohama after getting into Chinatown. We were looking for somewhere to get lunch and our friend recommended. The restaurant was located along one of the main roads leading through Yokohama’s Chinatown. The amount of foot traffic was pretty crazy. We had to weave our way through a crowd of people […]

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Ramen Tonton in Hakusan

We stopped by Ramen Tonton in Hakusan since it was in the same building as our onsen for the night. We wanted to eat before taking a bath and since it was next door, we decided to give it a try. It was a ramen, gyoza, rice bowl type of restaurant that strongly resembled Gyoza […]

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