Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Day 15 Asakusa: Kappabashi Kitchen Supply Town, Hie Shrine, Gyukatsu Motomura, Namu Cafe, Luxe Burgers


We were staying near Kappabashi Kitchen Supply Town, so we stopped by to buy some knives and plates. 

On our way to Hie Shrine I noticed a showroom with some exotic vehicles. It just so happened to be Bingo Sports; they weren't open, but they had some pretty rare vehicles. 

For lunch, we tried our luck at Gyukatsu Motomura. There are several locations, but it's usually really busy. We got lucky because there was a short line. I thought it was okay, but my wife loved it. 

We ended up at Harajuku vintage shopping area, just browsing for gift ideas, and stumbled upon the Liberty Walk Store. I picked up a limited-edition hoodie for my brother, and I gotta say it was the highest quality hoodie I had ever laid my hands on. 

My wife saw Namu Cafe and ended up buying a box of macarons. Which were really good by the way. 

As it was getting late, my buddy and I went to visit a liquor store in our area because we were in search of some rare Japanese Whiskey and wanted to get a price point.

On our way back to our Airbnb, we grabbed dinner at Luxe Burgers. I have to say it wasn't that good, and our least favorite thing we ate the entire trip. It was very disappointing, even though the burgers on the menu sounded really good, but fell short. 

That's it for day 15. Tomorrow we head to Disney Tokyo Sea.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Day 14: Leaving Osaka for Asakusa

On 
Day 14, we left Osaka and headed to Asakusa to spend our last week in Japan. 

Spent most of the day traveling, so we didn't do much exploring. 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Osaka Day 13: Kappa Ramen Hompo, Kuromon Market, 298Premium Namba


Day 13 in Osaka. 

We visited Kappa Ramen Hompo for breakfast, which was really good. 

Our buddy suggested we visit Kuromon Market. I considered it better than Tsukiji Market. It was less crowded, and prices were better. 

Wifey wanted Wagyu for dinner, so we ended up at 298Premium Namba. It was so good. All we ate was Wagyu. I saw they were selling Wagyu at Kuromon Market, and I calculated how much we ate, and they still made money off of us. It was only $27 a person for an all-you-can-eat 100min time limit. I would definitely do it again.