This is a bar I frequent often. It's been in business for 50 years. #tokyo

I have a friend who arranges these shows. They are always great. He arranges all types of music and I never know what to expect, but I’m always blown away, and have a great time. This is the next one. I’ll be there. Check it out if you like this kinda thing. Let me know if you want to get on the list, or want more info. Cheers! #tokyo #music #musicstr

Someone on a social media platform recently said Tokyo Aleworks Taproom Itabashi had good buffalo wings and I was skeptical but I live close enough to give it a try, and I did Friday, and I gotta say the wings are damn good. The beer is also damn good. And those little jalapeño balls are also tasty when you dip them into the buffalo sauce and blue cheese. It was legit! I will go back again. There is also outdoor seating if you get lucky. #foodstr #food #tokyo

I was going to leave for my next destination, but had to go for one more, because I’m in my own little heaven… Bruichladdich 26y This is BAR ACE Ikebukuro for all you whiskey lovers, and cocktails too, if that’s your thing. Just tell the gentleman at the bar what you like and you will get all the recommendations to choose from. #whiskey #tokyo #ikebukuro #japan

After dinner, a few proper drinks are required on the way to full Ikebukuro debauchery. Caol Ila sherry and bourbon cask 10y Clan Denny Bowmore 21y #whiskey #japan #tokyo #foodstr

For tonight’s starter (finally got off the couch), Cycad Brewing near Ikebukuro/Kanamecho, homebrew, cheddar habanero sausage, and mac&cheese! #foodstr #food #japan #tokyo

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I'm at the oyster bar. #foodstr #tokyo

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#Bitcoin meetup this Thursday, 6pm, near Yokohama station. 🍻 https://www.meetup.com/ja-JP/bitcoin-tokyo-front-desk/events/307062610 #Kanagawa #Tokyo #Japan #meetups

Outdoor unit #tokyo

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This is the official shoulder bag I bought at the Egyptian exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. It is based on the jars used to place the organs of mummies. #tokyo

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OMA & Shing02 | Nujabes Luv(sic) Hexalogy | Live at Liquidroom | Full Hip-Hop Album Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzNIkS4NDWg #Japan #Tokyo #hiphop #jhiphop #Nujabes #live #music 0:00 N.Y. State of Mind 4:00 You Know How We Do It 08:44 Banter 08:58 F.I.L.O. 12:43 Luvsic pt1 17:11 Luvsic pt2 23:43 Luvsic pt3 29:43 Luvsic pt4 36:30 Luvsic pt5 43:20 Band Introductions 44:15 Luvsic pt6 (Uyama’s Version) 50:21 Southside 55:28 One Day 1:00:48 Battlecry Intro 1:01:34 Battlecry

Cycad Brewing near Kanamecho/Ikebukuro served up an excellent BBQ lunch today, and the beer is top quality as well. Brisket and beef habanero cheddar sausage! #food #foodstr #tokyo #japan #beer

Wow wow! I just had a great ramen at Mukyoku near Kanamecho. Spicy negi chashu ramen. The negi was piled high as well as a good amount of menma. The chashu was spectacular. It was thick, tender, and the fat was melty, rendered perfectly. I’ll be going back for sure. #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

Stop 6. J’s Bar. They had something lovely for me as well from the Caol Ila distillery. This has been a very successful bar hop! #whiskey #tokyo #japan #foodstr #food

Ok so my number 5 stop is Hub, but don’t blame me. I’ve got gold, so it’s a good discount, and the pour, for a Laphroaig 10, can’t be beat. Also it’s my first time at this hub so it counts. I’m also going to add food tags for those who haven’t been following. #tokyo #japan #whiskey #foodstr #food

Third stop was a bust. Shot Bar Asha looked nice, but table charge of ¥1000 for appetizers wasn’t in my hashigo vibe. Maybe another time. Instead I’ve come to Ale House. B1 pub, apparently with live music Tuesday and Thursday from 8-9 pm. Caol Ila double to start. The staff are really nice here. I want to try the jerk chicken but he said 40 minutes in the oven. I don’t have 40 minutes tonight but I’ll be back. Most importantly… right when I was about to leave, he recommended the Classic of Islay whiskey, an unnamed from Lagavulin. Winning! #tokyo #japan #whiskey

Ok. Second stop. Aloha Whiskey Bar. One of the best whiskeys I’ve experienced in a long time. It’s a 30 year undisclosed Lapharoig apparently. It was insanely beautiful, fruity, and light footed for Laphroaig, but still had that character I love. Also had an old classic 10yr, wonderful and less punchy than usual. https://www.whiskynotes.be/2021/undisclosed/islay-single-malt-30-years-whisky-jury/ #whiskey #japan #tokyo

A little something for my namesake… It’s 梯子 (hashigo) night, or bar hopping night as I explore Ikebukuro. My first stop was Bar Ace. Nice guy at the bar and good whiskey recommendations for me. I started with a wine barrel whiskey distilled at Caol Ila. It was excellent, as are all things from Caol Ila. Also had a 10 year Lagavulin directly from a mini cask. Both great. Good atmosphere. Where shall I go next? #whiskey #tokyo #japan

April 2nd I hit up Hakata Ramen Fukuya on the west side of Ikebukuro. I randomly stopped into this place while looking for some place called Gyumon that was apparently closed… maybe forever. Not sure. It was unclear. Anyway, it was good, but I probably should have tried the non-spicy version first to really get a feel for the broth. I’ll do that next time. #food #foodstr #ramen #tokyo #japan

Went to Mutekiya in Ikebukuro for the first time last Wednesday for lunch. It was a 40 minute wait in line to get in, and I’m not usually one to wait in ramen lines. Was it worth it? I think it was, mainly for those thick, beautiful chashu slices. The broth was quite good too but it’s the chashu that did it for me. #foodstr #food #ramen #tokyo #japan

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I moved from Kanda to Ikebukuro last week, and before moving I searched google maps for places i wanted to eat and drink whiskey. I’ve got around 70-80 places tagged so far and already knocked a few off the list. This area has so much to offer. Anyway, last night was some place named: Shanghai-Fuchun Shoron Ikebukuro-Nishiguchi2gouten I recommend the soup dumplings (sholonpo). They were legit, and the staff were super friendly. #food #foodstr #tokyo #japan More of my exploration to come! Cheers :)

Sunset over Mt. Fuji this evening. #tokyo #japan

Gapao rice lunch set at Mekong in Ikebukuro. Chili peppers available on the table if you want to kick up the spice a notch or two. I’m picky about my gapao and this one was excellent. Probably number 2 on my gapao top list, outside of Thailand of course :) #food #foodstr #tokyo #japan

We drank at a game bar. #tokyo

I was sad when they closed my local branch of Tenkaippin in Kanda, but they just reopened a new one! Woohoo! I love their kotteri (thick) pork broth, and the miso paste and white pepper they have on the table goes nice with it. Blast from the past. #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan #ramen

Just watched the ISS flyover from Kanda, Tokyo about 30 minutes ago. If you’re in the Kanto region, here are the flyover times for the next few days. It was extremely bright in the sky, even with the city lights. Will travel from northwest to southeast. #tokyo #space #iss

Part 2 of dinner from Papandreou in Kanda. The beef cheek was like butter. Best I’ve ever had. #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

Grilled sea bream earlier tonight, among other wonderful dishes I will post later. OMG. Papandreou in Kanda is spectacular. I wouldn’t give away my secrets, but it seems that blue sky is gonna get the traffic rather than nostr and that’s unfortunate. More to come. #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

Just took this Goto in Nihonbashi today. This mammoth building looks like CGI in the background. I love it. #tokyo #japan

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Hangry Joe’s opened in Kanda Sudacho. Got takeout today for lunch. Damn good chicken sandwich. Was level 3 spicy and had a good spice. It’s chicken breast, which I love, and the batter was nice and crispy. I’m going for level 5 next time! #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

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Taiwan mazesoba delivery from Kokoro for the Tyson fight event! #ramen #tokyo #japan #foodstr

Last night for dinner went to one of my favorite late night, after drinking Chinese ramen joints, Yoshi-Shonin in Akasaka. Shoyu wantanmen with chashu. Always tasty and they have a uniquely flavored chili oil on the table, so eventually added a bunch of that midway through. This place never gets old and they’ve got a huge selection. The simple shoyu broth in this one is addictive. #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

Happy Friday everyone! It’s 18:15 in Tokyo and I’m drinking my pregame quadruple Ardbeg (Kakuyasu was out of Laphroaig) before heading to the pub. Cheers! #funny #memes #tokyo #japan #foodstr #friday

Chicken based ramen from Torioh Keisuke in Akihabara. That’s a whole chicken leg in there. Also this one has the black spicy oil topping because I can never resist adding some excitement! #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

Ushio ramen near Awajicho has one of my favorite tori paitan style ramen which comes with the signature pork wrapped asparagus stick and fried onion bits. I’m not shy about toppings so I also added chashu, duck, and extra negi on this one. Highly recommend this place if you’re in the area. #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

Saw a great lineup last night at 大塚MEETS. There’s another show tonight with a new lineup at Shibuya Lush produced by the Tokyo underground files. #tokyo #livehouse #japan #musicstr #music

高く聳えるサンシャイン #tokyo #ikebukuro

Cinderella castle at night. #tokyo

No ramen today. Instead, Ethiopian doro wat and bean salad from Safari in Akasaka. I ordered extra spicy as always and it will make you sweat. This place is amazing if you’re looking for a change. Doro wat is chicken stewed with onions and butter (niter kibbeh) and a ton of amazing Ethiopian spices (berbere) for a unique flavor. The bean salad is mainly lentils and onions with a light vinegar dressing. It’s great to balance the heat. #foodstr #food #ethiopia #japan #tokyo

This is another of my regular joints. Semakacchan Hakata Ramen in Uchikanda. Chashu men with additional negi, a spicy miso ball, and egg. Unfortunately kaedama costs a little extra at this place but you can buy half or full size. I’ll never turn down Hakata tonkotsu! #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

Wantanmen with extra chashu from Kaotan in Akasaka. Great chashu and a nice simple broth with oniony flavor. Love this one. They’ve got other Chinese style dishes as well. Was on my regular lunch list back when I was working in the area. #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

This is one of my favorite Tokyo Hakata ramen bowls from Hakata Ramen Kazu in Akasaka. They’ve got the spicy mustard greens and fresh garlic press on the table, and a great chashu don. Also free kaedama (extra serving of noodles) as is the standard for this style. I used to visit this place weekly, but it’s near my old office so I’ve been missing it lately. #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

I know I posted toshomen last week but it was from a different place. This one I had today for lunch was from Chinkashisai, just east of Akihabara station. The chain is known for Sichuan style dishes including toshomen, tantanmen, and mabodofu, among others. I’m sure my doctor disapproved but it’s so damn good. Extra spicy, of course. Look at those glorious noodles!!! #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

This is mazesoba (mixing noodles) from Menya Kokoro in Ogawamachi, near Jimbocho, a great shopping area for books, guitars/musical instruments, and ski/snowboard, camping equipment etc. This is one of my favorite mazesoba which has cheese melted into the noodles, and an egg yolk to really bring it all together when you mix it up. It’s soupless and extremely rich! I’m getting hungry writing about it. A nice little pile of garlic on the right there gives it a serious flavor kick in addition to the nira and negi. #ramen #foodstr #food #tokyo #japan

I love when I get the explanation 😄 I’ll never understand the foreigners in Japan who get upset when people try to offer them English support, spoken or orherwise. I will always welcome it. Why wouldn’t I want my life to be easier! #tokyo #japan #foodstr #food #izakaya

Mala (Spicy) Toshomen is one of my guilty pleasures. This bowl is from Toshomen Karaya in Akihabara. Toshomen features super thick noodles sliced off a block, and broth is an oily, spicy, salty goodness. At this shop you can make it gekikara or double gekikara (caution). This is one that I often repeat. #ramen #food #tokyo #japan

Upload working again! Woohoo. This one is spicy tonkotsu from Nagahamaya ramen in Ueno. It was decent, but probably not a repeat for me. I added egg and Chashu, both not as soft as I would have liked. 5/10 for me. #ramen #food #tokyo #japan

Taiyo tomato ramen, an old favorite. Not that I lost interest, but my local shop left :( there are still a few around Tokyo and it’s still a great fusion ramen. It includes eggplant and chicken, and has a really nice mild spiciness with rich tomato flavor. Topping with cheese and black pepper is recommended. Once the noodles are done, you can finish off the broth by mixing in some basil rice for a nice refreshing finish. #ramen #food #japan #tokyo

Meihoya Yokohama iekei style ramen near Shin-Ochanomizu. A another favorite style of mine. Hearty tonkotsu shoyu broth and I loaded up on the sliced negi. Noodles are thick with great texture. You also get to choose flavor strength, amount of oil, and noodle hardness. Garlic, spicy miso, and ginger on the table for flavor changes. #ramen #food #tokyo #japan

Tsujita Miso at Awajicho. One of my favorite bowls in all of Japan after more than a decade. This is decadent and the spicy miso ball has got kick. This is stick to your ribs pork miso broth and a layer of oil that will keep the heat in for ages. If I ever leave Japan, I’ll come back for this one. I plan to post more ramen and other food experiences in Japan so follow if interested! #ramen #food #japan #tokyo

We stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. Celebrating 10th wedding anniversary🎁 #tokyo

東京工芸大学 #tokyo