my friend Matsu knows japan better than anyone else i know. the reason is he’s been everywhere and done everything. he knows the best places to stay, to visit, and to eat. so when we met up at his favorite unagi restaurant in ginza, i knew it was going to be good.
for those of you who don’t know, unagi is very expensive. a medium serving will cost average 2500 yen or about $21. so it’s not something you would eat for lunch everyday. as for me, i don’t really crave for unagi, but this place made me love it.
when it came, my mouth was watering. not just the unagi was good, the rice was cooked perfectly. i enjoyed every single bite.
and when you have good company, the food tastes much better. Matsu on the left, Ryosuke on the right. nice having lunch with you guys in tokyo!
i ate every single bite of the unagi, and every single grain of rice. it was excellent!
then Matsu took us for a walk around the corner to this coolest cafe. it was super japanese and super authentic. i ordered the green tea ice cream and it was by far the best i’ve ever eaten in my life.
then my last day in ginza, i got hungry for ramen. so i simply texted Matsu “hey, i want to eat some good ramen, where should i go?” ten seconds later, i get a reply with a map on where to go. i walked 4 minutes and i was at the front door of Matsu’s favorite ramen restaurant in tokyo.
i get in and order what he told me to. the charsiu won ton ramen.
omg, it was so good! authentic ramen, not too oily, very light, and very tasty. just what my stomach was craving for.
i took my first bite and thought i was in heaven. atE everything and drank all the soup. a perfect lunch!
omg, where did this photo come from? haha. last year in tohoku, we were driving home after a long trip. we drove through the toll gate and right there was a policeman that snuck up on us looking in the backseat to see if everybody was wearing their seatbelt. opps, no. so who gets the ticket? right, the driver Matsu. i didn’t even know the people in the backseat had to have their seat belts on. anyway, our perfect driver who was almost going to get his prize gold status for his perfect driving history got busted. of course we all felt so bad. i felt so bad that i had to get out of the car and take this rare photo of Matsu getting a ticket. last year we all felt bad so i kept this photo to myself. this year in tohoku, we were all laughing about it so i guess why not post it? haha.
sorry again Matsu. but thank you so much for showing me the great places to eat in the country i love to eat in, JAPAN! let’s all keep our seat belts on and enjoy the ride!
