Sushikuni 鮨國

Sushikuni is one of the higher rating restaurants that’s known for their fresh chirashi bowls at Tsukiji Market. A lot of people come here for the pure uni bowl so expect a line up! I recommend to come here a little earlier to skip the line, but luckily, it isn’t as crazy as Sushi Dai.

Sushikuni has a wide variety of fishes so there’s a lot of different combination of chirashi to choose from. There’s also sashimi, oysters and clams that you can order on the side. But this place is known for their uni so if you’re an uni lover, you’ll love this place!

Address \\ 4-14-15 Tsukiji Chuo Tokyo
Phone Number \\ 03-3545-8234 (Takes reservations)
Hours \\ Monday, Tues, Thurs – Sat: 10am – 2:30pm, 5pm – 8:30pm
Sunday: 10am – 3pm
Average Price \\ Lunch – ￥2,000 ～￥2,999, Dinner – ￥5,000～￥5,999
Payment Method \\ Cash Only
Rating \\ 3.59/5
Website \\ Sushikuni (Japanese only)

Hosakaya ほさかや

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Hosakaya gained a little popularity after Anthony Bourdain visited on one his show No Reservations. It’s tucked away in a not so popular area amongst foreigners, Jiyugaoka Station.

Hosakaya is known for serving freshwater eel, unagi everything! There’s only one chef standing by the little charcoal grill making these unagi skewers. Oh and by the way, there’s no English menus. So we got up and walked over to the chef and just pointed at some skewers we wanted to try.

They only serve unagi, so other than the typical unagi meat, they serve every part of an unagi like liver, fin, skin and more. So if you’re feeling adventurous and want some local vibes, could swing by at night for a few skewers and bottles of beer! Or if you just want to stick to the typical unagi meat, they serve unagi bowl at lunch for ￥1300! Jiyugaoka is a really local area and there’s a lot of izakayas around the neighbourhood so it’s a great place to explore!

Address \\ 1-11-5 Jiyugaoka Meguro Tokyo
Phone Number \\ 03-3717-6538 (Cannot make reservations)
Hours \\ Monday – Saturday: 11:30am – 2pm, 4:30pm – 9pm
Average price \\ Lunch:￥1,000 -￥1,999; Dinner: ￥2,000～￥2,999
Payment Method \\ Cash Only
Rating \\ 3.58/5
Website \\ Hosakaya (Japanese Only)

Sara Shina Horii 総本家更科堀井本店

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Anthony Bourdain and Iron Chef Morimoto was here! I think that’s pretty self explanatory. Chef Morimoto took Anthony Bourdain here on his show No Reservations for some local Japanese soba.

Sara Shina Horii was established in 1789 so it’s been around for 226 years! I wasn’t a huge fan of soba before, but once I had my first slurp of the soba, I instantly fell in love! They use a lot of buckwheat for the soba so it’s really light and refreshing. We got a side order of duck with the hot plate and it was delicious!

We ended up ordering another set of soba and we added a tempura this time. The tempura was perfect! It wasn’t oily or brown color so you know they use new batches of oil. At the end of your meal, they’ll bring a pot of soba water and you can pour it into the sauce to drink it like a soup. When you leave, they have a display case of dried soba and canned sauce that you can purchase. We bought a few packs to cook at home and it’s just as good!

It’s a pretty popular place so I’ll recommend to go a little earlier to get a spot! We came back to Sara Shina Horii on our second trip because it was one of the best meals we had on our first trip!

Address \\ 3-11-4 Motoazabu Minato Tokyo
Phone Number \\ 050-5868-0352 (Takes reservations)
Hours \\ Monday – Sunday: 11:30am – 8:30pm (Last order)
Average Price \\ Lunch: ￥1,000 – ￥1,999, Dinner: ￥3,000 – ￥3,999
Payment Method \\ Credit Card Accepted
Rating \\ 3.60/5
Website \\ Sara Shina Horii (Mainly Japanese)

1 Michelin Star Nodaiwa 野田岩銀座店

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Nodaiwa is a 1 Michelin Star restaurant so it already speaks for itself. The owner is now the 5th generation and definitely kept the tradition and quality. We made a reservation but we were late because we kept missing the entrance! If you reference to the first picture, their sign was actually on the top right hand corner (Japanese sign only) but we thought that was the Ginza Station entrance. So if you do go, make sure you find that entrance!

They had a few set lunches to choose from so we picked a set that was around ￥5,000. It comes with tea, a soup, 2 side dishes and the unagi rice box. The unagi was light and delicate, the sauce was absolutely amazing. We were trying to savor every bite!

As we left, we then realize the restaurant was right beside Jiro and we saw him counting cash! This is probably the closest we’ll get to Jiro. =P

**Quick Tip** For most fine dining restaurants in Japan, I highly recommend to go for lunch because it’s normally half the price of dinner, if not more.

Address \\ B1 F 4-2-15 Ginza Chuo Tokyo
Phone Number \\ 03-5524-3125 (Takes reservations)
Hours \\ Monday – Saturday: 11:30am – 2pm, 5pm – 8pm
Average Price \\ Lunch: ￥5,000 – ￥5,999, Dinner: ￥10,000 – ￥14,999
Payment Method \\ Credit Card Accepted
Rating \\ 3.67/5
Website \\ Nodaiwa Menu (Mainly Japanese)

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: My Travel Buddy

I’ve decided to start brand new with my blog and just strictly blog about Japan because I love it so much! I’ve been to a few places in Japan so far:

. Tokyo . Yokohama . Fujikawaguchiko . Osaka . Kyoto . Kobe . Tsuruga . Fukui . Kanazawa . Shirakawa-go . Takayama . Shiga . Hiroshima . Beppu . Fukuoka . Shimonoseki . Kitakyushu . Kokura . Shizuoka . Nishiizu . Izu . Yugawara . Atami . Sapporo . Otaru . Niseko .

When I was planning for my first trip, I was overwhelmed because there’s so much to see, a ton of things I want to eat but limited time! I really wanted to maximize my time there so I planned everything in the most efficient way possible.

I made a whole PowerPoint presentation because there’s no better way to show my boyfriend what I want to do and why I wanted to go there. I save the screenshots on my phone so when I travel, I can reference back to the pictures and see my itinerary.

I use Google Maps and pin all the locations I want to go so when I’m there, I click the icon and it’ll teach me how to get there. It’s super convenient and I highly recommend it! I’ve been doing some customized Japan trip planning and I’d love to share some of my adventures on my blog. =)

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