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Adstev73 Australia 19 years in Japan

I run a real estate company in Tokyo. I am a tenant representative specialising in leasing office and retail space in Tokyo and surrounding areas.

Minami Boso Penninsula, Chiba

The other day I took a trip to the Minami Boso area of Chiba which is a great place to visit for a day trip from Tokyo. Jump on the bus from Tokyo Station for the scenic 90 minute ride through the city, over the famous Rainbow Bridge, and the unique Aqua Line expressway to the south of the Chiba Pe…(414 words)

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Chiba Visit Trip Tokyo City Spring Walk Jinjya (Shrine) Bus Cherry blossom

Go Go Curry

I love Japanese curry. My favourite store is Go Go Curry, originating form Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture. It's a chain store with a lot of locations in and around Tokyo. I made a video when I went there recently - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEYG0rt5qKkIt was really yummy!(53 words)

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Curry Japanese love Ishikawa

Bonenkai season

Well that time of the year has rolled around again - Bonenkai season. Literally this translates to Forget the Year party, and is generally held among groups of co-workers or friends. The purpose of the party is to give completion to the year by forgetting the ups and downs of the past year, and als…(167 words)

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Ginza Lunch New year Yen new Party

Conversation with Ginza Aster Grand Chef

The other day I had the pleasure to interview Minakawa san, the Grand Chef of Ginza Aster. He is a genuinely all round nice guy and it was a great insight to speak to someone in his position. We spoke about various aspects of his time at Aster Ginza, their concept and what he does specifically. H…(273 words)

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Ginza Aster Fall Course Menu

A friend was having a birthday so this was a great excuse for a group of us to head to and treat ourselves to a bit of a special meal at Aster Ginza to celebrate with our friend. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that they had renewed and updated their course menu offerings for the fall season…(267 words)

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Ginza Aster O-Sechi

I know its probably kind of a bit too soon in the year to be thinking about this but the other day, when I went to Ginza Aster for lunch, I got talking to the staff and the subject of Sechi (new year’s food) came up. It turns out that Ginza Aster produce really great (I mean awesome!) sechi every y…(269 words)

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Rei-men cold noodles at Ginza Aster

Now we are heading into the warmer months it’s always a time to enjoy the popular rei-men or Cold noodle dish. This dish was introduced to Japan in the 1950s and quickly became popular throughout the country ,especially in summer. Ginza Aster has revised their limited summer special menu to fea…(246 words)

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Ginza Japan Summer Soy sauce Seafood used Sugar Vinegar pork Crab

Fried Rice at Aster Ginza

In my opinion the fried rice is one of the best dishes at Aster Ginza. Fried rice is usually pretty straight forward, run of the mill dish but as usual, Aster Ginza takes the standard version, and makes it into something quite special. They offer two different types of fried rice - the standard typ…(201 words)

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Ginza Fried rice Spring Beef new green love pork

Wagyu at Ginza Aster

I had the pleasure of having a great meal at Aster Ginza recently. When speaking with the very friendly and helpful staff, the topic of where and how they source their products came up. The staff member explained that typically they go out of their way to use locally sourced products as much as pos…(254 words)

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Ginza Japan Cuisine Japanese Soy sauce Beef Kyushu used Miyazaki Chinese cuisine

The History of Aster Ginza

The story of the history of the Ginza Aster brand is a very interesting one. Established in 1926, its first product was an American style of Chinese food – Chop Suey, and It’s initial store in Ginza proved very popular soon after opening. Although interrupted by the War and the recovery of Japan …(272 words)

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A special place for a special occasion

If you are looking for a special place for special occasion with a special person I would like to suggest that Ginza Aster will certainly fulfill all of your needs. I had the privilege of dining there recently with some friends and it was fantastic. The décor and service make the atmosphere really …(234 words)

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A night to remember at Ginza Aster

I was invited to the special quarterly dinner at Ginza Aster, Shinochanomizu branch. This was honestly the best Chinese meal I have ever had. The effort put into each dish by the team of more than 20chefs, the ingredients, and the presentation were all outstanding. The concept of the eveni…(370 words)

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Ginza Food Sea Dinner Eat Seasonal pork Crab Chinese food Unusual

A Unique Experience of Chinese Cuisine for the Japanese Palate at Ginza Aster

Last week I was lucky enough to have lunch at Ginza Aster with a couple of friends. I had not been there before although I had heard that it was a quite a classy establishment and had walked past many times when walking around in Ginza so I knew of it and always wanted to try eating there. The…(404 words)

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I opened a craft beer bar in Tokyo

I recently opened a new craft beer bar in Tokyo and I thought an article re the process of this would be interesting. After the forced closing of my previous beer bar in Aoyama (the building was being demolished to make way for a redevelopment) I was in a situation where I had to relocate the b…(1288 words)

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Tokyo Beer Food Visit City Japan Summer Drink Building

I opened a wine bar in Tokyo

I recently opened a wine bar in the Omotesando area of Tokyo, a very stylish area of the city. I'd like to post a brief outline of the process I went through in establishing the bar below. The property I sourced the property through a friend. It is a two storey building, built in the late…(833 words)

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Tokyo Wine Business City Drink Food Building Beer Winter view

Rent prices

If leasing commercial space in Tokyo the most expensive areas are Marunouchi for office space - Marunouchi Building is approximately JPY60,000/tsubo per month. Retail space is Ginza and Omotesando - prime 1st floor space in these areas is up to JPY250,000/tsubo per month.* 1 tsubo = 3.301 sq…(50 words)

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Tokyo Building Ginza Marunouchi

Matsumoto Castle

Visit Matsumoto Castle in the center on Nagano Prefecture. It`s one of the few original castles left thats is fully constructed from wood. Most of the castles in Major cities are replicas - concrete construction etc Osaka castle even has an elevator inside!Matsumoto is 2 1/2 hours from Tokyo on e…(63 words)

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Tokyo Train Osaka Castle Nagano Express train Osaka Castle Matsumoto Castle Trip

Sumidagawa

Walk along the Sumidagawa from Tsukiji to Skytree. There are many bridges of various designs. My favourite is Chuo-Ohashi, bridging the river between Hatchobori and Tsukishima areas.(27 words)

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Tokyo River Tsukiji