Jules's Advice List

Jules Japan 20 years in Japan

Food to eat in the Autumn

A must eat dish in Autumn is "matsutake gohan" which is pine mushroom rice. Pine mushrooms are in season during the fall so is definitely the time to eat it. They also have "matsutake soup". It is slightly expensive but very much worth eating. Also persimmons are the in season fruit during the fall…(64 words)

Jules

Autumn

Fancy hotels in Tokyo

Hotel Okura and the Imperial Palace hotel are 2 out of the many, very fancy hotels in Tokyo. The restaurants at either hotels are excellent offering a variety of food. From Chinese, American, French and Italian.(35 words)

Jules

Tokyo Hotel

Recommendation for where to buy O-kashi in Tokyo

There is a very reasonable snack store called "O-kashi no machi". This place sells all the snacks and japanese snacks you could imagine in Japan, for a very reasonable price. You could find "surume ika" which is dried squid or shredded cheese or potato chips and many more.(48 words)

Jules

Tokyo

Yakitori restaurants in Tokyo

I would recommend strongly a restaurant named Torigin. It is a very famous yakitori restaurant in Ginza. They serve the best yakitori I have ever eaten. They not only serve yakitori but also "kamameshi", which is basically Japanese fried rice. It is served in a little iron pot, so stays hot till yo…(75 words)

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Tokyo Restaurant Ginza Yakitori Fried rice Kamameshi

Recommendation at a convenience store

I personally would recommend the obentos. The obentos sold at convenience stores such as 7 Eleven, Lawson, Family mart have very nutritious selection of bentos. You will always find at least one dish of vegetables, meat and rice. They are all very fresh as well. You could get a bento everyday and y…(75 words)

Jules

Convenience store Bento (box meal) Lawson

Cute clothes

Harajuku on Takeshita street has many little stores which sell cute clothing, some you could only really find there. It is exciting to just walk down this street since it is always busy. You will sometimes see t-shirts with designs never seen before.(43 words)

Jules

Tokyo Harajuku

Nice park in Tokyo

A nice park in Tokyo I would suggest is Yoyogi park which is actually near everything such as Shibuya and Harajuku. It is a large park with green trees everywhere. It is a nice place to go jogging or even just reading a book on the benches in the shade. It is a very relaxing environment.(56 words)

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Tokyo Park Shibuya Harajuku Yoyogi Park

Department stores in Japan

Out of the many in Tokyo, I would recommend Matsuzakaya. This place has everything from food, clothing and accessory stores. If you get lost or want to know where a specific store is, there is an information desk on the first floor so you will never get lost. Every time I want to find out where wha…(67 words)

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Tokyo Department store Matsuzakaya

Thanksgiving meals in Yokohama

This is not in Tokyo but rather in Yokohama. There is a country club called Yokohama Country and Athletics club which has Thanksgiving dinner every year. There are many foreigners who come and enjoy the delicious turkey and spend time with their family. I go there every year and the food gets bett…(72 words)

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Beef Thanksgiving Tokyo Yokohama