Hananomai Kokugikan-Mae

Hananomai is one of the biggest chain Izakaya or Japanese drinking restaurants.
It is not a so interesting place except for Hananomai Kokugikan-Mae.

Hananomai Kokugikan-Mae is located near Kokugikan or the Sumo arena and it has a Sumo atmosphere with its Sumo ring.

You can be on the ring, if you want.

A few days a week Sumo jink or traditional Sumo song is performed on the ring.

You must have a table around the ring, otherwise it is not worth visiting.
The table Reservation is available.
So don't miss the request the table around the ring.

It is an Izakaya therefore all the price are very reasonable.

This time I paid ￥4500 for my family (4 members).
Kimchi

Asari clam and butter

Yakitori

Izakaya or Japanese drinking restaurants basically do not have any non-smoking tables.


Food Taste:★★
Food Volume:★★
Atmosphere: ★★★★★ (Around the ring)
Hospitality:★★
Cost performance:★★★★★（Around the ring)


＜Guide Memo＞単なる居酒屋です。
違うのは土俵があることだけ。でもこの土俵がとてもいい雰囲気を出しています。
土俵のまわりの席をとれるのなら、行く価値ありです。相撲甚句の日は、本当に楽しめます。
2度ほどランチタイムにツアーで使いました。個室になってしまったため、雰囲気は味わえず、今一でした。
禁煙席がないため、タバコがきになるゲストは、
どうしても個室をえらばざるをえないので、あまりおすすめできません。
とにかく土俵のまわりの席をとれればわざわざ行く価値のある居酒屋です。

Kawamura Ginza (Kobe Beef Restaurant)

Kobe beef is cuts of beef from the black Tajima-ushi or Tajima cattle, raised according to strict tradition in Hyogo Prefecture.

Kobe beef restaurant is very rare in Tokyo.
Kawamura Ginza is one of the restaurants which serves the highest class of Kobe beef.
It is absolutely my favorite restaurant!

The chef speaking English cooks right in front of you.

It has an elegant atmosphere.

You are able to easily enjoy the real taste of Kobe Beef and Tajima Beef in Beef Kawamura’s lunch.

• Kobe and Tajima Beef Hamburg Steak Lunch Course at ￥2,625
• Japanese Cattle Fillet Steak Lunch Course at ￥3,150～
• Tajima Beef Steak Lunch Course at ￥6,930～
• Special Choice Kobe Beef Steak Lunch Course【Female Cow】at ￥10,500～

Food Taste:★★★★ ★
Food Volume:★★
Atmosphere: ★★★★
Hospitality:★★★★
Cost performance:★★★★


 ＜Guide Memo＞ランチタイムなら、リーズナブル（といってもお高いけれど）な値段で、神戸ビーフが楽しめます。
神戸ビーフを食べたいゲストにはここをすすめます。銀座駅から3分程度。立地もいいです、

Matsumoto Kiyoshi in Shinjuku

Matsumoto Kiyoshi is one of the biggest and popular chain drug stores in Japan.
It has about 760 shops all over Japan and sell drugs & cosmetics at reasonable price.
We call the store Matsu-Kiyo and are familiar with it. Matsu-Kiyo Shinjuku in located in Eastern Shinjuku, 5 minutes from Shinjuku Station on foot.
It is a bigger shop and opens 24 hours.

If you would like to buy cosmetics, go to Matsu-Kiyo and check items and the price.
You will be very happy with a wide variety of goods at a reasonable price.

Cosmetics for young lady

Many items of hair cream

Hair dye

Cosmetics of famous brands such as SHISEIDO, KAO and KOSE are sold at a discount price.

＜Guide Memo＞新宿のマツキヨ、地下１階、地上3階まであり、コスメが豊富です。
コスメに興味がある若い子は必見です。
アジア系の若い女の子は、化粧品が安く買えるお店にとても興味があります。
新宿では、マツキヨおすすめです！
靖国通りにあり、立地もいいです。

Ninja Akasaka

Ninja Akasaka is one of the most popular entertainment restaurants and I strongly recommend this unique restaurant for foreigners.

The restaurant has the image of the 17th century Ninja house.

 Ninja house is very tricky like a maze, so let’s enjoy lose your way there!

You enjoy dinner in Ninja room behind the lattice door.

The food was prepared by Ninja on your table. It is fun!

Done!

Turbo cooked in its own shell

Sushi plate

Templa Plate

Mysterious Dessert

All menu items are really tasty!

After dinner Ninja entertains you with his magic.

You must miss a cute Ninja! Off course, we will come again!

It is located near Akasaka-Mitsuke Station or Nagata-cho Station.

The course : around￥4,000～

Food Taste:★★★★
Food Volume:★★
Atmosphere: ★★★★★(Ninja)
Hospitality:★★★★★
Cost performance:★★★★

Great Buddha (Daibutsu) in Kamakura

The great Buddha or Daibutsu is a symbol of Kamakura, which is an important cultural asset of Japan.

The statue was cast in 1252 and originally located inside the temple building. But the temple building was destroyed by tsunami. Since 1495 it has been sitting in the open air.

If you are in Tokyo, Great Buddha in Kamakura is must to see.It takes about one hour from Tokyo central station by local train.

Small Buddha donated by the people can be found on the precinct.

＜Guide Memo＞大仏様は鎌倉のシンボル。大仏様以外さほど見所のない高徳院ですが、連れて行きます。30分あれば十分。写真を撮るだけです。胎内も入れます。20円。狭い空間ですが、喜ぶゲストが多いです。

Hase Dera Temple in Kamakura

In 721 the Buddhist Monk Tokudo Shonin discovered a large camphor tree in Hase village in Nara region. He carved two statues of eleven-headed Kannon from the tree.
The statue from lowar part of the trunk was enshrined to Hase dera temple in Nara and the other was thrown into the sea with the wish that it would reappear to save the people.
Fifteen years later it washed ashore on the beach near Kamakura and Hase dera temple in Kamakura was built for it.

Hase dera temple is my favorite temple in Kamakura.

This temple is also known for its beautiful garden.

The statue of Yakuyoke (Protector from the evils) is enshrined here which was made in 1194.

Kakigara Shinto shrine is for sea shells protecting the main statue when it had floated for 15 years.

＜Guide Memo＞

長谷寺は、人気の観光地ですが、写経、地蔵堂、墓地など仏教を説明しやすいので、ガイディングしやすいお寺です。ほとんどのゲストが、長谷寺を気に入ります。階段が多いので、歩けないゲストはNG。行事も多いので、行事チェックは必須。

Imahan, Shinjuku

Imahan is one of the most famous sukiyaki and shabushabu restaurants in Japan.
Ningyocho Imahan located in Takashimaya has easy access from Shinjuku station and its cost performance is really high.

Reasonable price is available in lunch time.
If you want to eat sukiyaki in Shinjuku, this restaurant is recommendable.

This is the most popular sukiyaki lunch at ￥1,575.

I ordered beef and sashimi lunch at ￥1,890 including ice cream.

Japanese beef steak costs ￥3,570.

It has a traditional and serene atmosphere.

Food Taste:★★★★
Food Volume:★★
Atmosphere: ★★★★
Hospitality:★★★★
Cost performance:★★★★


＜Guide Memo＞新宿で、すきやきと言ったら、人形町今半高島屋店はおすすめです。
ランチタイムは、1500円ちょっとですきやきが食べれます。
雰囲気もいいですし、何よりも立地がいいです。
11時半に行けば、大抵席は確保できます。13時30分～14時が一番混む時間です。
当日の予約も可能です。