Had 2 batches of friends from overseas over the course of last Christmas weekend.
Random memo:
- Queued 70 mins (13:30- 14:40) for having a Ramen @ Mutekiya (無敵家) in Ikebukuro (池袋)
- Since any food is good enough in Japan and I don’t distinguish the spectrum of deliciousness beyond my generously-low threshold of tastiness, I don’t see the point of queueing for foods (or everything else) in Japan (or anywhere else). I just hate to queue and people who blindly follow whatever popular/trendy etc.
- Nevertheless, having friends to catch up with, alleviates the pain of queueing.
- Mutekiya Ramen (the one recommended best) is tasty during the initial several scoops, but it gets too greasy to eat (unless you like a greasy and thick-tasted ramen, as I do). It would be wise to choose a ramen with a different soup other than the most orthodox one (as in the case of Mutekiya Ramen).
- Visited Koishikawa Korakuen (小石川後楽園) with another friend.
- Not much of serenity (due to the adjacently located amusement park and baseball stadium), but the varied configuration of Edo-era artifacts/structures and vegetation/ponds in the center of Tokyo are worthy of paying 300 yen entrance fee (as of Dec. 2017).
- The space of 6 years+ makes it difficult to recognize a friend who does not have a Facebook account.