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Thanks to my birthday luck! I won a seat from @setthetables to dine in Locus during my birthday month! Many thanks to SetTheTables and Locus for the arrangement too! Small but cosy and inviting. Locus is more than just a dining place. Located in Damansara …
My IG kept pushing me ads on this place earlier! The Ramadan menu as shown on the ads was pretty tempting. Curiosity arose and I grabbed my partner-in-crime to visit this place. Super thanks to that ads, we had a great lunch over here, paired …
Peak winter has gone and spring is approaching. March, especially early March is considered a good timing to travel to Tohoku region for some snow pleasure at a comforting temperature. Also, there is lesser chance of getting heavy snow storm which causes the haywire on train transportation. Well, there is still chance but lesser, I guess.
Are you ready for my itinerary? LOL
Well, for this round, we were with all the drinking-kaki(s), we made it to many whiskey distilleries, some sake breweries, and focus a lot on sake and whiskey and drinking. Most of the time, we were rushing for early trains and relied mostly on Konbini’s onigiri, sandwiches, titbits and liquid diet (LOL because some places we went has nothing to eat at all if past meal time).
Japan trip 2024: 11D10N in Yamagata, Sendai, Aizu Wakamatsu & Tokyo
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | KL/ Tokyo | Tokyo/ Yamagata | Yamagata / Sendai | Sendai |
| Breakfast/ Brunch | Fly with ANA | Konbini Breakfast Tsuki Café | Hotel Breakfast | Konbini Breakfast |
| See Shop | Zao Ropeway | Yamagata > Ooishida Station > Ginzan Onsen | Kirin Beer Factory Sendai | |
| Lunch | Zao Ropeway | Tanya Zenjirou | ||
| Tea See Shop | Narita > Ueno | Zao Monsters Yamagata Sake Museum Kanamori Liquor Store 金森酒店 | Shiawaseya Izakaya Yamagata > Sendai | Tarajo Station > Matsushima Kaigan Station Matsushima Bay (on Matsushima Cruise) Nihachiya Shokudo 二八屋食堂 Zunda Saryo |
| Dinner/ Supper | Ramen Kamo to Negi 鴨 to 葱 Drink all you can in Sake Market | 熟成焼肉 火煇 極 山形店 Sake night | やきとり専門 串鳥 | Soba Dokoro Marumatsu Sake night |
| Stay | Hotel Sunroute “Stella” Ueno | Comfort Hotel Yamagata | Hotel Vista Sendai | Hotel Vista Sendai |
| Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | Sendai/ Aizu Wakamatsu | Aizu Wakamatsu | Aizu Wakamatsu/ Tokyo | Tokyo |
| Breakfast/ Brunch | Konbini Breakfast | Hotel Breakfast | Hotel Breakfast | Komeda Coffee |
| See Shop | Sendai Morning Market Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo Distillery | Mount Iimoriyama Sazaedo Pagoda Tsuruga Castle Teahouse Rinkaku Tsurugajo Kaikan | Aizu wakamatsu > Koriyama > Ueno | Koami Shrine |
| Lunch | 喜多方ラーメン専門店 喜鈴 城前店 | Kaiten-sushi Nemuro Hanamaru | ||
| Tea See Shop | Konbini Tea Time Sendai > Koriyama > Aizu Wakamatsu | Aizu Miyaizumi Sake Brewery Mitsutaya 满田屋 Suehiro Sake Brewery デジタル田園酒場 かんます Noguchi Hideyo Seishun Street Aizu Shurakukan Watanabe Shouta Shoten | Ichigo Afternoon Tea in The Artist’s Café, Tokyo Dome Hotel Shibuya Shibuya 109 | KITTE Tokyo Station Mitsukoshi Ginza Ginza SIX Nakamura Tokichi |
| Dinner/ Supper | Ekiben Whiskey night | Konbini Dinner Sake night | Kushiyaki Meatman Shibuya | 焼肉一心たん助 旦 有楽町 Aloha Whisky |
| Stay | Aizuwakamatsu Washington Hotel | Aizuwakamatsu Washington Hotel | APA Hotel Asakusa Tawaramachi ekimae | APA Hotel Asakusa Tawaramachi ekimae |
| Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | Tokyo/ Yamanashi | Tokyo/ Gotemba | Tokyo | Back to KL 🙁 |
| Breakfast/ Brunch | Konbini Breakfast | Konbini Breakfast | Truffle Bakery Hiroo Blue Bottle Hiroo | |
| See Shop | Shinjuku > Kobuchizawa Station Suntory Hakushu Whisky | Ueno > Kozu Station > Gotemba Station Kirin Fuji Gotemba Distillery | Hiroo Walking Street | |
| Lunch | 丸政そば 小淵沢店 | 18½ Steakhouse Gotemba | Sushidan | |
| Tea See Shop | Kobuchizawa Station > Shinjuku Nakano | Gotemba Premium Outlet | Azabudai Hill IntertWine KxM | |
| Dinner/ Supper | Maguro Mart | 自家製麺 甚 | PORT-SIDE KITCHEN by Grill Mantensei Azabu Juban | |
| Stay | APA Hotel Asakusa Tawaramachi ekimae | APA Hotel Asakusa Tawaramachi ekimae |
First things first, a comforting bowl of ramen from Ramen Kamo to Negi after dropping our luggage in the hotel. This place has been in my list for the longest time, we were pretty lucky the queue was not too long that evening. There were only around 10 pax queueing in front of us. Luck was on our side. We got to down a real good bowl of duck ramen.
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After the autumn’s mino , here come the Winter time, the birthday celebration for Christine! Yep, this is another throwback. LOL. . I always love winter fish due to the fattiness and creaminess of the neta. Winter’s mino for the day Appetiser – Steamed Oyster …
Towzen Towzen comes all the way from Kyoto; setting their first foot outside of Japan, here in Malaysia, in Menara Milenium, KL! This vegan ramen restaurant is currently the talk of the town, it is so hit that there is always a long queue at …
Restoran Zheng Ji 祥和記海鮮飯店
Located inside one of the hidden Cheras neighbourhoods, Restoran Zheng Ji is now my family’s new favourite for their delicious Chinese dishes that are flavourful and come in real good wok hei. Best deal of all; the dishes here are priced very very very affordably.
For example, four of us had the Sweet and Sour Pork, Claypot Kangkung Belacan, Kwai Fah Tofu and Assam Steamed Tilapia, the bill came at Rm 150 (and we had to tapao half of the Tofu and sweet and sour pork home. On our second time, there were nine of us and we ordered 8 dishes which included the Claypot Lamb and huge Steamed fish, the bill was around Rm 350.
If you were into wild fresh water fish such as patin and catfish, just ring them up beforehand for reservation. Of course these fishes come at a price.
I didn’t know about the existence of this restaurant until I saw it from @hungrybabes. Never know this restaurant is so near me, which is about 5minutes’ drive away! Thanks to @hungrybabes for recommendation, I have been here like almost every week! Except pre and during CNY time, we were trying to avoid the CNY crowds.
Claypot Kangkung Belacan
One of the signatures that you must order! It came sizzling hot all the way from the kitchen, diffusing the aroma of the belacan along the way. We gave a quick stir once it was served and it sizzled fiery. LOL. Very aromatic very flavourful with char wok hei too! This is our must order every time we are here!
House’s special Kwai Fah Tofu
Another signature of theirs; made with homemade tofu, deep fried and topped with minced pork and mushrooms. Comforting and very flavourful.
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2019. When time was still easy to get a spot to visit this Hakushu distillery and yes, I made it over here, adding one whisky distillery tour into my list after the visitations to Suntory Yamazaki Distillery and Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo Distillery ! Well, it …
Update July 2024, they have moved!!! SOBZZZ No idea where they have shifted to, but if any of you know or spotted them somewhere, please update me too! I miss their Kampua Mee and Sarawak Laksa very badly. Found another great stuff here in this …
