1) Asakusa and Senso-ji Asakusa is a mostly pedestrian section of Tokyo with various stores, restaurants, souvenir shops, etc. At the northern end of Asakusa is the Senso-ji temple, a large complex with food stands, cherry trees and various buildings. As with any significant shrine, there are aisles of vendors geared toward tourists. We stayed in Asakusa and found it to be a very good neighborhood to base ourselves. Above, bottom left, the pagoda and main hall of the shrine.

Ise Sueyoshi Meal Type: Traditional Kaiseki Though we had the traditional, we were excited to see that this restaurant actively welcomes gluten free, vegan, vegetarian and Muslim meals. They also had a section on the reservation form to describe a dietary need that didn’t fit neatly in those categories. Phone: 03-6427-2314 Email: info.sueyoshi@gmail.com Website: http://isesueyoshi.blog.fc2.com/ Address: 4-2-15 Nishiazabu, Mizuno Bldg. 3F, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031 (Note the 3

One of the bigger cities on Kyushu with over half a million people, Kagoshima is a nice place to spend a few days. Jump to our Food , Hotel , or Shopping sections on this page. Sengan-en This is one of the final residences and gardens used by the Shimadzu clan at the end of the Edo period and after the Meiji restoration in 1868. Both the house and gardens are spectacular. It’s easy to spend several hours here even though the gardens are relatively compact, between eating lu

By the time we got to Hoi An, we’d been in Vietnam for 3 weeks, and Thailand for 10 days. The increased cost of food in Hoi An was a little surprise. Six dollars for dinner?! $2 for a cup of coffee? That’s crazy. Hoi An is a resort town and the prices match if you buy tourist food. ​ There are three categories of food–at least in our minds. Market Food : at the night markets, there are stands selling lots of fried things and things on skewers. A lot of this food is geared to

Food in Hanoi, Vietnam  We've got you, foodies!  We searched out all the standards in Hanoi, plus some extras we learned about from hotel staff.  We were so lucky to have inside tips from a local food maven. It was better than a street food tour! Finally, we have our list of sweet treats in Hanoi! General rules: The more rustic your seating and the chef's tools, the better the food will be. This means you'll need to sit on the sidewalk on little plastic stools at little plast

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