Japan

I haven’t been to Japan in a while so a lot of them are recommendations from others that I trust.

Tokyo §

Food §

• Butagumi
  • In my top favorite retuarants in the world! High quality tonkatsu restuarant.
• Yogoro
  • Japanese curry

Sushi

• UOBEI
  • Cheap but delicious sushi spot where you order with a touch screen and the sushi zips to you on rails until your stack of plates topples over.
• Midori
  • Fancy, excellent sushi. Worth the wait and the price.
  • Umegaoka location preferable.
• Sushisho Masa*
  • Fancy sushi
• Iroha Zushi*
• Sushi Dai*

Noodles

• Afuri
  • Delicious yuzu flavored ramen!
  • Has many locations.
• Tsuta*
• Ginza Kagari
• Rokumon Soba
  • Yummy soba
  • Go to the Taiwanese Dessert spot nearby after # Tokyo Mamehana Kōbō.
• Suzuran*
  • Katsuo style ramen (rich umami taste)
• Mensho Tokyo*
  • Lamb based ramen soup
• Ohzeki Chuka-Soba Restaurant*

Misc suggestions

• 呑喰屋 すぱいす*
  • Izakaya suggested by Alex
• Fujiki Ikejiri-Ōhashi*
  • Tonkotsu suggested by Alex
• ChaCha Hana*
  • Sashimi suggested by Alex
• # ふくや 京都（日本酒・山形そば)*
  • Yamagata style thick soba suggested by Salvador

Coffee §

• Koffee Mameya
  • Super specialty coffee. Only drip.
• Onibus Coffee*
• Little Nap Coffee Roasters*
• Cream of the Crop Coffee*
• About Life Coffee Brewers*
• Fuglen Tokyo*

Shops §

• Fog Linen Work
  • Fancy store with nice linen stuff and home goods.

Kyoto §

Food §

• はなまる串カツ製作所 🍶
  • Cozy, authentic Izakaya - cozy with delicious deep fried finger food and drinks. Go at night, wait out the line.
• Kyogaku Kaneyo
  • A long-loved eel restaurant from the taisho era. They’ve been in business for around 100 years. This place is a must.
• Monk*
  • Seasonal pizzas and dishes from famous chef Imai. 7 course meal. Watch Chefs Tapble Pizza episode about it.

Temples & Shrines §

• Kiyomizu-dera
  • A really cool temple overlooking Kyoto with lots of religious artifacts.
• Fushimi Inari Taisha
  • Beautiful tori tunnels and fox statues!
• Daigo-ji*
  • A mountain with temples scattered all over it. Monks come here to train and you can see the houses they live in.
  • Technically a hike, but a beautiful one.
• Chūgū-ji*
  • Miroku Bosatsu statue
• Saiho-ji*
  • Amazing moss garden. Need to apply for visitor passes, long process but pays off.
• Ryoan-ji*
  • One of the first, if not the first, Zen temple. It is a large complex with a cool rock garden etc.

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*haven’t been myself but recommended by someone I trust!