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Tokyo's most famous department stores are clustered around Shinjuku Station's exits meaning you have access to high-class shopping as soon as you set foot off the train. The floors of the Isetan, Keio, Odakyu and Takashimaya department stores are packed full of designer wear and their basement floors overflow with sumptuous edible fare
Spend an afternoon browsing the shops and take advantage of Japan's peerless customer service
If you are hunting for something high tech
visit the area west of the station where electronics megastores display all the latest gizmos and gadgets
Shinjuku is transformed into a futuristic city of neon with endless opportunities for nighttime entertainment
Get a seat in one of the countless bars and restaurants and join in the revelry with the throngs of fun-seekers
Find a place at the top of one of the many buildings and have spectacular views over the city while you dine
head to the streets of Kabukicho where tiny wooden bars are quite literally piled on top of each other and spend a night bar-hopping
Sample some Shinjuku ramen in the “Ramen gekisenku” (battleground)
an area to the north of the station with a high concentration of ramen stands
Shinjuku also has many unique restaurants and izakaya (Japanese style gastropubs)
Public transport runs until around midnight
meaning your night needn't end when the last trains leave the station
For some cultural recreation, Hanazono-jinja Shrine is just 10 minutes from the station. If you prefer a more interactive cultural experience, take a trip to the Ninja Trick House to witness the trickery of the stealthy shinobi firsthand
Anime and movie fans can also track down some of their favorite locations
Shinjuku features in Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name and Weathering with You
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I wanted to ask Allison Markin Powell to talk to her
to find out more about what is on her mind
the way she assembles these intricate accordions of dread and wonder
and has translated both her own questions and Nishi’s responses
which is a part of the 15th PEN America World Voices Festival
Much of your writing is more “outward-facing” than most contemporary Japanese literature
meaning that you often deal with subjects that extend outside of Japan
or is this simply because of your experience
having been born in Tehran and spent years living in Cairo as a child
but it’s fair to say that Tehran and Cairo (particularly Cairo
which I remember clearly from my childhood) have had a tremendous influence on me
I recall always being aware that other places exist—I mean
I remember feeling shame about the luxurious home we lived in and the fancy clothes I used to wear
I was ashamed because the comfortable life I enjoyed was not the hard-earned result of my own efforts—it had all been given to me by chance
there were so many children consigned to a life of hardship that they had not chosen for themselves
I was always thinking about the difference between those children and me
and I’m sure that has an effect on the work that I create now
The story “Burn” (which appeared in Freeman’s “Power” issue
and the power of language in the aftermath of trauma
Can you tell us what inspired you to write this story
We expect girls to be girlish even after they’ve passed through girlhood (and by “we,” I’m speaking of Japanese in particular)
who are pure and unacquainted with sex—or who have no interest in it (in Japan
pop stars known as “idols” are still subject to “dating bans”)
girls’ physical development is (greatly) encouraged
and ultimately we are forced to accept them as objects of sexual desire
one day the main character becomes aware of being pretty
but that awareness is tied up with her sexual development
It’s impossible for girls themselves to be unaware of their own “prettiness.” When I started middle school
I remember being so excited about buying hair products and tinted lip gloss
So I wrote the story as a means of liberating myself from that
sexual oppression is not something that is only perpetrated by the opposite sex
and the oppressor herself can be a victim of oppression
What I was hoping to express in this story was the need to break the cycle of oppression
Each of us has the right to live our own life
It seems that women writers are having a moment in Japan—this is reflected both anecdotally
as well as in the winners of prestigious literary prizes (like the Akutagawa and Naoki prizes
the latter of which you won in 2015) and in the gender breakdown of bestselling books
Does it feel this way from your perspective
I never think of myself as a “woman writer.” I consider myself simply a writer
the topic that more often surprises me—more than the current success of women writers—is how well fellow writers get along
Writers are supposed known for being extremely difficult
for thinking that all other writers’ work is shit and wanting to trash all the other books on the shelf (laughs)
women writers are thought to be fiercely jealous
“A woman writer sharpens her pencil with malice in her heart.” (!) My response was
we’re likely to be good friends with each other
we are comrades who hope to swell the number of books in the bookstores
Of course there are times when I envy another writer
For instance when my friend Sayaka Murata’s novel
I know how sincere and trustworthy a person she is—and what a distinguished writer
I think it’s truly wonderful how many writers there are in the world
fits into the Japanese literary style of an I-novel (shi-shosetsu)
and one that not as many women writers have engaged with as male writers
Could you tell us a bit about how and why you chose to write this story in this tradition
it was the first line of the novel that came to me before anything else: 「僕はこの世界に、左足から登場した。」(Boku wa kono sekai ni
hidari ashi kara tojo shita.) “I entered this world left foot first.” So the fact that it would be told in the first person
the first-person pronoun boku is male.] I could tell that it was going to be an epic
and I did consider trying to change it to the third person
but it didn’t feel authentic to the story that wanted to be told
but I was really pleased with the results of deciding to use this perspective
but just as society makes it difficult to be female
I think that it can also be difficult to be male
They’re expected to have a specific social status
they’re told that men aren’t supposed to cry
The idea of wanting to overcome such hardships is the reason I have often chosen to make my protagonists male
In the time that we’ve been working together as author and translator
I’ve noticed the subtle ways in which you use language to explode social stereotypes or to examine the standard ways that women and girls are objectified in Japan
Are you actively trying to bring attention to these issues
The challenges of being female are something that must be dealt with urgently
As I mentioned in response to another question
young women in Japan face sexual exploitation
while at the same time they are expected to remain pure and innocent
We are deluded into thinking that “youth” is prized above all
and it’s even more disturbing to see that women have internalized this belief system (and to have thought the same thing when I myself was younger)
Nowadays we have a word for women in their forties and fifties who look very young for their age
literally “beautiful witch.” A friend who recently had a child said that
the majority of women said they were either worried about whether they were raising their children properly or that they couldn’t get their figures back
they wanted to fulfill their role as mothers
they felt pressured to be seen as beautiful women
As if having just given birth weren’t enough—isn’t it strange for these new mothers to be taking on such burdens immediately
in Japan motherhood is held up to be sacred alongside youth
and guys are that way,” I want to celebrate them first for being born
Your novel i directly confronts privilege and suffering in the world
Could you talk about your decision to create a protagonist who is a Syrian girl adopted by a Japanese mother and an American father
Similar to my answer to the first question
I have felt a sense of guilt about my fortunate circumstances
something he says about his own lineage: “I was bashful about the size of my ancestral home.” When I read that as an adult
I felt so relieved to know that someone else thought the same thing
even if it did nothing to relieve my sense of guilt (although Dazai really was quite wealthy
but the world of expats living in Cairo gave me insight into what Dazai must have felt)
And I’m well aware of the arrogance that those guilty feelings themselves entail
in order to heighten the intensity of such feelings—the guilt that arises when bad things happen in the world and you wonder why they didn’t happen to you—I decided to make the main character a young girl who is adopted from Syria
And the guilt that she feels for having managed to escape the ravages of the war in Syria and for being raised in an affluent home
this really doesn’t compare to my own feelings
I wanted to write about how I felt when I saw the photo of Alan Kurdi—anger at the world’s randomness—and to channel my own feelings into a protagonist who finds herself on the privileged side of that very randomness
I asked myself the same questions—how can I write about misfortune that I have not experienced myself
I took courage from Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See
“Merry Christmas,” you refer to the “straight lines” of frameworks such as national borders and other separations of race or religion
And once you referred to our need for journalism or news that can communicate the facts—similar straight lines that connect A to B—but that that fiction (or poetry) helps us to seek out the curved lines between those points
Certain demarcations or zoning may be required at times
These are particularly important within the legal realm or the regulatory world
there is not necessarily a need for straight lines
I see no need for anything that is absolutely rigid
I believe that lines should be capable of changing shape in many ways
when an entertainer is arrested for using drugs
or is being bashed like crazy simply for having an affair
they face a social onslaught that tries to obliterate them almost entirely
It’s as if a line has been drawn and society is attempting to eliminate them
and I’m not recommending that anyone have an affair
But I can’t help thinking that we ought to have the flexibility to consider how someone may have arrived at such a place (all the while ruling out the possibility of ever wanting to make a similar mistake myself)
that flexibility is precisely the strength that fiction offers
it does impose regulations upon the reader
No matter how forceful the narrative voice may be
History and journalism play the role of accurately reporting what happened
and so it falls to us as novelists to do the work of filling in what’s missing or omitted
so to speak—ones that deviate from those straight lines connecting two points
These curves may not lead straight to the specific destination—they could include an amazing detour
they might even get you lost and take more time to get where you’re going
and isn’t that basically what life is like
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these restaurants offer some of the best meals in Shinjuku
As one of the top food cities in the world, Tokyo has a diverse array of options for eating out, from high-end Michelin restaurants to hole-in-the-wall cheap eats scattered across the city
Let's no forget that Shinjuku is a huge ward, extending out towards Waseda, Kagurazaka and the city's Koreantown Shin-Okubo
we've picked restaurants that are within walking distance from Shinjuku Station
start with our list of the best Shinjuku restaurants near Shinjuku Station
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One of the most popular ramen restaurants in Ueno
Its simple recipe of just Japanese duck and leek – as its name suggests – simmered over low heat for two days
produces a beautifully clear stock that’s light yet flavourful
Add in a custom blend of three different types of soy sauce and you get a soup that sings with the meaty sweetness of duck without being gamey
Kamo to Negi also takes pride in not using any chemical additives in its ramen
while the excellent house-made noodles are springy and firm to the bite
A regular bowl of ramen here will only set you back ¥980
But we recommend you upgrade to a bowl with extra slices of duck meat (¥1,260)
or go the whole hog with the special (¥1,480)
bamboo shoots and additional slices of duck.
This branch in the newly opened Eato Lumine food hall on level B1 of JR Shinjuku Station (inside the ticket gates near the west exit) has 14 counter seats
it’s just as popular as the Ueno store
So be ready to queue – fortunately the line moves along briskly
Photo: Lim Chee WahShinjuku Lambne is an elegant yakiniku (barbecue) restaurant, but instead of beef, as is common for most such eateries, it serves up various cuts of premium lamb sourced from Australia.
The dinner menu is an encyclopaedia of edible lamb parts as the restaurant offers 16 different cuts including tongue, heart and liver alongside more common servings of loins, ribs and shanks. Don’t worry if you’re new to yakiniku. The restaurant provides explanation sheets (in Japanese only) detailing how to grill, and even instructional YouTube videos that are easy to follow. On the table you’ll also find a handy timer to help with the grilling.
Lunch deals are really good here. On weekdays, the ¥1,870 lamb hamburg set offers a satisfying platter of four grill-it-yourself lamb hamburgs served with salad, kimchi, lamb tartare, rice and miso soup, plus a sorbet to finish. You can even order two extra pieces of hamburg at no extra cost. The other three lunch options (from ¥2,860) are more conventional barbecue offerings, with various cuts of lamb paired with rice, miso soup and side dishes. These are available any day of the week.
Photo: Kisa ToyoshimaLocated behind Shinjuku's Takashimaya department store, this hugely popular tsukemen (dipping ramen) restaurant has hungry customers lining up an hour before the opening time, especially on weekends.
Starting at ¥1,000, the ebi (shrimp) tsukemen is the hero here. Unlike regular ramen, this is eaten by dipping thick, chewy noodles into a hot, dense soup made primarily with shrimp. There are a few variations on the theme, including ebi miso tsukemen and the more daring ebi tomato tsukemen (both ¥1,000). Big eaters will certainly appreciate the portions here, as they are huge.
Toppings range from the conventional, like ajitsuke tamago (ramen egg) and chashu pork, through to more surprising options such as basil sauce and mozzarella cheese.
すごい煮干ラーメン凪 新宿ゴールデン街店本館Located on the second floor of an old wooden house in Golden Gai, this tiny noodle restaurant comes steeped in the atmosphere of the neighbourhood, with a smell that hits you as soon as you walk in the door. And no wonder – the speciality here is pungent niboshi ramen, made by boiling vast amounts of dried sardines for 12 hours to create a distinctive, boldly flavoured soup.
We recommend the Niboshi Ramen (¥1,300), which comes generously laden with slices of chashu pork, menma (seasoned bamboo shoots), scallions, nori seaweed and a soft-boiled egg, along with a mix of curly and wide, flat noodles. As an added bonus, Nagi is open 24 hours a day, meaning you can start and end a heavy night out with a bowl of their noodles.
Photo: Tempura Shinjuku TsunahachiA long-standing tempura institution, Tsunahachi has established 23 restaurants across Japan since its inception in 1923. This Shinjuku venue, however, remains its flagship. Tempura Shinjuku Tsunahachi prides itself on sourcing fresh seafood daily from the Toyosu Market. It also uses premium sesame oil for frying, resulting in tempura that neither tastes or feels greasy.
Weekday lunch offers the best deals. The cheapest set will only set you back ¥1,870, which gets you two prawns, one type of seafood, three kinds of vegetables and a kakiage (fritter), all fried upon order and served piece by piece along with rice, pickles and miso soup.
Come dinner, the menu becomes more extensive, with prices ranging from ¥2,970 to ¥9,680. The five course options each come with rice, miso soup and pickles; the difference lies in the type and amount of seafood. Rest assured, you’ll always get the Japanese tiger prawns, with their plump flesh encased in light, crispy batter – just what Tsunahachi is known for.
ソバハウス 金色不如帰Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu is only the third ramen restaurant in the world to get a Michelin star. The signature shouyu soba is made from three types of soup stock – pork broth, wa-dashi (Japanese stock) and hamaguri clam dashi – and topped with truffle sauce as well as porcini oil and flakes for that bold umami punch.
Numbered tickets are required to dine here, which will be distributed from 9.30am for lunch and 5.30pm for dinner.
Photo: Lim Chee WahWhile Nakajima's kaiseki courses are priced upwards of ¥11,000 during dinner, you can enjoy the set lunches from a mere ¥990. These are substantial meals too, complete with rice, miso soup, pickles and tea.
Sardines are the star at lunch, and there are four main course options: you can have them deep-fried; simmered in shoyu stock; as sashimi marinated in sesame and ginger; and our favourite, the ¥1,100 yanagawa nabe set (a casserole dish of deep-fried sardines in a bubbling shoyu broth, topped with egg and onions).
Photo: AfuriAfuri ramen is known for its refreshing chicken and dashi soup with an added yuzu tang
but the ramen served at this outlet inside Shinjuku Subnade shopping mall is all about spice
Here you'll find a special menu featuring spicy noodles that aren't served at any other Afuri shop
Afuri Kara Kurenai uses chicken broth base
seasoned with a mixture of white soy sauce
and – because it wouldn’t be an Afuri bowl without it – a dash of its signature yuzu juice
First-timers should go for the standard Yuzu Kara Kurenai Ramen or Tsukemen which comes with bamboo shoots
a heap of sliced Japanese green onion and a generous slab of chashu pork
The spice can be adjusted to eight different levels ranging from not-so-spicy to extremely spicy
Those who can handle the heat should opt for the oddly named Yuzu Kara Kurenai Ramen 28-chome
which is topped with additional chilli flakes to make it even spicier
This little udon shop, with six seats at the counter and just two tables, serves freshly made noodles that go down nice and smooth, plus great side dishes like tempura and deep-fried tofu. You should really try its signature 'carbonara udon', where the noodles are topped with grated cheese, a runny soft-boiled egg and a thick slice of bacon tempura, much like its namesake Italian counterpart.
Don’t be put off by the long wait at Shin. The laborious work and artistry that go into making the fat wheat noodles will make it worth your time. The dough is aged overnight to achieve its optimal moisture and salt levels before being cut and cooked to order, to maintain the noodles’ signature springy, chewy texture.
It's also worth noting that the restaurant now operates on a ticketing system rather than having you queue, so stop by early (from 9am) to grab a ticket to secure a spot.
Photo: Kisa ToyoshimaMichelin-starred and Bib Gourmand restaurants aren’t all expensive
Here’s how to enjoy a top-rated meal for ¥1,500 or less
The Tsukiji outer market still has enough sushi and seafood restaurants
food stalls and cafés to keep you well-fed for weeks
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and parks abound in the Mitaka and Musashino area—a short trip outside Tokyo
Step back in time at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
take a look at the unique and inspiring Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka
make a reservation and head to the Ghibli Museum
or relax in one of the many beautiful parks such as Inokashira or Koganei
A twenty-minute walk (or short cab ride) from Mitaka Station is Inokashira Park
This oasis of green offers a variety of attractions including a small zoo
Enjoy the park during different seasons by renting a row boat
Grab some refreshments from a shop and go for a stroll or just have a seat and enjoy the scenery
the park is a great spot for cherry blossom viewing in spring
At one end of Inokashira Park, you’ll find Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum
the official museum of the Studio Ghibli animation studio
The museum building was designed by Hayao Miyazaki himself
and be sure to check out the large robot soldiers from “Castle in the Sky” in the rooftop garden
and original short animated films are shown monthly in the Saturn Theater
take a break at the Straw Hat Cafe and enjoy some home-style cooking
Make sure to book your tickets ahead of time
If you're looking for one-of-a-kind photogenic architecture
make sure to visit Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka
inspired by Helen Keller and dedicated to her memory
These colorful buildings are part apartment
They were designed by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
and are meant to challenge the way people live and interact with their surroundings
To experience the Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka
you can join a private architectural tour in English
so please check the official website for details
visit the Mitaka Campus of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
a great spot for anyone interested in astronomy
Part of the site is open to the public for tours
offering a chance to view the seasonal scenery and the historical astronomical observatory facilities
Solar observation sessions are sometimes held in the First Equatorial Chamber
Please check the official website for details
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All ramen is good ramen when you're craving warmth in your belly
But you won't find a noodle shop in town that fights the cold in more dramatic style than Gogyo
Not that it looks much like your average ramen joint
Gogyo appears and operates more like an izakaya tavern
and there's no pressure just to slurp and run.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); });
Gogyo's secret weapon is kogashi ("burned") ramen
a couple of ladlefuls of lard are heated up in a wok and then ignited
filling the kitchen with billowing fire and smoke
The charred residue is then tipped over the noodles
giving the thick soup — seasoned with either shoyu or miso (my favorite) — a deep black hue and a rich
Gogyo is more a curiosity than a holy grail
it still never fails to amaze first-time visitors or to amuse the many regulars who like to drop in for late-night drinks and noodles after a session of drinking or clubbing in Roppongi
but it has been turned into a branch of Ippudo (the parent company)
Now the only other places in Japan to try this highly distinctive take on ramen are in Kyoto (075-254-5567) and the Fukuoka original (092-735-4152)
1-4-36 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo; 03-5775-5566; www.ramendining-gogyo.com; open daily 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m
and hols till midnight); no smoking; nearest stations Nogizaka
Roppongi; ramen ¥850; major cards OK; English menu; no English spoken
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Note: The 2024 installment of this event has already taken place.The stunning rows of ginkgo trees along Hachioji's Koshu-kaido Road were planted during the Showa era
their beautiful yellow leaves provide the perfect setting for a festival
Local residents organize the Hachioji Ginkgo Festival
held while these autumn colors are vibrant
a wooden block that served as a transit pass in Edo period (early modern period)
The festival is a chance to walk along the rows of golden ginkgo trees and witness the Hachioji residents' love for their area
The retro ambiance is a particularly charming
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10 Recommended Apartments for Families in Tokyo
Are you looking for a place to live for your family in Tokyo
especially if you have a large family and want your living space to be comfortable and orderly
it is quite difficult to find a large space because we all know that Tokyo is crowded and the spaces are small
I know that finding an apartment is more challenging for us
There are many things we want to consider when looking for a place to live such as being as near as possible to the train stations and establishments
And we also want a large apartment with reasonable rental costs
These are some factors that we really want to tell the agents but sometimes we have a hard time explaining them properly
It is good to know that there are agencies with staff who are fluent in another language besides Japanese
That handles and helps non-Japanese who are looking for a place to live here in Japan
I would like to share with you the 10 best apartments for families
most probably large apartments around Tokyo
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Greetings to all mommies I am a supermom from Philippines
I worked and lived in Dubai for seven years
I am happily settled here with my Japanese husband and our 7 months old baby
I could only describe my almost 6 years of living here as a roller coaster ride more so
I was able to witness firsthand the pros and cons of living in the country
Those years were enough to give me quite personal and memorable experiences which I would be more than delighted to share with you
Recommended Foreigner-Friendly Apartments in Saitama
Saitama is one of the places where many foreigners also like to live
Many large factories and manufacturing businesses are located in Saitama where many foreigners work
It is also a prefecture situated right next to Tokyo
Finding a place to live in a rural area like Saitama is quite difficult unlike in the cities where a lot of agencies and people that you can ask for
we will introduce the best apartments in Saitama
we can help you find a place for you to live and provide you with the information you need
let me give you some information about the Saitama area
Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken) is a part of the Greater Tokyo area and a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu
And Saitama city is the capital and the most famous city of Saitama Prefecture of Japan
also being one of the biggest cities in Japan
Popular as the heart of bonsai along with the long history of Japanese ningyo doll making
there are a lot of places where you can go to feel the history and tradition of Japan:
we will introduce our 10 picks for the best apartments in Saitama for foreigners
I hope this article has helped you have an idea of what kind of apartments you can find in the Saitama area
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