RESTAURANT REVIEW: OTA CAFE, KOKUBUNJI Colin Liddell April 20, 2026 0 A PEACEFUL LUNCH SPOT BESIDE THE SPRING WATERS OF KOKUBUNJI Tucked along the scenic Otaka no Michi in Kokubunji, Ota Cafe serves as a relaxi... Read more »
RESTAURANT REVIEW: YORONIKU (MINAMI-AOYAMA) Colin Liddell December 03, 2025 0 Photo: WebLeon Look, if you’re in Tokyo and you love beef, Yoroniku is the place you book months in advance and then lie to your friends abo... Read more »
RESTAURANT REVIEW: AKASAKA GOHAN YAMANEYA Colin Liddell October 09, 2025 0 In my view, the Japanese are a people who focus much more on quality than marketing. They seem to live in the not always naïve hope that wor... Read more »
RESTAURANT REVIEW: JIN DIN ROU, URAWA Colin Liddell April 23, 2025 0 During a recent social meet-up in Urawa, my associate and I decided on the popular Chinese dumpling eatery Jun Din Rou. The chain started i... Read more »
RESTAURANT REVIEW: CAFE KAERU (KAMAKURA) Colin Liddell April 03, 2025 0 This is a very pleasant little place, just a few streets away from the swirling mass of tourists and foreigners that unfortunately dominate ... Read more »