Kakurenbo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿถ

Thursday, October 22, 2026 United States ยท Seattle ยท Japantown Dine Club with Trevor. I had cooking fatigue after four nights of making large meals for family and friends. Tonight’s dinner was at Kakurenboย Seattle,ย which means hide-and-seek in Japanese. An amazing Japanese restaurant and quite possibly my best Omakase meal ever. That’s saying a lot, and…

Ramen Sen no Kaze ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿœ

Ramen Sen no Kaze is considered the best ramen in all of Kyoyo. Carter and I had been by a couple of times, only to find a multi-hour wait. We made a pass this day, and it was only a 45-minute wait. If you know me, I have waited in lines for anything, especially as…

Yasaka ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‘˜

Located in the beautiful Park Hyatt hotel in the Kiyomizu-dera district of Kyoto, Yasaka overlooks the iconic Yasaka pagoda, also known as the Hลkan-ji Temple. The Park Hyatt seamlessly blends in with the natural surroundings. Built into a hillside, the bar and restaurant command the best view of the pagoda in all of Kyoto. Yasaka…