Jet lag on the first day in Tokyo was tough. At 4 am I still didn’t feel like sleeping, so being awake early in the morning was a great opportunity to visit the Tsukiji market. What I saw there was mindblowing, the most impressive market I have ever seen. Huge…

When I asked the concierge of our hotel to book the three times starred sushi place called Sukiyabashi Jiri for our first night in Tokyo, he immediately answered that foreigners can’t book in Sukiyabashi Jiro. For sure, I didn’t feel discriminated- I am prepared for the fact that the Japanese…

Like no other megapolis, (except Tokyo, I guess! 🙂 ) New York has really big choice of Japanese restaurants. I have never been in Masa( the price of menu $300+ is a little discouraging for raw fish), but I think there are some fantastic Japanese in NY, which are the…