*External link to the Japanese website
**External link to the website except written in Japanese
About 2 p.m. I ate tsuke-men with my mother for lunch at Nidaime Momiji (二代目紅葉), Koriyama which is a branch of Momiji (紅葉), Kokubunji (国分寺), Tokyo which is the main shop and which I visited with a friend of mine Rick 3 weeks ago.
I chose XXL-sized tsuke-men (特盛り) (500 g), which is rather expensive because I had to pay 1000 yen for 500 g of noodles.
(By the way, at its main shop I paid 930 yen for XXL-sized tsuke-men (特盛り), 650 g of noodles; it was a little more expensive but seemed necessary because it was located in Tokyo.)
However it tasted so good as its main shop in Tokyo, and I think it was the best tsuke-men in Koriyama, better than Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大将軒).
But opposite to me, my mother said that she liked Koriyama Taishoken.
It is sure that some do not always like what others like.
By the way, recently good ramen shops have been increasing in Koriyama city, which I do not know because I have not lived there since 2003; Koriyama Taishoken (spring '05), Ohsuka (大須賀) (end of October 'o7), Ten-shin* (天心) (no date), Momiji (end of June '09), and so on.
Koriyama is a closely contested district for ramen (ラーメン激戦区) and a fierce battle rages on...
(Pics will be added later.)
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Mar 27, 2010
Nov 2, 2009
Tsuke-men with rain in Koriyama
I have stayed in my hometown Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture since last friday Oct. 30 in order to attend a Buddhist service on the first anniversary of my grandmother's death (祖母の一周忌法要) which was scheduled for yesterday Nov. 1.
Fukushima is the southernmost prefecture of Tohoku area (東北地方) and about 250km north from Tokyo.
Today I saw one of a few of my best friends Canon since we were junior-high school students 12 years ago.
We ate Tsuke-men at Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大勝軒) for lunch.
He loves very hot foods (of course in the sense of taste) so he chose very hot Tsuke-men.
His soup became red like a bloody pond in Japanese hell and looked so hot because it was seasoned with many redhot pepper and Ra-oil, and of course seasoned hotter than mine.
He gave me a bite of his own soup...Unbelievable! Really very hot!
I also like hot foods but do not like VERY hot ones. He must have a bad tongue.
Very hot Tsuke-men like a bloody pond in Japanese hell Canon chose
Today it was raining with a strong wind all the day and very cold though yesterday it was so warm in spite of Japanese autamn that we were able to attend a Buddist service for my grandmother's death without being annoyed with the cold.
After leaving Canon, I went to Atami town in the western area of Koriyama by car through the hard rain.
About 6 O'clock p.m., when I went outside of the building there, it had already been snowing (link to the Japanese website), or at least, sleeting (みぞれ).
The official (Japan Meteorological Agency) (気象庁) told that in Aizu-wakamatsu city, next to Koriyama, the first snowfall of this year was observed Nov. 2. But I think that this might be the first snowfall of this year in Koriyama too because Atami is near from Aizu-wakamatsu.
I cannot believe that it is Japan's autumn. Is it actually winter?
I wonder where autumn had gone and why.
Fukushima is the southernmost prefecture of Tohoku area (東北地方) and about 250km north from Tokyo.
Today I saw one of a few of my best friends Canon since we were junior-high school students 12 years ago.
We ate Tsuke-men at Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大勝軒) for lunch.
He loves very hot foods (of course in the sense of taste) so he chose very hot Tsuke-men.
His soup became red like a bloody pond in Japanese hell and looked so hot because it was seasoned with many redhot pepper and Ra-oil, and of course seasoned hotter than mine.
He gave me a bite of his own soup...Unbelievable! Really very hot!
I also like hot foods but do not like VERY hot ones. He must have a bad tongue.
Very hot Tsuke-men like a bloody pond in Japanese hell Canon chose
Today it was raining with a strong wind all the day and very cold though yesterday it was so warm in spite of Japanese autamn that we were able to attend a Buddist service for my grandmother's death without being annoyed with the cold.
After leaving Canon, I went to Atami town in the western area of Koriyama by car through the hard rain.
About 6 O'clock p.m., when I went outside of the building there, it had already been snowing (link to the Japanese website), or at least, sleeting (みぞれ).
The official (Japan Meteorological Agency) (気象庁) told that in Aizu-wakamatsu city, next to Koriyama, the first snowfall of this year was observed Nov. 2. But I think that this might be the first snowfall of this year in Koriyama too because Atami is near from Aizu-wakamatsu.
I cannot believe that it is Japan's autumn. Is it actually winter?
I wonder where autumn had gone and why.
Nov 16, 2009
Tsuke-men and car
I ate Tsuke-men with my friend Canon at Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大勝軒) today, too.
Of course he chose very hot Tsuke-men like a bloody pond in Japanese hell.
This is normal Tsuke-men I chose
I drive my family's car (Suzuki Alto) when I see Canon and travel with him in Koriyama .
Because his car is a Sports car and so old that it jolts along and rides a little bad.
Moreover his car is not economical on gas at all though he has less money than I.
So we travel by my car which is much more fuel-efficient than his one.
My family's car Suzuki Alto covered with snow (photo taken in Koriyama Mar. '07)
Of course he chose very hot Tsuke-men like a bloody pond in Japanese hell.
This is normal Tsuke-men I chose
I drive my family's car (Suzuki Alto) when I see Canon and travel with him in Koriyama .
Because his car is a Sports car and so old that it jolts along and rides a little bad.
Moreover his car is not economical on gas at all though he has less money than I.
So we travel by my car which is much more fuel-efficient than his one.
My family's car Suzuki Alto covered with snow (photo taken in Koriyama Mar. '07)
Mar 29, 2010
How to be busy
*External link to the Japanese website
**External link to the website except written in Japanese
8 a.m. I took my youngest brother to school by car because he usually went there on a 10 kilometers way by bycicle but today it was snowing in the morning.
9 a.m. I saw a family doctor in order to consult about my injury to the third finger (薬指) on the right hand. And a nurse took blood samples from me for the blood test (ohch!)
10:30 a.m. I saw a family ENT doctor (ENT stands for Ear, Nose and Throat; 耳鼻咽喉科) because I had a hay fever.
11:00 a.m. I saw my friend Canon and went to a PC and its peripherals shop, Pasokon Koubou* (パソコン工房) because he was looking for a cheap mouse. After that about 0:30 p.m. we ate tsuke-men at Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大将軒).
3:3o p.m. from his house I went to the hospital at Atami-town where my father had been for the rehabilitation.
5:20 p.m. from my father's hospital I hurried to my brother's high school (maybe 25 km between them!) by car and arrived there almost just 6:00 p.m. And inside the building of his high school I saw the list which showed what university students who graduated this high school this month were going to enter.
6:30 p.m. on the way home I visited Canon's house with my brother for business with him. And then they told me that on this blog I did not write about nothing but meals, especially ramen. Therefore I post today's entry.
Today I was a little busy.
**External link to the website except written in Japanese
8 a.m. I took my youngest brother to school by car because he usually went there on a 10 kilometers way by bycicle but today it was snowing in the morning.
9 a.m. I saw a family doctor in order to consult about my injury to the third finger (薬指) on the right hand. And a nurse took blood samples from me for the blood test (ohch!)
10:30 a.m. I saw a family ENT doctor (ENT stands for Ear, Nose and Throat; 耳鼻咽喉科) because I had a hay fever.
11:00 a.m. I saw my friend Canon and went to a PC and its peripherals shop, Pasokon Koubou* (パソコン工房) because he was looking for a cheap mouse. After that about 0:30 p.m. we ate tsuke-men at Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大将軒).
3:3o p.m. from his house I went to the hospital at Atami-town where my father had been for the rehabilitation.
5:20 p.m. from my father's hospital I hurried to my brother's high school (maybe 25 km between them!) by car and arrived there almost just 6:00 p.m. And inside the building of his high school I saw the list which showed what university students who graduated this high school this month were going to enter.
6:30 p.m. on the way home I visited Canon's house with my brother for business with him. And then they told me that on this blog I did not write about nothing but meals, especially ramen. Therefore I post today's entry.
Today I was a little busy.
May 9, 2011
Trimming trees
*External link to the Japanese website
**External link to the website except written in Japanese
Today I trimmed trees in the small garden of my house between 3 and 6:30 p.m. because before my father had trimmed them but now he had been handicapped by disease so my mother asked me to do so.
But I had to cut a lot of branches and leaves so I asked Canon to help myself.
Before trimming I treated him to tsukemen at Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大勝軒) about 1:30 p.m. in return for his undertaking my request.
He cut them a lot on the roof and the ladder in behalf of me because I have a fear of heights.
And after this work my mother gave him 12 cans of "the third beer" (第三のビール) as a token of our thanks.
Canon, thank you very much!
(Photos will be added later.)
**External link to the website except written in Japanese
Today I trimmed trees in the small garden of my house between 3 and 6:30 p.m. because before my father had trimmed them but now he had been handicapped by disease so my mother asked me to do so.
But I had to cut a lot of branches and leaves so I asked Canon to help myself.
Before trimming I treated him to tsukemen at Koriyama Taishoken (郡山大勝軒) about 1:30 p.m. in return for his undertaking my request.
He cut them a lot on the roof and the ladder in behalf of me because I have a fear of heights.
And after this work my mother gave him 12 cans of "the third beer" (第三のビール) as a token of our thanks.
Canon, thank you very much!
(Photos will be added later.)
May 19, 2010
The ramen-man condition
*External link to the Japanese website
**External link to the website except written in Japanese
After laboring at Hibiya/Yurakucho for 9 hours including 1 hour of rest between 0:30 and 9:30 p.m., I went to Shinbashi by walk in order to eat tsuke-men at Shinbashi Taishoken* (新橋大勝軒).
Listening to Dio's music with my portable player in order to mourn for him, I walked to it for about 10-20 minutes through the drizzle along JR Yamanote line.
By the way, I stayed up all night yesterday. So it was not easy but a little hard for me to walk around through the rain in the night after the vigil and 9 hours' laboring.
I heard some of staffs talking with each other in the language which was obviously Asian but not Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
I chose large-sized tsuke-men (400g, 750 yen) though they sarved also extra large-sized one. I did not choose it because it was 600g and too much to eat.
...And I would never come here expressly to eat this tsuke-men. f^_^;
It was not bad but I had already experienced the tastes of Tomita** (とみ田) (Matsudo) (see also here* for Japanese), Tonikaku (兎に角) (Matsudo) and Momiji (紅葉) (Kokubunji and Koriyama) whose tsuke-men were much better than Shinbashi Taishoken.
Fortunately, tonight I visited this shop without YR, who always complains to me whenever the shop or restaurant I took him was not good for him (in spite of the fact that I'm not a owner of that shop!)
One of conditions to be a ramenist is not to be afraid of drawing a blank.
**External link to the website except written in Japanese
After laboring at Hibiya/Yurakucho for 9 hours including 1 hour of rest between 0:30 and 9:30 p.m., I went to Shinbashi by walk in order to eat tsuke-men at Shinbashi Taishoken* (新橋大勝軒).
Listening to Dio's music with my portable player in order to mourn for him, I walked to it for about 10-20 minutes through the drizzle along JR Yamanote line.
By the way, I stayed up all night yesterday. So it was not easy but a little hard for me to walk around through the rain in the night after the vigil and 9 hours' laboring.
I heard some of staffs talking with each other in the language which was obviously Asian but not Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
I chose large-sized tsuke-men (400g, 750 yen) though they sarved also extra large-sized one. I did not choose it because it was 600g and too much to eat.
...And I would never come here expressly to eat this tsuke-men. f^_^;
It was not bad but I had already experienced the tastes of Tomita** (とみ田) (Matsudo) (see also here* for Japanese), Tonikaku (兎に角) (Matsudo) and Momiji (紅葉) (Kokubunji and Koriyama) whose tsuke-men were much better than Shinbashi Taishoken.
Fortunately, tonight I visited this shop without YR, who always complains to me whenever the shop or restaurant I took him was not good for him (in spite of the fact that I'm not a owner of that shop!)
One of conditions to be a ramenist is not to be afraid of drawing a blank.
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