Is the sun rising over Tokyo a true testament to nature’s beauty? And can one honestly call hopping the Yamanote train, street atlas in hand, an adventure? Stay tuned, I’ll be back in a week or so.

Readers of ramenadvnetures.com have sent me a lot of email. We’ve met up in Tokyo, talked about the state of ramen affairs, drank, and had a few adventures. Recently, though, I got a unique request. A request for some ramen related books! It goes without saying that in Japan there would be a couple pieces…

I was off to meet Keizo for some mid week noodles, but I took the wrong train. The shop we were meeting at was on the Seibu Ikebukuro line, and I took the Seibu Shinjuku line. These lines always confuse me, since neither of them are taken from Ikebukuro or Shinjuku. No worries, I had…

I should explain the paypal link over on the right —-> Living and working in Tokyo has been an interesting adventure. Although bowls of amazing ramen are accessible day and night, one thing hasn’t been so easy to come by. Cash. I work various part time jobs, and was able to achieve a nice balance.…

Why is Keizo so happy? That’s why! The NY Times article was translated into Japanese for the uber popular COURRiER Japon magazine. This magazine was described to me as the Japanese Newsweek. Except it’s monthly. Spread the love people, spread the noodly love. What better way to celebrate than with a bowl of Green Curry…

Welcome New York Times readers! Nope, that’s not me in the above photo, but none other than the Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross. Matt emailed me sometime last year about lending him a hand with an article he was writing, and I jumped at the chance. If there’s one thing I love as much as eating…