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もちもちの木 (Mochimochinoki in Shinjuku)

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もちもちの木

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I needed a shop in this specific area, or my new adventure would be explaining to my student why I was late to our English lesson. Luckily, the main road in Shinjuku Nishiguchi is a hot spot for ramen shops.

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Mochi Mochi no Ki had moved literally 1 block away, but that still warrants fresh bouquets of “welcome” flowers. It’s a Japanese custom to give these flowers to any new shop in the area. What’s not Japanese culture, though, is the guy we spotted stealing a handful of lillies!

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Seriously, he took about 5. Anyways, down to the basement for this new ramen shop.

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The interior of Mochi Mochi no Ki is very nice. Everything is wood. Classy. There is even a roped off section that looks like it used to be a VIP lounge. Who knows what was going on here a week ago.

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More on the pizza later.

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Very hot (due to the layer of scalding oil on top), very fishy (due to numerous fish that went into the soup), and very, very good.

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The menma is their own creation, and you can buy packs of it to take home. If I ever try and make my own ramen, I know where to go for at least one of the toppings.

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And, yes, the ramen pizza. It was only 400 yen due to the opening celebration. Would I order it every time? Probably not. I’d rather eat 400 yen worth of that menma. So good!

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