Quite an iconic place, inside Niigata’s ‘Echigo-Yuzawa’ station, you can find an area nestled in the back called “Ponshukan”. Inside, you can find a variety of shops selling sake (Niigata’s specialty), and even a sake-themed onsen in the back! However, the most notable area is the sake vending machines! Just to the right inside Ponshukan, […]
Hakata Furyu
I’m generally not a big fan of ramen, however for the sake of letting my friend try something new, we went to a ramen place along Akihabara. Surprisingly enough, I found out later on that this was quite a popular ramen shop too. They use the vending-machine process, which is especially useful for non-Japanese-speaking customers […]