On the way to Shibamata Taishakuten, there is a shop that has its roof sticking out just like back in the old days. This it Yamato-ya, which is the model of Tora-san’s parents’ house. For lunch, you can have tendon, a bowl of rice topped with tempura, or tempura dish. As you can see in the picture below, you can actually see the chef frying the tempura from the outside. It is an open-style kitchen.

Even without entering, you hear the energetic “welcome” from the store and the good smell of tempura lure you into the restaurant. Once you get in, you can choose between tatami mat and chair. This time I sat on the chair seat. I ordered tendon. Tendon has shrimp tempura and eel tempura. If you do not like eel, you can ask and change it to sillaginidae.

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Edo-Shoten, who has actively spread the traditional Edo culture, hosted a sale kimono market in Asakusa. This is my report on it.

The market was held in the 6th floor of this building Amuse Museum, which is located right next to Nitenmon (a gate) of Senso-ji.

A mannequin with kimono welcomes the guests getting off the elevator.

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On October 21st, a new international terminal has opened at Haneda airport. Although the actual name of Haneda airport is Tokyo International Airport, after Narita airport started business, most of the international flights were shifted to Narita. Therefore, this day was an important day for Haneda.

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