Macha Soba at Aiso in Uji, Kyoto

Outside of Kyoto you find the small city of Uji that is famous for the best tea in Japan. Uji is all about tea used in different ways. Aiso is a restaurant that has been around serving soba made of Macha tea. The restaurant is old and outdated and that is what makes it so charming as well. You can sit in the old building or across the street on tatamifloor rooms overlooking the river. This set of light tempura with some small appetizers and green tea soba cost you 1850 Yen and is good value for money. The taste is traditional and a bit of home cooking.
To get to Uji you take the local JR train from Kyoto Station and to get from the restaurant you walk on Omotesando Street, pass the world famous Byodoin Temple and then by the river you find this small street and just ask for Aiso and everyone knows it! Enjoy your meal!

Were to buy Global knives in Tokyo?

Many people going to Japan wants to buy a Japanese knife. Most people don't want to buy the traditional knifes because they are difficult to take care of. In Sweden the Japanese knives from Global are very popular and the price in Sweden are almost double that of Japan.
You usually find them in the household section at department store. If you happen to be in Shibuya were most visitors to Tokyo go, you just go to the eight floor of the Tokyu Department Store at the big square. You find the knives next to the elevators there.
 Remember to put them in your suitcase as you fly home and remember that if you give a knife as a gift you have to put a stone ( harder then the knife ) in the box so that the friendship will not be broken!

Guide Michelin guide at Shibuya Station in Tokyo

The guide Michelin shocked the world when it published its first guide to the food heaven of Tokyo a few years ago. It gave more stars to the restaurants in Tokyo then to their main restaurant in Paris. Some small sushi restaurants now have to hire staff just to take reservations or to answer the phone and say that the restaurant is fully booked. It has been for both bad and good. People from all over the world now know that Tokyo is the city in the world with more Guide Michelin star restaurants then any other city in the world. And that this city is a food heaven!  If you want to visit one of them you can buy the book or if you happen to be at Shibuya station you can check out the Guide Michelin guide machine on the Yamanote line platform, direction Shinjuku.