{"id":80793,"date":"2008-12-11T12:44:33","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T03:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=80793"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:41:11","slug":"dont-forget-the-camera-wednesday-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20081211\/blogs\/holiday-stroll\/dont-forget-the-camera-wednesday-walk","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Forget the Camera! Wednesday Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh no! By the time I realized it, it was too late\u2014<br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t have my camera in my pocket.<br \/>\nSo I&#8217;ll just have to describe it in words\u2026<br \/>\nSince I had shopping to do, realistically I went via Ebisu and Daikanyama.<br \/>\nLunch was Nepalese food at &#8220;Salty Mode&#8221; in Ebisu. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/1507998_57664131_0.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>On the fifth floor of the building\u2014isn&#8217;t it more like a shot bar?\u2014<br \/>\nNo menu, just curry, they said\u2014and I was like, uh, okay\u2026<br \/>\nBut then I got hooked on this indescribable spiced curry \u2605 The sides were spicy too, yo!<br \/>\nThough the portion seemed a bit small\u2014<br \/>\nSince the portion was a little small, I headed to &#8220;Hiiragi,&#8221; a taiyaki shop.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d heard rumors that taiyaki causes huge crowds, so I decided to check it out.<br \/>\nBut around 1 p.m. on a weekday, there was nobody there\u2026 <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/1507998_57664131_1.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>They only had red bean flavor.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s dig in\u2014\u2605 Crunch!<br \/>\nWhoa! I expected a soft taiyaki, but it&#8217;s crispy!<br \/>\nThe red bean filling is subtly sweet\u2014a sophisticated taste. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/1507998_57664131_2.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&#8220;Tea Espresso HATEA&#8221;\u2014tea brewed with an espresso machine.<br \/>\nI went in to buy tea leaves but they didn&#8217;t have any\u2026 Well, let me try it anyway!<br \/>\nSorry! I wasn&#8217;t moved by it \u2605 <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/1507998_57664131_3.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>I went to &#8220;FOOT STEP&#8221; to see if there was anything interesting.<br \/>\nEven though I hadn&#8217;t been there in two years, they remembered my name and said &#8220;Welcome back!&#8221; \u2605<br \/>\nI need to learn from that\u2026 I&#8217;ll be back \u25a0 <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/1507998_57664131_4.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&#8220;Lupicia Bon March\u00e9&#8221;<br \/>\nA shop that offers tea, sweets, tableware and other items that have no quality issues but are being discarded due to approaching expiration dates or poor appearance\u2014Bon March\u00e9 (French for &#8220;bargain&#8221;).<br \/>\nIt used to be a regular Lupicia, but the store had a completely different look now.<br \/>\nAs long as I could buy tea, it was fine, so I asked the staff member: &#8220;Did the regular Lupicia that was here before close down?&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd they replied\u2026<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s now Lupicia Bon March\u00e9\u2014we&#8217;ve rebranded, they said\u2026<br \/>\nOh, my bad \u2605 <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/1507998_57664131_5.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&#8220;Bodum Caf\u00e9&#8221;<br \/>\nA space that carries Bodum products and also has a caf\u00e9.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, it seems to have closed\u2026<br \/>\nToo bad\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh no! By the time I realized it, it was too late\u2014 I didn&#8217;t have my camera in my pocket. So I&#8217;ll just have to describe it in words\u2026 Since I had shopping to do, realistically I went via Ebisu and Daikanyama. Lunch was Nepalese food at &#8220;Salty Mode&#8221; in Ebisu. &nbsp; &nbsp;On the fifth floor of the building\u2014isn&#8217;t it more like a shot bar?\u2014 No menu, just curry, they said\u2014and I was like, uh, okay\u2026 But then I got hooked on this indescribable spiced curry \u2605 The sides were spicy too, yo! 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