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Ang Noodle House 洪淋面馆 Cheras is always filled with good food and this is another great find in Taman Taynton View neighbourhood. Ang Noodle House 洪淋面馆 is offering delicious yet comforting bowls of traditional flavours in their Lum Mee and Ipoh style Chicken Hor Fun …
Yufuin is a charming onsen town located in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. It is well known for its chilled and relaxed atmosphere, scenic mountain views, and trendy cafes and of course, unique onsen ryokan. It is pretty easy to explore Yufuin by foot as the main …
When in Yufuin, come savour the Mabushi rice in Yufu Mabushi Shin!
There are two branches here in Yufuin, one is near to the train station, the Yufumabushi Shin Ekimae Branch; and the other is the Yufumabushi Kinrinko Honten which is near to Lake Kinrin. I have dined in both branches (from two different visits) but this post will be about the honten branch.
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Yufumabushi Shin Kinrinko Honten 由布まぶし 心 金鱗湖本店
We took the earliest limited express YUFU 1 from Hakata to Yufuin, arrived at Yufuin around 10am in the morning. Alternately, you can take Yufuin no Mori – the retro sightseeing train to Yufuin.
We dropped the luggage in our ryokan stay and slow-walked straight to Yufumabushi Shin Kirinko Honten, knowing that there will be a long queue if we didn’t go this early.
And yes, there was already a queue at 11.20am, where you could see here, which was not too long. We didn’t have to wait too long. By 12 noon, we were already seated and waiting for our meal to be served. Perfect timing for our lunch, as you know, traveling with elderly, every meal time has to put into consideration.
Yufumabushi Shin is specializing in claypot rice made of bungo beef, eel, and chicken. There are three proteins for you to choose from: Bungo-Gyu mabushi with Bungo Beef from Oita Prefecture, Jidori Mabushi is the chicken, and lastly the Hitsumabushi – the eel.
Each mabushi rice comes in a set, served with appetizers, pickled vegetables, soup, and seasonings on the side.
Continue reading OITA: Yufu Mabushi Shin Kinrinko Honten @ Yufuin
Ahhh, Sushi Omakase, it has been a while! This place marked one of the best meals I had during my most recent trip in Japan. My summary post will be up later but I wanna pen down this best memory before everything. LOL Shibuya Sushi …
Back to my peng leng jeng series and I must share this with you guys. Recently I have found out this awesome spot for dinner, which is truly a hidden gem. Good flavours and price is extremely affordable. 辉记蒸鱼头 辉记蒸鱼头 is a small stall hidden …
2024. I made it again, to Suntory Hakushu Distillery. YES!!! You read it, AGAIN!!!
It is a lot harder to get a spot now because the paid tour is done through raffle system (unlike old time when reservation is more fuss-free). You will have to submit your details at the given specific dates when they are open for the submission. You may pick a few preferred date/time slots for the paid tour. So take note on it if you are planning to visit to the distillery, information for submission is all available in their website.
The submission is for the lottery pick only and will not guarantee you confirmed seats yet. You will be notified by emails if you get picked. You will then be given a link to complete the later process and payment for the guarantee seats.
Out of many submissions we did for the trip, we only managed to score one slot of 4 seats for this visit. It was indeed another dream come true experience as the some areas in the distillery are newly renovated; while some are kept the same.
Do note that this distillery experience was dated back in March 2024.
For my experience in March 2019, check out YAMANASHI: Suntory Hakushu Distillery
For full itinerary, check out JAPAN TRIP 2024: 11D10N in Yamagata, Sendai, Aizu Wakamatsu & Tokyo
With the JR Wide Area Pass, we boarded on an 8am train (JR limited express “Azusa”) from Shinjuku Station which took us to Kobuchizawa Station. The journey was about 2 hours.
We then boarded the bus at 10am from the Kobuchizawa Station; it took us straight to Suntory Hakushu Distillery/ Suntory Minami Alps Hakushu Water Plant. The journey was around 10 to 15minutes at free of charge, but reservation is a must. For more information, do check it out on their website.
The beautiful renovated reception area at the visitor center. Here, we registered ourselves before entering the Suntory Hakushu Sanctuary.
Continue reading YAMANASHI: Suntory Hakushu Distillery (Winter)
Err by Bo.lan A Thai Dining takeover by Err by Bo.lan, led by Michelin-starred chefs Bo and Dylan from Bo.lan, Bangkok is taking place here in Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur from now until 30 November 2025. This collaboration brings the spirit of Thai street food …
Sandoichi Nestled here in Publika, SANDO-ICCHI is the happening spot specializing in Sando – the Japanese style sandwich made of shokupan sandwiching the beef or prawn or egg. They offer only 6 kinds of sandwich in their menu (at the moment), and I find them …
