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Forget “Citizen Kane”, “8 1/2” or “Seven Samurai” – introducing the greatest motion picture ever made – “KUNG FURY”! Continue Reading…
Ladies and gentlemen, and those of your foreigners coming to Tokyo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, I have an announcement to make! I have come to the conclusion that the best salad bar deal in all of Tokyo is at my new favorite Rock N Roll diner, Big Boy. The Salad Bar is ¥590 (about $5 USD) for all you can eat!
Big Boy at Futakotamagawa!
In fact, besides an incredible deal on the salad bar, Big Boy might be the best place to drink beer too!
How so? Read on…
When I was a high school student living in the west in the mid seventies, we often went to Bob’s Big Boy. It was cheap, er, I mean, inexpensive and the food was great.
American style large comfortable seating… And, instead of Japan’s J-Pop Hit Parade of Hell, they actually were playing American 1950s and 1960s Rock Music so that’s worth the price of admission!
I didn’t even know they had Bob’s Big Boy (called simply “Big Boy”) in Japan until the other day. I found one, not 5 minutes walk from my house. It is in the opposite direction of the station, so I had never even once walked by it in over ten years. I did the other day when I went for a stroll and what a stroke of luck!
I walked in and checked the lunch menu. I couldn’t believe it. A full lunch set that includes soup and curry rice and white rice for only ¥680!? (about $5.66 USD – and there’s no tipping in Japan!) Who, on a budget, in their right mind would ever go to any McBurgers, when you can get a balanced meal for that price? The lunch set that includes the salad bar and the soup and rice and curry rice (all you can eat salad and rice and curry!) is only ¥960!!! (About $8 USD).
Incredible deal for the whole family! How do these folks stay in business? What a great deal!
My wife tried one of the set menus and she was very satisfied! The hamburger was great and the fried chicken was miles away better than Kentucky Fried Chicken!
Since I have gout, drink too much and am trying not to die soon, I try to eat very healthy if I can. I always try to away from fried foods (and cooked foods) generally because of too much salt, etc. I checked the salad bar menu and prices and that was when my jaw dropped to the floor!
“¥590 for an all-you-can-eat Salad Bar??? Was this a mistake? Was I reading this wrong? ¥590 for an all-you-can-eat salad bar????!!!!” Incredible, but true. I ordered that and loaded up on the veggies and fruits! I ate 5 plates of that!
It was heaven!
I had been going to a place that charged ¥1,980 for the all-you-can-eat salad bar. That is nice too, but Big Boy has a great salad bar at less than 1/3 that price and the salad was fresh and delicious! What a fantastic deal!
This has to be nirvana for vegetarians and salads eaters like me in Japan!
If you aren’t hungry and you just want to sit down and have at the all-you can drink bar then it is only ¥290!
And, finally, the plat de résistance! During weekdays, after your first beer, all your next beers are all half-price! One beer is ¥500 (about $4.17) but the next ones are all half price. So if you drink like me, then you’ll have at least 4 beers. 4 beers on the weekday special will be ¥1250. That’s about $10 USD for 4 beers! Unbelievable!
And there’s no table charge! Think about it, I can go in and sit down at a table and drink 4 beers for ¥1250 (about $10 USD)! That is unheard of!
Also, besides the set menu, Big Boy offers side menus of fried calamari and french fries and all sorts of little snacks that you can wash down with beer! (I recommend the calamari & french fries… They were quite excellent and only ¥290 yen!)
The real test for my family is taking my son to any restaurant. He is a VERY picky eater and generally doesn’t like eating out, excepting at a few (very expensive) restaurants. We took him to Big Boy and he loved it and gave it 9 out of 10 points… (Thank you God!)
That’s not the first time he’s given 9 out of 10 to a restaurant, but was the first time he ever did that for a restaurant that didn’t cost me at least ¥15,000 (about $120 USD) for the three of us. He had calamari & fries, a delicious Auusie beef steak from the dinner menu, all-you-can drink and ice cream dessert; my wife had a ¥960 set menu and all-you-can drink with a dessert; I had the salad bar and all-you-can drink; the damages? ¥4,200 (about $36 USD) for the three of us!
Simply amazing; good, clean restaurant. Delicious food at a very reasonable price – and Rock N Roll music to boot!
If I were you, I’d get over to Big Boy and try out the salad bar and beer deal ASAP.
It’s simply the best deal in Japan!
I give Big Boy 5 out of 5 stars. When a head of lettuce costs ¥260 (about $2.25 USD) at the local grocer, but Big Boy can give you all-you-can eat salad at ¥590 (about $5.05 USD) why go buy groceries?
How do they do that????
You’d better get over the Big Boy soon, because, the way I eat salads, they are going to go bust because of me! Get into this great deal while you can!
Bob and I are now buddies again!
The Gaijin Gourmet: The Best Salad Bar Deal in Tokyo at Big Boy – My Favorite Rock N Roll Diner!!!
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Looking for more great deals on cheap eats in Japan?:
Tokyo’s Best Cheap Sushi is in Okachimachi!? 東京の一番安くて美味しい寿司屋？御徒町にあるの？ http://robot55.jp/blog/tokyos-best-cheap-sushi-in-okachimachi/
The Gaijin Gourmet: Soba Wars At Hanzomon Station in Tokyo robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-soba-wars-at-hanzomon-station-in-tokyo/
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At Robot55 we make video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us! contact@robot55.jp
ROBOT55 はビジネス、商業、製品紹介動画の制作のみならず、アートや音楽の映像も創っております。ビジネス動画においてはウェブ動画時代の到来に合わせ、お求めや すい¥70,000という格安価格より承ります。ご予算に応じて皆様にご満足のいく高品質動画を制作致します。勿論インディー・バンド向けPV制作も行っ ております。よ！
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Looking for the best places to eat and dine in Tokyo and Japan before the upcoming Tokyo Olympics? Welcome to the Original Gaijin Gourmet!
Long, long ago in a land far away, Soba was made sometime during the Tokugawa period.
The ancient scrolls of the Wikipedities say:
Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour, and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle (unlike thick wheat noodles, known as udon). Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup.
It takes three months for buckwheat to be ready for harvest, so it can be harvested four times a year, mainly in spring, summer, and autumn. In Japan, buckwheat is produced mainly in Hokkaido. Soba that is made with newly harvested buckwheat is called “shin-soba”. It is sweeter and more flavorful than regular soba.
In Japan, soba noodles are served in a variety of settings: they are a popular inexpensive fast food at train stations throughout Japan, but are also served by expensive specialty restaurants. Markets sell dried noodles and men-tsuyu, or instant noodle broth, to make home preparation easy. Some establishments, especially cheaper and more casual ones, may serve both soba and udon as they are often served in a similar manner.
Soba is the traditional noodle of choice for Tokyoites.
Yude Taro is my favorite Soba place in all of Tokyo. This restaurant is very inexpensive and the quality and taste of the food is unbeatable!
In many places in Tokyo the Soba Wars are in full swing. Let me introduce you to what I think are the major players at Hanzomon on the Hanzomon Line. Leave the station at exit 5 to find both of these battling warriors within sixty-seconds walk from each other.
The first one is Yude-Taro. Just across the street from exit 5 as you walk out the station. In my opinion, Yude- Taro is the Empire of the Soba Shops; it is cheap, delicious and clean; the others pale in comparison.
Yude Taro is spacious, extremely clean and has seating enough for you and a entire troop of Imperial Storm Troopers.
They have both seating as well as standing room. Don’t bother going there right at 12 pm until 1 pm on a workday, the place will be packed!
As you can see the kitchen is extremely clean.
Buy your food tickets from the machines outside. The staff who handle your food never touch money.
The trump card for Yude Taro is that the soba noodles are made on the premises. This place is cheap but just as delicious as a shop that costs twice the price. I have also read that a man who is considered an expert on Soba said in an interview that he thought Yude Taro was the “Best Soba in Japan.”
Large Zaru soba (¥320) with Wakame (seaweed) total is ¥390. That’s about $4.70
Wide menu that even includes curry rice and, of course, fried foods.
That’s the boss of this branch of Yude Taro in front of a spotless kitchen and freshly fried veggies and fish.
….. And now, to the rebel base!
The next place that isn’t quite as tasty (in my opinion) as Yude Taro is Komoro Soba (about a 45 second walk around the corner). BUT! Komoro Soba is cheaper by about ¥30 ($.50) a plate for the soba. If you are on a budget, then maybe Komoro Soba is for you. The exact same menu of Large Zaru soba with Wakame (seaweed) is ¥390 at Yude Taro (about $4.70) but at Komoro Soba it is ¥310 (about $3.90)… Now, if you are a cheap skate bastard like me, that makes a difference – ESPECIALLY when you are eating this healthy and wholesome food everyday for a week or a month!
Komoro Soba
To go to Komoro Soba, you need to walk out of the station and turn left (and left again at the corner) instead of walking across the street to Yude Taro)
The soba alone is ¥290 at Komoro Soba (about $3.68) while it is ¥360 (about $4.60) at Yude Taro. Yude Taro tastes a bit better (of course, their noodles are made on premises, but it depends on your pocketbook if it is worth it or not. And, unless you’ve eaten soba a lot, you might not be able to tell the difference!)
Komoro Soba is also extremely clean with plenty of seating.
Kitchen is spotless too (I love Japanese restaurants!) Here is a photo of a clone making soba.
As usual, the machines sell the goods and so these are not the droids you are looking for (unless, of course, you want a great meal for a great price!)
Map of the galaxy (Hanzomon)…. Go and seek.
There is no try. There is only do or not do.
Do try these great places to eat. May the force be with you!
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Looking for the best sushi in Tokyo?:
Tokyo’s Best Cheap Sushi is in Okachimachi!? 東京の一番安くて美味しい寿司屋？御徒町にあるの？ http://robot55.jp/blog/tokyos-best-cheap-sushi-in-okachimachi/
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At Robot55 we make video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us! contact@robot55.jp
ROBOT55 はビジネス、商業、製品紹介動画の制作のみならず、アートや音楽の映像も創っております。ビジネス動画においてはウェブ動画時代の到来に合わせ、お求めや すい¥70,000という格安価格より承ります。ご予算に応じて皆様にご満足のいく高品質動画を制作致します。勿論インディー・バンド向けPV制作も行っ ております。よ！
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先日神田祭のお写真をこちらのブログで紹介させて頂きました！
We shared some fantastic pics from Kanda Festival, one of 3 great Shinto festivals of Japan, here last week.
予想外の大反響にお答えして、先週の神田祭より更に素敵なお写真をアップ致します〜♬
Due to insistent public demand, we decided to upload more photos from Kanda Festival for your viewing pleasure! Continue Reading…
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既にニコニコ生放送配信後僅か一週間で再生100万回を突破し、巷で話題の『ニンジャスレイヤー・フロムアニメイション』！
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この番組の凄いのは毎回様々なアーティストが書き下ろしを中心とした楽曲をエンディング・テーマとして提供しているところ！
そして楽曲提供したアーティストが出演してお話を聞かせてくれるのがROBOT55が制作している『ザ・TVショウ』！
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人類の皆様こにゃにゃちわ、ROBOT55（ロボット・ゴー・ゴー）です！
Hullo, my dear human species! I is ROBOT55!
先週末、山王祭、深川祭と並んで江戸三大祭、或いは京都祇園祭、大阪天神祭と並んで日本三大祭に数えられている神田祭に行ってきました！
Last weekend, I joined what is considered to be one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Sanno Matsuri, or some might even say one of the three great Shinto festivals of Japan, along with Gion Matsuri in Kyoto and Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka, the Kanda Matsuri!
神田明神（創建伝天平2年）/ Kanda Shrine, founded in 730 AD
関ヶ原の合戦の戦勝祈祷から始まったとされるこの祭の熱気は400年以上経った21世紀 の今日も健在しております！
Started as a prayer for victory in the battle of Sekigahara, the decisive battle that changed the course of Japan’s destiny in 1600, Kanda Matsuri’s energy is still as present as ever after 400 years!
出陣寸前の神田鍛冶町弐丁目の神輿と山車 / Kanda Kaji-cyo 2-cyome’s Mikochi & float marching
老いも若きも神田祭を楽しんでおりました。祭って本当に良いですね〜♬
Matsuri is fun for both young and old, girls & boys – kind of rare for what is essentially a religious ceremony!
神田明神における宮入りと並んで圧巻なのはハイテク家電が並ぶオタクの聖地、秋葉原電気街を練り歩く古風な祭行列のコントラスト。現代日本の文化スペクトラムの両極が見事に共存する絵面です。
Besides miyairi, the ritual to return the demi-god from mikoshi, the small mobile shrine, to the main Kanda shrine, the most spectacle part of Kanda matsuri is when centuries-old mikoshis march through the street of Akiabara, the world-famous post-modern electric/electronic town as well as the otaku-pop-culture’s major breeding ground – nothing sums up the both ends of Japan’s cultural spectrum better.
お祭りは我々の住んでいるほぼ全ての地域で催されております。地下足袋（最近はエアー足袋なる便利なものもありますが）と法被を羽織って神輿を担いでみると結構楽しいですよ！皆で汗をかいて、ビール飲んで、大声出して！一生忘れられない経験、っていうかクセになるかもしれません♬
Matsuri is held everywhere in Japan between late spring and late Autumn. As it is fundamentally a Shinto ceremony to thank Gods for harvest, Autumn being the most popular time. Kanda matsuri is a major tourist-attraction for both local and international tourists. However, it’s even more fun to participate and carry the little mobile shrine yourself. People are usually very friendly and often provide you with free booze! Can be the experience of a lifetime!
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ROBOT55はビジネス、商業、製品紹介動画の制作のみならず、アートや音楽の映像も創っております。ビジネス動画においてはウェブ動画時代の到来に合わせ、お求めやすい¥70,000という格安価格より承ります。ご予算に応じて皆様にご満足のいく高品質動画を制作致します。勿論インディー・バンド向けPV制作も行っております。よ！
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『ブス』 / Su凸ko D凹koi – 哭ける！名曲！
昨年もヒャダインX綾小路翔のテレビ番組『musicるTV第１回日本もし売れ大賞』の歌詞賞を見事受賞していましたが、今年に入ってからも多くのFM局で彼女たちの音楽がオンエアされたりして現在人気急上昇中のSu凸ko D凹koi。
今度は先日発売された東京ウォーカーのCDレビューで1stミニアルバム『一寸先は闇』が紹介されております！Rock ‘n’ Roll! Continue Reading…
本日は志向を変えて人の巡り合わせに関する不思議な実話をお届けします。
筆者の住んでいる街は100年を優に超える歴史があります。それはアメリカ人、特に西海岸に住んでいた人間にとって凄い事なのですが、日本の人達にとってはせいぜい「日本には1,000年以上の歴史を持つ街や神社がいくらでもありますから……」といった感じなのでしょう。 Continue Reading…
皆様こんにちは、ROBOT55（ロボット・ゴー・ゴー）です。
昨日はニコ生出演！？という世紀の大誤報を流してしまいましてまことにすみませんでした…
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