Magorinsha Ramen

The jet lag hadn’t fully caught up to us yet so we were ready to go early. Our first meal, obviously, was ramen. We dropped by Magorinsha Ramen 孫鈴舎 in the Ginza neighborhood so we could hit up one the many stationary stories in the area.

A bowl of ramen and a bowl of rice - tamago kake gohan.

Breakfast ramen with bonus kake tamago gohan (egg rice)

The original plan was to try their tsukemen (dipping ramen), but it turns out they only serve a certain “breakfast ramen” in the morning. The noodles were very thin, but the broth itself was thick and flavorful. It tasted like a slightly watered down tsukemen broth. The soft boiled egg wasn’t actually that soft, but had a ton of flavor.

Tickets from the ordering machine.

The vending machine prints one of these for each item you order. The tickets with the black highlights are mains. The other three tickets are sides and add-ons.

The staff (just an older man and a server) were super patient with us as we struggled with the machine and the process of ticket ramen. Normally you’d hand them the ticket, but in this case it popped up on one of their screens and they called the numbers of each dish as it was ready.

The atrium of the Tokyo International Forum

Tokyo International Forum just outside the station.

On the way back through Tokyo Station we spotted a fruit stand with some picture-perfect peaches. Definitely not cheap, but hey, it was our first day of vacation.

A two-pack of some incredibly large white peaches.

We got ourselves a 大糖页 - "big sugar"

Verdict? Incredibly juicy and the sweetest peach we’ve ever had. Texture-wise? Very crisp, almost like an apple - not our favorite. We wrapped it in a bag and left it out to soften up a bit. Fun once, would not buy at that price again.