Celebrate New Year's Eve / Zermatt

I spent a New years eve at Zermatt in Switzerland for Snowboarding. I was staying at the accommodation near a train station and had a relax in the room with my room mate. We noticed that outside of the accommodation is very noisy such a late at night. What's the hell is going on out there? Looked out of the window, we surprised to see that many people going out and walk toward the same direction so we have decided to go out and follow them. Finally we arrived at a public square in front of a church. Many of them already got tipsy and set off firecracker but they seems to be waiting for something. Instinctively I understood this place is a New years eve count down celebration site and they are waiting for count down call.

Now, it's time to start countdown call! Everybody scream and shout "Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Happy New Year!" The priest in front of a church set fire to fireworks to the night sky! Everybody throwing their own belongings like a beanie or even the fireworks or empty wine bottles in the air. It's really chaotic in there. I thought Swiss people are shy but they got loud with big bodies. Beautiful blonde women approaching to me one after another, she guys said "Kiss me". I was surprised to hear that because basically Japanese people rarely kissed in public and don't kiss aside from their lover. I didn't have a girl friend that time but felt a bit guilty to kiss with strangers. Anyway, I accepted the offer to kiss and hug at least twenty women.

Suddenly someone grabbed my shoulder from behind me. He said that grab the
shoulder in front of you and we got together danced in a circle. Finally the party came to the climax...

A few hours later, the party is over. Everybody left at public square though. Some people lost fainted on the ground with lost consciousness. I guess those people drunk too much or bumped empty wine bottles. Electric ambulance arrived and they were carried by ambulance. Gasoline powered vehicle prohibit by protect the environment.

A lonely feeling made me just wanted to be stay there for a while...
Apparently that was memorable travel experience for me.

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TacoRico / Onarimon, Tokyo

TacoRico:http://www.tacorico.jp/

Mexican Tacos Carnitas / 350yen

Grilled Chicken Burrito / 800yen

Generally, Mexican Foods like Tacos can not accept among Japanese People because of its seasoning and is difficult to eat. But Mexican Foods which served at TacoTico are acceptable. For example, Burrito contains a lot of rice and reduce thick seasoning that makes Japanese customers satisfied our appetite because Japanese people live on rice. As for Tacos, served with a kind of paper holder that prevent the hands from staining. Japanese people dislikes being stained their hands. From such reasons, Mexican Foods which served at TacoRico might be acceptable among Japanese people. 

Mexican Foods is reasonable in America. so I often had a meal at there when I was in America and sometimes I craved Tacos very much since I came back to Japan.  

You may think that Mexican Foods in Japan are expensive, but I really appreciate that I was able to eat Mexican Foods here in Japan.

Access:

From Subway Mita Line Onarimon Station A5 Exit.

Go up a pedestrian bridge

Pass through like this and go down

When you finished to go down the stairs and look at your left!

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Isomaru Suisan

Isomaru Suisan 磯丸水産 offers reasonable lunch menu. You can choice of sea food on the top of bowl of rice. Even though it is usually expensive but you can get it cheaper than other restaurant.

カンパチとサーモンの漬丼 Kanpachi to Salmon no Zukedon:Seafood Bowl / 830yen
たぬきワカメうどん Tanuki Wakame Udon:Noodle Soup / 190yen

Isomaru Suisan is a restaurant which as if you were in an Beach Shack with lively atmosphere.

Isomaru Suisan is a chain restaurant which has throughout Japan. Most of them open 24 hours. People come to eat reasonable lunch and Have a grilled sea food over drink at night.

Now, I will show you to the Isomaru Suisan at Akihabara.

From JR Akihabara Station, Electric Town Gate 電気街改札.

When you pass through a ticket barrier, take your left.
Go straight about 30 seconds and cross a traffic light.

You are already there!

You had better take a look at menu list which contains its pictures and prices in front of entrance that very convenient for you.

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O'Tacos / Shinbashi, Tokyo

The shop which serves Tacos in Shinbashi. I had been to Mexico only nominally a half day trip to Tijuana from SanDiego. Unlike American style Mexican food, Tacos that I ate at O'Tacos looked like the one that I ate in Mexico.

http://www.otacos.org/

Access:
From JR Shinbashi Station Karasumori 烏森 Exit.
Take your right like this arrow.

Next, Take your left at KFC.

Enter a narrow alley like this arrow.

We are there!

The shop is small, This place is not so much a restaurant as a bar. You might select this place one of the option for bar hopping.

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