{"id":73,"date":"2003-11-28T13:41:19","date_gmt":"2003-11-28T13:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2022-08-20T15:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T23:58:01","slug":"lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ramen is practically a religion in Japan. And I&#8217;m a convert.\u00a0 I understand the obsession about finding the best ramen shop (while sampling many along the way). It&#8217;s truly a delicious quest for the best.<\/p>\n<p>This is a picture of my favorite ramen shop in Shinjuku. I can&#8217;t tell you what street it&#8217;s on but I can point it out on a map or tell you where it is.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s across the street from a Citibank. How appropriate!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2202\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/lunch\/img_0033\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?fit=2272%2C1704&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2272,1704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon DIGITAL IXUS 400&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1069435119&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.40625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG 0033\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;IMG 0033&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;IMG 0033&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2202\" title=\"IMG 0033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG 0033\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0033.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I made the Citibank comment because you will need cash at practically all of these shops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This was lunch today, from a famous ramen shop, <a href=\"https:\/\/ramenadventures.com\/listing\/%E9%BA%BA%E5%B1%8B%E6%AD%A6%E8%94%B5-menya-musashi-in-shinjuku\/\">Menya Musashi<\/a>, on the other side of Shinjuku Station.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2203\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0161.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/lunch\/img_0161\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0161.jpg?fit=2272%2C1704&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2272,1704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon DIGITAL IXUS 400&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1070021063&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.40625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG 0161\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;IMG 0161&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;IMG 0161&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0161.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0161.jpg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2203\" title=\"IMG 0161\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/11\/IMG_0161.jpg?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG 0161\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" 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And worth the 55 minute wait!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramen is practically a religion in Japan. And I&#8217;m a convert.\u00a0 I understand the obsession about finding the best ramen shop (while sampling many along the way). It&#8217;s truly a delicious quest for the best. This is a picture of my favorite ramen shop in Shinjuku. 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