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• #53

  >>52
  plus two pieces of sushi with a stripe of addictive Japanese mayo and a fresh Pacific oyster raised on a pedestal and bathed in a bright vinaigrette. All four diners agree the kingfish sashimi is a knockout.

  When tray No.4 arrives, I start to worry. There are five entrees in individual pottery bowls and plates, all presented like edible art. Included is a strip of grilled ocean perch with a dash of citrusy ponzu sauce, a zucchini flower stuffed with minced prawn and lotus root, and a piece of crunchy deep-fried soft-shell crab beside a tiny mound of green-tea salt.

  As the tray is cleared away, I notice the growing pile of small dishes waiting to be hand washed at the far end of the room. Exquisite ceramic plates are not dishwasher friendly.

  My main is a piece of Atlantic salmon, grilled to succulent pinkness, with a sweet walnut teriyaki sauce and salad. Others choose the light-as-feather assorted tempura and a spicy miso hotpot of mixed seafoods.

  No one thinks there could possibly be room for dessert. Of course, we are wrong. Tray No.6 bears a small dish of ice-cream or sorbet chosen from a range of knockout flavours (blood orange is the table favourite), alongside slices of kiwi fruit and rockmelon. There is also a pot of green-tea panna cotta - comforting and addictive - and a square of soft, dark chocolate dusted with a nutty soybean powder.

  Definitely worth crossing the bridge for.

  Menu Japanese, specialising in kaiseki, but also a la carte.

  Value Very good. Entrees, $14; mains, $24; dessert, $8, six-course kaiseki, $59.

  Recommended dishes Kingfish sashimi, grilled salmon with walnut dressing; blood-orange sorbet.

• #70

  >>53

  6 course menu

  Including one drink of your choice from sake, beer, wine, Yuzu or plum wine or plum wine.

  Sake shot and Amuse

  Appetizer

  Sashimi and Sushi (Assorted sashimi and sushi 2pc)

  Assorted Entree (Four portions and Chawanmushi on one plate)

  Main *Your choice of main course

  Wagyu steak with *teriyaki miso or ponzu sauce (+$5)

  Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce

  Grilled salmon with walnut teriyaki sauce

  Steamed barramundi with spicy soy sauce

  Crumbed pork loin

  Sukiyaki hot pot (Wagyu beef)

  Mix hot pot : light soy or spicy miso soup flavour (salmon, scallop, prawn, oyster, chicken, veges and tofu)

  Eel hot pot : (eel, veges, and beaten egg)

  Assorted tempura

  Eel kabayaki served on rice

  Chicken nanban

  Dessert

• #71

  The traditional fried sticky rice ($23.80) was quite good. I had never had anything like this before, which seems odd to me since I had thought that I had eaten most types of fried rice by my fourth decade in life. There was plenty of umami little shrimp and bits of sausage inside, and the stickiness helped it to achieve a crispy char on most of the rice. Actually delicious.

  The sizzling bean curd beef brisket ($33.80) would’ve been good with some normal steamed white rice, rather than just the already-tasty fried sticky rice. It was a bit expensive in comparison to other restaurants, though the size and flavour was good. The beef came complete with a lot of tendon, and the texture of the meat was soft and juicy as well. I will note that the bean curd it came with was not what I had expected (I had thought it would be fried soft tofu), but ultimately did match well with the rest of the dish.

  It is what it is.

  Nathan Road Hong Kong Cafe
  832 Bourke St, Waterloo

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• #66

  >>65
  S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" Dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet to Shite Kurashitemasu (1 Episode)
  Sakamoto Days (3 Episode or MUST WATCHED)
  Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi (1 Episode)
  Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru (2 Episode)
  Sorairo Utility (3 Episode)
  Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions (1 Episode)
  Tasokare Hotel (1 Episode)
  Übel Blatt (3 Episode)
  UniteUp!: Uni:Birth (SKIP)
  Unnamed Memory Act.2 (SKIP)
  Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon 2nd Season (?)
  Zenshuu (3 Episode)

• #67

  It's older and I don't remember when it was recommended to me but I've have finally gotten around to watching Kuuchuu Buranko. The story and especially art style are interesting, its lighthearted nature makes it an easy watch, and it's very aesthetic overall.

• #69

  Spring 2025
  #COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT
  A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof
  Anne Shirley
  Apocalypse Hotel
  Black Butler Emerald Witch Arc
  Can a Boy Girl Friendship Survive
  Catch Me at the Ballpark
  The Monoke Lecture Logs of Chuen Sensei
  Classic Stars
  Fire Force season 3
  Food for the Soul
  From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
  Guilty Gear Strive Jewel Riders
  I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire
  Kowloon Generic Romance
  Lazarus
  Maybashi Witches
  Miru Watashi no Mai
  Mobile Suit Gundam G-Cucks
  Mono
  My Hero Academia Vigilantes
  Reiko's Detective
  Once Upon a Witch's Death
  Please put them on Takamina-san
  Princess Session Orchestra
  Rock is a Ladies Modesty
  Senti Dishkaku second season
  Summer Pockets
  Sword of the Demon Hunter
  Teogonia
  The Beginning After the End
  The Brilliant Healers New Life in the Shadows
  The Gorilla God's Goto Girl
  Shuin Family Children
  Uchu Jin Mumu
  Uma Musame Cinderella Gray
  Windbreaker season 2
  Witch Watch
  YAIBA: Samurai Legend
  Your Forma
  Zatsutabi That's Journey
  Moonrise

• #55

  More like everyone buying stuff to keep the boredom away...

  >>1
  Video about vidya gaems
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t61jfWxWHII
  360 in da hood

• #64

  >>55
  Invest in jp cryptocurrency!

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• #33

  Japan is a horrible place to live. It’s best that you just vacation there and get out with great memories.

• #54

  >>33
  Japan is like a different planet like in those Star Trek: TOS episodes...

• #61

  I'm a nippon citizen. Japan GDP is #4!

• #58

  thanks

• #25

  Carol of the Old Ones (Japanese cover)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1a5cu7LRJM

• #47

  Check out Shigure Ui’s Goddess Requiem

• #46

  Mushoku Tensai

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• #14

  My quick guide to forwarders/proxy services:

  - Tenso is reliable, but a bit expensive for forwarding. For some retailers you may experience phone number or address blacklisting. Buyee (affiliated with Tenso) is great for auction sites, e.g. Yahoo Auctions, Mercari.
  - BigInJapan is dirt cheap and offers barebones forwarding, but if anything goes wrong you will not be able to reach someone for support. To my recollection it's also forced EMS, which is a problem right now. Avoid for proxy service.
  - Goody-Japan is my longtime go-to for proxy service. They aren't the cheapest, probably something of a middle ground, but they are quick on support and are willing to keep packages in their warehouse for longer so you can consolidate on international shipping. They've also added pretty good auction site support.

• #23

  >>10
  What happened? Did he leave Japan?

• #40

  >>23
  yes, sadly...

• #29

  claps

• #30

  guess im not the one who, minimize the world either.

  ...is hope, elsewhere indeed?

• #16

  n th