Musashiya - It's Not Just Ramen

Do you know Kichijoji? Kichijoji is in the middle of Tokyo and it's a very popular town. This time I would like to introduce my favorite ramen shop in Kichijoji, Musashiya. This shop is about 5 minutes on foot from the Kichijoji Station. There are 12 counter seats, and 4 table seats. Orders are done by a ticket vending machine, and water is self-service.

This shop has soy sauce ramen and salt ramen. This picture is soy sauce ramen. This is the standard size for 650 yen, but there are other sizes, such as large size. Some ingredients in it are laver, roast pork and spinach. There are also eggs as a topping. You can choose the hardness of the noodle, the strength of the seasoning, and the amount of oil to suit your taste.

I think that if you go to this ramen shop, you should try not only the ramen but also the kyabetya. The price is 100 yen, but there is also a large size. Some ingredients in it are cabbage, roast pork, and garlic. It is very delicious to eat with ramen.

Here you can eat rice for 50 yen with a free refill every time. But I would like to recommend going from 11:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, because the kyabetya, eggs and rice set are sold for 150 yen. Everyone should try this shop.

Musashiya
Address: 1-8-11 Yayoi-building 1F, Kichijoji, Minami-mati, Musashino-shi, Tokyo
Phone: 0422-77-0180
Hours: Monday~Saturday 11:00~1:30, Sunday 11:00~0:30
URL: 6348musashiya.com
 

Manga Review - Initial D

My favorite manga is “Intial D”. “Initial D” is written by Shuichi Sigeno. He was born in Niigata. He liked drawing manga since he was a student. Besides “Initial D”, he draws the comic “BariBaridensetsu”. His good point is that he likes vehicles such as cars and motorcycles, so he draws works that show his understanding of vehicles. In his work, he draws vehicles well, but his reputation for facial expressions  of people is not so good.

“Initial D” is an example of a manga in the “ cars manga” and “adolescents manga” genre. This manga was published by Kodansha in 1995. The main character  is “Takumi Fujiwara” the son of a tofu shop owner. “Takumi Fujiwara” has disliked his job as a delivery driver since he was a junior high school student. He improved his driving skill by driving to the hotel near the mountain pass on his delivery route for the tofu shop. His father was the fastest driver on the route driving and “Takumi Fujiwara” got better at driving as he drove on the pass every morning. He requested a driving battle one day.　Due to victory in his first battle, rumors spread and various people wanted to battle and it is a story about who is the fastest driver on the mountain road.

With this cartoon, young people became interested in cars, and the appearance of car models became popular.　There is a similar manga called “Wangan Midnight”, but “Initial D” has more emphasis on humanity, and readers can enjoy both cars and humanity. I felt the emotion when a friend of the main character  got injured after being hit by his opponent and the main character must absolutely win in order to prove his friendship. So I think that people who are interested in cars as well as those without cars can enjoy reading “Initial D”.