東京の隠れたオアシス？芝を訪れるべき理由！🇯🇵 そして15ドルのミシュラン天ぷら！

東京の隠れたオアシス？芝を訪れるべき理由！🇯🇵 そして15ドルのミシュラン天ぷら！

Come explore and eat with me in Shiba, 
a historical neighborhood in Tokyo. Shiba is home to the popular 
Shiba Park and Tokyo Tower. So in Tokyo, be prepared 
to climb stairs like this. So I made it, and there’s 
the view of the Tokyo Tower. I made it. Come stay and dine with me 
at Shiba Park Hotel in Tokyo. This is a three-star hotel in Minato City 
that’s very close to subway stations. Two minutes away from Onarimon Subway Station 
and four minutes away from Daimon Station. And it’s very near Tokyo Tower.
When I actually arrived at Shiba Park Hotel, there was already staff waiting by the door 
to grab your luggage to bring to check-in. And what’s cool in the check-in 
lobby is that there’s a station for complimentary tea and coffee.
And there’s another station right across that’s a self-serve bar.
So basically, there you can get Japanese sake, Japanese beer, and a variety of 
wines from like California and, of course, Japanese wine as well.
And it’s basically 1,000 yen per drink. And another thing I really appreciated is 
that each floor has its own water station. So at least you don’t need to worry about water. 
You don’t need to buy bottled water, and you also don’t need to leave your floor because some hotels 
do offer water stations, but it’s at the lobby. So this is cool.
Each floor also has its own mini library with books based on a theme.
So I’m on the 11th floor, and it’s all about art. I’m checked in at a standard king room at Shiba 
Park Hotel, and let me give you a room tour. So I am in room 1111.
There’s a luggage area here. There’s a slippers, but they also 
gave a better, sanitized slipper here. I love that they have this shoe thing 
that makes it easier to put your shoes. There’s a hairdryer, hangers.
Oh wow—fabric and air freshener. This is a king bed.
Very stylish. Very. It’s compact but nicely designed the layout. Nice big TV here.
Trash. This is a nice L-shaped sofa.
Let’s check out the view. This is my view here.
There’s a kettle here. Fridge.
Oh, nice. There’s coffee—Jet Brew Coffee.
Tea. And then glasses here.
This is the washroom. Very modern.
There’s the hairdryer. Toilet. And it has the controls.
Why I love toilet in Japan. Here, there’s a tub, a shower.
Body wash, conditioner, shampoo. There’s a body towel, bath salts, body lotion.
Vanity kit. Personal skincare kit—that’s very interesting.
Organic bamboo hairbrush. And there’s also organic bamboo toothbrush.
I actually love that hotels in Japan I noticed they give the toiletry kits 
for you. You don’t have to ask for it. So I’m walking around my hotel 
looking for a place to eat, and I come across this spot and there’s a lineup.
Now I’m lined up with them—let’s see what it is. I’m here inside Tempura Kakiage Yukimura.
And the funny part? It’s a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant.
Even though I wasn’t trying to find a Michelin restaurant, I ended up finding one.
And I’m excited to try it. I’m seated at the chef’s counter area 
because it’s the perfect sea for one person. The table already had tea 
over here and sliced veggies. I waited around 15 minutes.
It’s a tiny space, but the turnover is pretty okay.
I think especially if you’re solo dining then it becomes easier because 
solo diners come in and out pretty fast. It might be harder if you’re two or more people unless you’re willing to split up 
and sit individually at the bar. But I highly recommend sitting 
in the chef’s counter if you can because that’s where you see the action.
The chef is actually right there, making the tempura himself from scratch.
I got my food here. So excited.
I got the special kakiage don, which comes with double the prawns.
It’s basically a set with the veggies and miso soup.
Let’s try. Such a great miso soup.
Going to try the tempura. So flaky, so crispy, and 
the shrimp is super sweet. Oh my gosh—I love it.
Going to try it with the rice now. The rice is so good.
It’s sticky. Soaks up some of the sauce.
Kind of like you’re eating sushi rice. So good.
There’s also a piece of Japanese honewort, which I think is chili. It’s not that spicy.
Really good. And I like that, obviously, 
it’s fried, so it’s even better. So I left, and they’re like 10 minutes to last 
order, but there’s still a lineup outside. Highly recommend checking it out.
It’s so good. I’m headed up to the Atago Shrine, and 
it said you have to take this elevator. Let’s check it out.
I’m off the elevators. I made it on top of Atago Shrine.
This is a Shinto shrine dedicated to fire god Atago.
It’s situated on top of a hill so you can be protected from fire.
Oh wow. It’s a good thing I actually 
found the elevator randomly, because if actually you go to the main entrance, 
you need to climb these stairs right here. This is nice.
There’s a Japanese garden here with a waterfall. There’s also a tea house here 
that also serves ice cream. And here, there’s a also forest going down here 
also with stairs similar to the one a while ago. I’m going to go down now because I 
didn’t get to climb up a while ago so at least I’ll get some of my steps as well.
I can see that these stairs actually lead to the entrance as well.
Let’s check it out. This here is the entrance—the base beginning of 
the stairs leading all the way up to the shrine. That is pretty steep if you look at it. Behind me is Tokyo Tower, an 
iconic symbol of Tokyo’s skyline. It’s an observatory tower 
with a height of 332.9 meters. Did you know that Tokyo Tower was 
inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris? I am here at Zojoji Temple, one of 
the best free things to do in Shiba. Located inside the Shiba Park, this 
historic Buddhist temple is a great way to get a glimpse of Japanese culture and 
history with a backdrop of the Tokyo Tower. There are so many things to do and see here. The grounds is massive, so definitely plan 
some time to enjoy strolling the temple. I am here at Shiba Park.
This is a beautiful oasis in the middle of the city, and 
it’s Sakura season right now. So there’s sakura and there’s 
a backdrop of Tokyo Tower. I am here at The Dining.
This is the restaurant inside Shiba Park Hotel, and what’s unique is they have three 
sets of menu: Western, Chinese, and Japanese. So there’s something for everyone 
here, especially if you can’t decide. Obviously for me, I’m going for the Japanese.
There were two choices, and I’m doing the second choice, which is a more 
elaborate Japanese set menu. And also for vegans, they actually 
have an “Art of the Vegan” course. So it’s also a set menu with vegan courses, but they also have an à la carte vegan so 
I love that they cater to vegans as well. So I love their focus on seasonality here.
They actually have a seasonal cocktail drink here. This one is they call it the “Sunny Cocktail.”
So here we have Campari, blood orange. There’s a slice of lemon with sugar and cinnamon.
Let’s try. Oh, it is so refreshing.
You also get that hint of bitterness from the Campari, but the 
blood orange brings out that citrus burst. Perfect for the summer.
Very very refreshing. The first course here is two small seasonal 
appetizers, going back to seasonality. This one is Sakura Tofu.
I’m so excited. It’s March, so it’s cherry blossom time.
I’m so glad to see that they’re actually using Sakura-inspired dishes.
Let’s try. It’s kind of slippery.
Mmm, that was so good. The tofu was so silky and creamy.
There were also some clams and stuff on top that added to the saltiness and umami.
The sakura added hint of like sweetness and stuff. Such a delicious combination.
The other one here is tuna, and it’s simmered with soy sauce.
Let’s try. Oh wow.
Very fresh tuna. I like that, even though it’s simmered 
with soy sauce, it’s not overly salty. I can taste a hint of sugar as well, so you get 
that nice sweet and salty glaze on the tuna. So delicious.
The next course is the Suimono Soup, and it’s this Japanese clear soup.
What’s unique is there’s a shrimp dumpling here topped with sakura leaf.
I don’t think I’ve ever eaten a sakura leaf before.
I’m very curious. There’s also a veggie with lemon zest.
Let me try a quick taste of the sakura leaf. Very interesting.
Let’s try the. Oh, the shrimp dumpling is very soft.
So pillowy—like a marshmallow. Mmm.
Wow, that’s really soft. It’s like if you had those shrimp paste that 
turns into balls, but this is way more softer. I do wish there were more chunks of shrimp, but it’s really tasty.
Mmm, it’s a nice clean soup. The next course is the seasonal sashimi.
There’s sea bream here. There’s hon maguro, tuna.
This is interesting—there’s lotus potato. I don’t think I’ve ever tried that.
There’s more zest here. Wasabi.
Let’s try. Let me try the sea bream first.
So fresh on its own. The wasabi is fresh wasabi.
So good. Let me try the lotus potato.
Oh wow. Very crunchy.
Has some juice in it. Kind of has a slightly sweet taste.
Very nice. Then let’s try the hon maguro right here.
Oops, it’s slippery. Going to dab it with some wasabi.
Mmm, so buttery, so fresh. It just melts when you eat it.
It’s not even at the level of otoro, but it melts already.
So good. Trying the sea bream again 
with soy sauce this time. This here is the assorted tempura course.
It comes with four different tempura. There’s shrimp tempura. There’s fish tempura. 
Then there’s two kinds of vegetables here. I think one. From the looks of it, one is 
shishito pepper, and the other one is onions. They also gave the condiments here.
First one is salt. This one is the tempura sauce.
And then this one is the daikon radish. You’re actually supposed to drop 
the radish into the tempura sauce. Let me try.
That tastes good. I’m going to try the veggie one first. Yes, it is shishito pepper.
Let’s try it with salt. Batter is nice and flaky.
Still very crispy. I like that it doesn’t feel overly oily, which 
is for me what makes a really great tempura. In Japan normally that’s what I love, even 
their fried food is doesn’t feel unhealthy. Because in North America, a lot of the 
tempura is so oily—you actually feel it after. Going to try the shrimp next.
I like that the batter isn’t that thick, so that at least the main 
ingredient really shines in this tempura. The shrimp is so sweet.
Going to try some salt this time. Generally, I’m a sucker for tempura sauce, so 
I’m going to stick with the sauce going forward. Let’s try the fish.
The fish just melts. It’s so good.
Then the last piece. Oh, my bad—it’s actually not onions.
It’s eggplant. What’s unique is they cut the eggplant 
into like thin slices, so it kind of looks like the onion lines.
Really really good. I’m normally not a big fan of eggplant in general, but this is the kind of eggplant I’ll eat.
This is the Kuroge Wagyu Sukiyaki course. I am so excited.
This tray right here is so exciting to see. This is the sukiyaki pot right here.
And this is the Kuroge Wagyu. Look how fatty and marbled this is.
I’m so excited. They also gave me egg right here.
So what they told me to do is, basically, wait until this starts to heat 
up, and then dip the wagyu into the soup, and cook it for a little while, and then dunk 
it into the egg, mix it there, and eat it. So basically you want hot, and then cold.
It’s really good. Highly recommend doing that.
Okay, it’s time. I can see it rendering.
Time to mix. I know a lot of people have issues with like 
seeing like raw egg, but because you’re dunking it with really hot beef, it actually 
kinda gets cooked with the beef already. So don’t worry about it.
So excited. Oops.
Mmm, the beef is so good. It just melts, and then you got creaminess and 
viscosity from the egg. Really really delicious. Once you finish all the wagyu dipping, 
it’s time to enjoy the sukiyaki itself. The sukiyaki has tofu, mushrooms, a 
bunch of vegetables. A lot of mushrooms. Can’t wait.
I’m going to try the soup first. It is so good.
So heartwarming for a cold and rainy day today. Be sure not to burn yourself—it 
gets really hot because of the fire. They gave some Japanese tea for the 
next course which is assorted sushi. I’m excited.
Oh wow, I think it’s like hojicha. I taste like roasted.
Very good. Now it’s time for the assorted sushi course.
It comes with five pieces. So this is maguro, which is tuna. Sea bream.
And this one they said is like white tai. And then ika, which is squid.
And hotate scallop. I kind of wish because the maguro and sea bream 
already came as a sashimi, I kind of wish they gave something else in terms of sushi for those 
two so that at least you get to try more fish. But I’m still excited to try.
They also gave miso soup right here and there’s also soy sauce.
The miso soup is pretty – it’s not the usual miso soup.
It’s actually very rich and very dark-tasting. Very very different.
I’m not sure what this is. There’s some mossy-type stuff inside.
Definitely like a darker-tasting miso soup. They gave me the order to try.
They said to start with the hotate first.
Oh, so that’s another thing. I feel like if there’s a proper order, normally 
it would’ve been served consecutively already. But I was told to start here, then jump 
to another, and then do it this way, which is pretty interesting.
That’s really nice. The sushi rice is perfectly seasoned.
Sushi just melts. The food here has been so good.
Curious about this white tai. Very interesting. Kind of tastes mackerel-ish to me, 
but a very very smooth texture. It also kind of melts.
It’s not like mackerel, which has that lean, stringy texture.
So it’s very different, but the taste is kind of similar I find to mackerel.
Let’s try the last one which is the squid. Now it’s time for dessert.
This is their seasonal dessert. It’s caramel pudding.
Let’s try. Feels so custardy.
Very nice. I like that, even though it’s caramel, it’s not overly sweet.
It’s actually nice. It kind of tastes more like butterscotch 
caramel than very very sweet caramel. I always like how desserts are in Japan.
Normally like, even though initially they said it’s sweet, it’s actually not that sweet.
This is considered not sweet in North American standards, which I like, because 
I don’t like very sweet desserts. I hope this gives you an idea 
on what it’s like at Shiba, one of Tokyo’s historical neighborhoods. 
And now onto the next neighborhood!

Shiba is Tokyo’s historic neighborhood packed with hidden gems, iconic sights, and amazing food! In this travel vlog, Travelling Foodie Raymond Cua spends one day in Shiba. From stunning views of Tokyo Tower to a stay at Shiba Park Hotel, I uncover the best spots for first-time travelers.

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I visit Tempura Kakiage Yukimura, a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant in Shinbashi known for its crispy kakiage don, stroll through the peaceful Shiba Park, and explore historic sites like Atago Shrine and Zojoji Temple. For a unique dining experience, I check out The Dining at Shiba Park Hotel, where I try their Japanese set tasting menu which has Kuroge Wagyu sukiyaki and seasonal sashimi.

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👉🏼 Shiba Park Hotel: https://www.stay22.com/allez/roam?aid=travellingfoodie&campaign=YTShiba1Day&hotelname=Shiba+Park+Hotel&address=Tokyo,+Japan
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Shiba Attractions and Things To Do featured are Atago Shrine, Tokyo Tower, Zojoji Temple, Shiba Park.

Shiba Restaurants featured are Tempura Kakiage Yukimura and The Dining at Shiba Park Hotel.

Discover the charm of Shiba in one day with these insider travel tips, itinerary and recommendations. Have you visited Shiba before? Drop your thoughts in the comments!

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Shiba Tokyo Travel Guide Chapters:
0:00 Welcome to Shiba – Historical Neighborhood in Tokyo
0:27 Check-in at 3 Star Hotel in Tokyo – Shiba Park Hotel
3:59 Michelin Bib Gourmand in Tokyo – Tempura Kakiage Yukimura
6:12 Hilltop Shinto Shrine in Shiba – Atago Jinja
7:28 Observatory and Broadcasting Tower – Tokyo Tower
7:42 Historic Buddhist Temple in Tokyo – Zojoji Temple
8:34 One of Tokyo’s Oldest Parks – Shiba Park
9:12 Japanese Tasting Menu – The Dining at Shiba Park Hotel

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