Since the whole fam-damily is sickly (oh what fun I've been having visiting doctors, doling out medicines, taking temperatures, wiping snotty noses and more) we opted for some hot ramen soup as the perfect cure-all lunch. Our favorite place is Sapporo-Ya in the top north west corner of the Kinokuniya building. We usually order the chashu or the soy sauce ramen and gyoza, super yum. It's always a treat to check out all fun shops after we eat, especially the amazing bookstore and stationery store. I could spend hours and hundreds in that place — very dangerous. There are also lots of fun dessert spots like the crepe place and the Hawaiian shaved ice cart. Today I saw these adorable light box illustrations on the doors of a cute little japanese goes western diner spot called "on the bridge". I thought they were just too cute to pass up photographing even if it was using my low resolution Treo. Perhaps next time I'll eat here?

Check out this great listing of all the restaurants, bars and markets in Japantown.

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