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dances). Yasukuni-jinja
( 3261-8326;
www.yasukuni.or.jp
; 3-1-1 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku; Hanzō-
mon Line to Kudanshita, exit 1)
celebrates O-bon with 30,000 paper lanterns during the
Mit-
ama Matsuri
(
; Lantern Festival).
Eating
11
Harajuku Gyōza Rō
$
GYŌZA
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Gyōza
(dumplings) are the only thing on the menu, but there are no complaints
from the regulars queuing for their fix. Have them
sui
(boiled) or
yaki
(pan-fried),
with or without
niniku
(garlic) or
nira
(chives) - they're delicious. Expect to wait
on weekends.
( 6-4-2 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku; 6 gyōza ¥290;
11.30am-4.30am;
JR Yamanote
Line to Harajuku, Omote-sandō exit;
)
12
Maisen
$
TONKATSU
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You could order something else, but almost everyone is here for the
tonkatsu
(deep-fried pork cutlets). Price is determined by grade of meat: you can splurge on
the prized
kurobuta
(black pig), but even the cheapest is melt-in-your-mouth di-
vine. The restaurant is in an old public bathhouse. A takeaway window serves deli-
cious
tonkatsu sando
(sandwiches).
(
http://mai-sen.com
; 4-8-5 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku;
lunch/dinner from ¥995/1680;
11am-10pm;
Ginza Line to Omote-sandō, exit A2;
)
13
246 Common
$
STREET FOOD
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246 Common looks like a fairground plunked into a vacant lot in Aoyama. A ragtag
collection of vendors - housed in freight containers, shacks, campers and tents -
offer up treats such as baked goods, noodles,
takoyaki
(octopus dumplings) and
