One day at Kabukicho #DAY74 - My friend says that she really, really want to have noodles.
There's been a ramen restaurant I and my friend have been curious about for a while. It's a ramen restaurant called "Kamukura". I have been there only once before, but she said she has never been to. So we went together.
ちょっと前から友達と話していて気になっているラーメン屋さんがあった。神座（かむくら）ってお店。自分は前に一度だけ行ったことがあるんだけど、友達は行ったことがないらしい。そんなわけで一緒に行ってきた。
Actually I didn't have much time on this day, but before meeting up with the friend, I wandered around the city for about an hour, taking photos. It has become a routine for me to take photos walking around whenever I go to Kabukicho.
この日は実はあんまり時間がなかったんだけど、友達との待ち合わせの前に小一時間くらい街をさまよって撮影をしていた。もう日常のルーティンだからね、歌舞伎町に行ったら写真を撮って歩くっていうのは。
I always wonder, even on narrow roads, taxis zoom by with many people walking around, doesn't it happen that taxis get hit them? I often encounter risky situations, but I've never seen anyone actually get hit by a car.
いつも思うんだけど細い道でもガンガンタクシーが走っていて、人もいっぱい行き交っていて・・・轢かれることとかないのかな？危ないって思う場面にはよく遭遇するけど、いまだに轢かれているのは見たことがない。
The only official smoking area in Kabukicho, as I briefly wrote on the last article.
前回もちょっと書いた歌舞伎町唯一の公式な喫煙所。
Lately, I've been obsessed with taking photos of the ground from high places, and I walk around looking for somewhere I can climb. I found this place this time.
最近、高いところから地上を撮るのにハマっていて、どこか登れそうなところを探しながら歩いていたりもする。今回もここ、一箇所見つけた。
Let me go back to the story, the ramen restaurant called Kamukura that I visited on this day. The soup had a unique fragrance and flavor unlike anything I had tasted elsewhere, and though I don't feel like going there so often, it gives me a strange feeling that makes me want to visit occasionally. The sliced pork is huge, and the seasoned egg is also delicious. When I was eating my one, the friend casually put her sliced pork into my bowl, saying she couldn't eat it herself.
話は戻るんだけどこの日行った神座（かむくら）、スープが他では食べたことがないような香りと味わいで、しょっちゅう行きたくなるってわけではないんだけどたまに食べたくなりそうな不思議な感じ。チャーシューはでかいし煮卵もおいしい。食べてたら友達がチャーシュー食べれないって自分の器にしれっと入れてきた。
I increased the ISO sensitivity of this photo up to 6400 and also cropped it, but surprisingly it doesn't look too bad. To set the sensitivity to this level and getting shutter speed heigher might be a good idea as well. I still don't really understand the correct approach to street snaps.
この写真、ISO感度6400まで上げた上にトリミングもしているんだけど、意外と悪くないね。感度ここまで上げてシャッター速度稼ぐのもいいのかもなー。ストリートスナップの正解はやっぱりまだよくわからない。
Next time I go to Kabukicho, I and the friend plan to visit a udon restaurant for some delicious noodles. We actually wanted to have udon on this day, but due to time constraints, we ended up going to the ramen restaurant we hadn't tried before. Well, it's also enjoyable exploring new restaurants in its own way, you know. If you have any delicious gourmet information about Kabukicho, let me know please.
See you then.
次に歌舞伎町に行く時は麺類の本命のうどんを食べに行く予定。本当はこの日にうどん行きたいって話していたんだけど、時間の都合で初見のラーメン屋さんになったから。でもまあ新しいお店を開拓するのも、それはそれで楽しいんだよなー。誰か歌舞伎町のおいしいグルメ情報あったら教えてください。
ほなまた。
