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4 June 2015

Myon ga, Okubo (名家, 大久保) Tokyo, Japan

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The most delicious Ganjang gejang (간장게장) in Tokyo

 
The lady chef, the Korean calls her Omoni with their familiarity, was quiet but has a backbone. She was very helpful and able to speak Japanese very frequently. She served various Korean foods from small kitchen and each food was better than that of Seoul. She came to Japan 30 years ago from Chuncheon city, Gangwon dong.

There are two major Korean town areas in Tokyo, Okubo and Ueno and several Korean communities in the Metropolitan Tokyo. The Korean people historically came to Japan on several phases, after Annexation, during Korean War and after 1980s. After Japan-Korea Annexation, Japan merged the Korean peninsula to the Japan territory and a lot of Korean people voluntarily crossed the Tsushima Strait to get the better life, job and income in Japan main islands. They have got job in the dockyard or coal mine in Kyusyu. They were still staying Japan under US military administration in Japan main islands and Korean peninsula after World War II. During Korean War, the Korean peninsula had chaos and people left the peninsula to escape the War. The third generation has come to Japan with some democratic reason or commercial purpose. The Ueno area was one of the oldest commercial Korean town in Tokyo, formed after Annexation. The Okubo area was formed by new generation who have come to Japan after 1980s.

This restaurant was located on the end of the city centre of Okubo Korean town. Once, I have gone down the stairs to enter the restaurant. The interior of restaurant was simple and had no decoration to make me so familiar with them. The simple furniture and nice old women had made very lovely and quiet atmosphere in the chaotic Korean town.

 
 
The service was heart full and each dishes satisfied me. The Ganjang gejang was the very nice season on my visiting. The flesh meat of crab was very nice and fitted with the soy-source taste and pickled for several days. The texture and taste were very nice. The chef has cooked raw and fresh crab for the Ganjang gejang from the Tsukiji seafood market. She recommended the customer should come in early crab season, end of April to May, because the crab is most delicious season with the eggs and rich with meat.
Ganjang gejang

The Seafood Buchimgae (Korean pancake) was also nice. The spicy chili source was simple but essential of the Korean food. I have enjoyed the crispy cake and good texture of the seafood.
Seafood Bushingae

In the daytime, the area Korean origin people live is not so clean as the other area Japanese live. A lot of dusts were spread on the street and a lot of people who feel bored in the world were sitting around. The darkness of the evening had covered the all thing the Japanese do not like. And the bright K-pop shop white light kept cheap pomp on the street. I hope the residents in Okubo love their town and clean up the street. The general Japanese will fell it is easy to visit Korean towm.

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