Seafood Barbecue at Japanese Izakaya (Isomaru Suisan)

Isomaru Suisan is a Japanese chain Izakaya where you can barbecue fresh seafood on the grill at your table.

It is very casual Izakaya, so no need to dress up, you can go there with your regular clothes.
Since most branches are open for 24/7, whenever you have no place to go in your mind, this place will always welcome you.

One of the most attractive point about Isomaru Suisan is that you can enjoy barbecuing at your table.
Chatting with your friends while grilling fresh seafood is definitely so much FUN!

Variety of fish, clams, crabs and shrimps are available for the barbecue.
If you are unsure about whether your seafood on the grill is cooked enough (ready to eat ) or not, you can ask the staff "MOU TABEREMASUKA?" which means (Is it ready to eat?) in Japanese.

If your seafood is well cooked and is ready to eat, then the staff will tell you "HAI", which means yes in Japanese, or "DAIJOBU" meaning It's okay in Japanese or simply Yes.

On the other hand, if your seafood is still not ready, maybe still raw, then the staff will tell you "Mada" which means not yet in Japanese, or simply No.

Please note that not every staff at Isomaru Suisan can speak in English to you, however, many of them are so kind that they will use lots of gestures, try their best to communicate with you.

Also, please rest assured that you will have absolutely no problem when ordering food and drinks even you have no clue about Japanese language.
At each table, there is a touch screen panel which you can set the language in English, Chinese, and etc, and with this, you can easily select what you would like to order nice and easy.

The menu at Isomaru Suisan is outstanding!
Why? Because there are so many variety of food and drinks you can choose from, such as salmon, tuna, clams, French fries, rice, cooked fish, appetizers, and more!!
Not only for seafood lovers, but also for those of who are not fond of seafood can also find what they like to eat.

Isomaru Suisan is definitely worth checking out, and no matter when you go or with whom you go, pretty sure you will enjoy the time there.

What is Shibuya scramble crossing?

Are you familiar with Shibuya scramble crossing?

Even you have never visited Japan before, you probably have heard about it.

Shibuya scramble crossing is known as one of the most famous intersection in the world.

There are not only Japanese tourist from other prefectures, but also tourist from many different countries visit this place, and take photos or videos.

When you actually visit there yourself, you will be amazed by massive amount of people crossing.

People cross over from 4 major different directions.

Sometimes, around 3,000 people cross at a time at most, and throughout a day, up to 300,000 people cross this intersection every each day in average.

If you want to experience the biggest rush hour when massive amount of people gather to this intersection, I highly recommend either Friday night or Saturday night.

Although Shibuya scramble crossing is one of the top Tokyo's most popular, must-visit tourist spot, recently some issues are being concerned.

To give an example, on Halloween week, or the day of the World Cup games, or any kinds of exciting events, Shibuya scramble crossing and areas around it will be packed with many people, especially young people.

Sometimes, those young people go too far street partying, and things get out of control and in utter chaos.

Tipping over the truck, excessive drinking, debauchery and so on...

Police officers will be out in force on those event days, making their best effort to ensure everyone's safety.

One of the unique way police officers try to prevent problems and maintain the safe and fun environment, they set a megaphone on top of their vehicle,  controlling crowds not to get too crazy, and sometimes making funny comments.

This humorous way of commenting to crowds to keep them calm has become more and more popular among people, and now known as " DJ police" .

Despite there effort, still some young people run riot against police, and destroy public things.

Also, it is very unfortunate that after the event, there are many trash, empty bottles thrown on the street.

Getting back to characteristics of Shibuya scramble crossing, you cannot miss the Hachiko Statue.

Hachiko Statute is placed right outside of the Shibuya station.

It is most known as a meeting spot, and people meet up their friends, family, love ones, etc here.

You can almost never see Hachiko Statue without tons of people gathering.

It is just always filled with many people all time.

There is a Starbucks Coffee right across, and this is also used for meeting spot in Shibuya.

Walking across the Shibuya scramble crossing, you will see a street called " Center-Gai".

Here, you can enjoy many different fast food restaurants, shops, night clubs, karaoke, maid cafe and many other exciting things.

There are so many things you can do, so many options you can choose from, so it is totally up to you how you enjoy!

Shibuya is definitely worth checking out when you come to Japan.