"Bourdain dives into the subterranean world of Tokyo after dark in this episode of Parts Unknown. Starting in the red-light district of Shinjuku, Bourdain explores its various hostess bars and sex clubs, dines with professional bondage artists, and meets the inventor of tentacle porn. Along the way he samples some of the city’s food offerings with sushi chef Naomichi Yasuda."
Daitoryo
Izakaya restaurant · Taitō
Tony meets with Tamika (a professional dominatrix; Kinoko Hajime, a shibari (Japanese form of rope bondage) artist and Tamika’s partner; and Naga, a translator also joined) at this Izakaya restaurant. They have Kusaia, which is grilled fermented fish, yakitori, and motsunabe (intestine stew with miso).
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Mienoumi
Chanko restaurant · Kōtō
Tony had a meal with Toshio Maeda, the manga illustrator credited with inventing tentacle porn. Bourdain ate: katsuo no tataki (seared bonito with daikon, fresh greens, sprouts, and ponzu) and tomato nabe (a hot pot of meat and vegetables favored by sumo wrestlers)
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Tokyo
6 Places
"Bourdain dives into the subterranean world of Tokyo after dark in this episode of Parts Unknown. Starting in the red-light district of Shinjuku, Bourdain explores its various hostess bars and sex clubs, dines with professional bondage artists, and meets the inventor of tentacle porn. Along the way he samples some of the city’s food offerings with sushi chef Naomichi Yasuda."
Robot Restaurant
Tony said this was the greatest show he's ever seen, better than Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and David Bowie live. He saw the show called Robot Wars.
Bar Albatros
Bar
"Definition of a hole in the wall," says Tony. Bourdain had: beer Drinks date: Masa Kokubo, a Japanese film producer and production manager
Yasuda
Permanently closed
Tony loves Yasuda in NYC, and wanted to find out why the chef, whom the restaurant is named for, would suddenly move back to Tokyo. Yasuda said that Japan is the origin of sushi, so he wanted to return to where it was created. Yasuda is also a karate master. Bourdain ate: sushi Dinner dates: sushi chef Naomichi Yasuda and his wife, Naomi
Daitoryo
Izakaya restaurant
Tony meets with Tamika (a professional dominatrix; Kinoko Hajime, a shibari (Japanese form of rope bondage) artist and Tamika’s partner; and Naga, a translator also joined) at this Izakaya restaurant. They have Kusaia, which is grilled fermented fish, yakitori, and motsunabe (intestine stew with miso).
Mienoumi
Chanko restaurant
Tony had a meal with Toshio Maeda, the manga illustrator credited with inventing tentacle porn. Bourdain ate: katsuo no tataki (seared bonito with daikon, fresh greens, sprouts, and ponzu) and tomato nabe (a hot pot of meat and vegetables favored by sumo wrestlers)
Mahakala
Izakaya restaurant
Bourdain ate: kushiage (fried skewers of shrimp and basil, lotus fruit, octopus, and quail eggs) and okonomiyaki (egg-batter pancake stuffed with squid) Dinner date: Naomichi Yasuda
