Kagurazaka

I lived alone in Kagurazaka three years ago because my workplace was close to it. It took about 25 minutes on foot, which was a good exercise in the morning. My place was pretty small and could get little sunshine, but it was located in the center of Kagurazaka with many nice restaurants. Some fancy Japanese-style restaurants which is called Ryotei in Japanese still remain and so we can enjoy the classical Japanese atmosohere here and there in Kagurazaka. Some French restaurants are also there because French embassy is located nearby and many French people live there. I had a lot of chances to try them, but never did either. Tori-chaya is the only place where I used to go often. Every time my mother visited me, we had Udon-suki which was a speciality of the house. Tori-chaya is located in front of Torii of Bisyamonten which is a symbol of Kagurazaka. I sometimes miss Kagurazaka, but I don't wanna go back to the small apartment. On February 4th which is my mother's birthday, I would like to take her to Tori-chaya for the first time in three years !!!