One day when I was rumbling around town visiting temples and shrines after I meeting I happened by an Indian place that wasn’t on the local map. What luck, I thought. I love Indian food and was wondering if there was any around.
So I decided to stop in. The place is small and has a good atmosphere. It is run by a husband and wife couple who are extremely interested in reggae music. The husband spent his youth travelling around Jamaica and India learning about music and food, which was where he became a cook.
The husband, like many Jamaicans and Indians, is a vegetarian as well and both of them are familiar with what “vegan” means, which is a very, very surprising thing to find in Japan.
When I asked for a recommendation, the husband said he would make me a special plate. Though it is not the curry you are probably used to, it was quite good. Amakusa is well known for having tasty vegetables, and the mushrooms especially were great.
I had this curry, rice, coffee, and tea all for a very nice 1000 yen (about 10 bucks), but I also got to stay and chat with the couple, who were pretty interesting people. The husband even took me over to a local historian’s place for tea to help with my research and showed me some of the more interesting local sites.
Though we spoke in Japanese, I got the impression that at least the husband knew English pretty well from his travels and the menu is partially in English, so I would call this a foreigner-friendly place.
They also have occasional events where they perform live music and have food and those sorts of things.
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Sounds like a great combination :c)