JAPAN TRAVEL
A European-Inspired Bakery In The Mountains Of Miyagi
Rarely do I drive the toll highway system in Japan. One reason (read: main reason!) is I am cheap and want to use the money for food or leisure. The other is the issue of scenery.
Toll roads are built for speed and convenience, of...

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Watermelon, Kakigori, Iced Eclairs, And Flowers And Honey Are On The Summer Menu
As the Tokyo summer kicks in with its stifling humidity and the blinding light of the afternoon sun, it's advisable to throw yourself into different ways of keeping fresh and hydrated.
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A High Tea Designed To Emulate Dry Landscape Garden Aesthetics
From July 2nd until August 31st, the Park Hyatt in Tokyo is hosting a Zen Garden Afternoon Tea event. The afternoon tea includes both sweet and savory dishes, along with 30 different bottomless drinks to choose from.
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Easy To Navigate Ramen Store Inside Matsue Station
Often when I'm exploring a new city, I get so engrossed in sightseeing that eating gets put on the backburner. When I was in Matsue, the capital of Shimane Prefecture, I got back to the station after a long day of activities and real...

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Delicious Udon at Mitamura Shoten
Mitamura Shoten is an udon bar and also an izakaya in the Mukojima district of Sumida City in Tokyo. It is a 15-minute walk from Tokyo Skytree and a 10-minute walk from exit A3 of Oshiage train station. The Mitamura Shoten was opened in the fall of 2...

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Japan's Fastest Mochi Pounders
You can eat mochi (Japanese rice cakes) virtually everywhere in Japan, but have you ever eaten it made by the fastest mochi pounders in the nation? In the heart of Nara City stands a famous mochi shop called Nakatanidou, where crowds of visitors flock t...

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Easy To Navigate Ramen Store Inside Matsue Station
Often when I'm exploring a new city, I get so engrossed in sightseeing that eating gets put on the backburner. When I was in Matsue, the capital of Shimane Prefecture, I got back to the station after a long day of activities and real...

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Kanagawa's Homegrown Ramen Chain
Nanashi brings Iekei-style ramen to its outlets across Kanagawa and Tokyo, including the heart of Shibuya, and delivers its own signature Iekei experience for ramen-lovers to enjoy. Iekei implies a tonkotsu shōyu base, popular across the Yokohama regi...

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Enjoy Handmade Soba In A Beautifully Preserved Building
Takayama is a beautiful city in central Japan’s Gifu Prefecture. Known for its well-preserved and picturesque old town, Takayama features narrow streets lined with historical shops and warehouses, a testament to the city’s histo...

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A discovery of home style cooking
Nothing beats the experience of discovering a new place, guided by a local resident who finds it joyful to show you around and introduces you to anything local. That morning I met Nao, a Tokyoite I got to know during my second visit to Japan. We made...

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