JAPAN TRAVEL
Tasty French Fare In Shibuya
A year living in France long ago left me with a lifelong love of the savory pancakes known as galettes to Francophones. Surprisingly, a tiny eatery near Mt Aso satisfied my crepe cravings when I lived in Kumamoto prefecture, but it wasn't until I stumbled...

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If you have a hankering for sweets, then consider Sweets Paradise.
Sweets Paradise is a chain restaurant with an all-you-can-eat cake bar. For ¥1,530 you can eat a wide variety of beautifully decorated cakes and other sweets. The allotted time is either 70 or 90 minutes depending o...

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Top quality wagyu at very impressive prices
Just two minutes walk from Roppongi Station on the Oedo line and a few blocks from Tokyo Midtown, Pound-ya brings quality Japanese beef at great prices to the heart of Tokyo.
Opened in April 2015, Pound-ya delivers on a simple concept: enjo...

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JAPAN TRENDS
Snoopy and green tea? Whatever will they think of next.
Actually, this isn’t such a big shock, since Snoopy is a popular character in Japan, though this is still a pretty original way to utilize the lovable Peanuts pooch.
Snoopy Chaya is a maccha (matcha) green tea-themed cafe openin...

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ByNiek Ceylan, October 2015
In between Shibuya station and Yoyogi Park there is a place cheese fanatics from all over the world have to visit, whether it is for the taste, or just because a week without cheese does not belong among the options. Shibuya Cheese Stand is a place where e...

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JAPAN TODAY
 Poko Bagel CaféFor Quebecers and other Canadian bagel aficionados, the Montreal-style bagel differs from the ubiquitous New York version for a number of reasons. It's smaller, thinner and sweeter (it contains no salt) and is baked in a wood-fired oven. The hole, it must be observed, ...

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By Niek Ceylan, October 2015
Always trust your instinct is what I have learned in Japan. When you are on a hunt for a satisfying dinner while trusting on your intuition, in my case I always succeed. This happened when I visited Manten (満天, まん天), a yakiniku restaurant which I pas...

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JAPAN TIMES
While Kyoto’s main fish market is off limits to the public most of the year, Totoya, a little seafood restaurant just yards from the market’s main entrance, gives you a taste of what’s available inside.
The restaurant is simple, unfussy and serves quality food at — thankfully — reason...

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 This article by Adriana Mazza first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. 
If you’re not familiar with Blue Bottle, it’s a highfalutin craft coffee joint in Tokyo that usually bears hours-long queues. No shade, but it’s not the only player in town brewing up some good coffee (with much shorter ...

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 Japan’s image of quality cheese has remained firmly attached to fine European imports. Processed sliced cheeses of the Kraft variety are ubiquitous, but for the “real” stuff you’d be smart to visit an international supermarket for a decent selection.
Imported cheese is certainly gain...

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