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Chopped salad specialists expand in Tokyo
Crisp Salad Works brings the New York trend of chopped salads to Tokyo's Daikanyama, at their fourth branch in a fast-growing chain brought to the capital by serial restaurateur Roy Miyano – of Tex-Mex specialists Frijole fame.
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Food to be savored with all the senses
Long since enshrined a UNESCO protected cultural property, “washoku” as a word has now entered into the English language in response to the shortcomings of merely translating it as “Japanese cuisine”. In short this is because washoku cannot be r...

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One of the top sushi restaurants in JapanKameki Sushi (亀喜寿司) is touted as one of the top sushi restaurants in Japan, with Japan's elite often stopping by here when they venture north of Tokyo. It also features on the local government's 'Sushi Road' of establishments serving fresh...

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 Exercising raw fish restraintI always lean on locals when it comes to advice on where to eat, and Kushiro has been no exception. I was fortunate in that my contact at my accommodation, the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kushiro, is Megumi, who was able to provide helpful advice and did so w...

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A restaurant and a museum under one roof
Sato Yosuke is a chain of udon restaurants that originated in Akita, featuring a type of udon called inaniwa. The noodles are made on location at the main restaurant in Masuda district of Yokote. They have 6 other locations in Akita and two in...

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For those longing for their fair share of vegetables
Veg Out Cafe in Kyoto overlooks the Kamagawa river and as the name suggests provides customers with a place to relax.
The design of the cafe is welcoming and inclusive. It feels as though you are expected to stay for more then just...

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Sumo fuel at Kappo Yoshiba in Sumida
After watching a fascinating documentary on the sumo diet, chankonabe became an important addition to my Tokyo to-do list. A huge hotpot of meat and vegetables, chankonabe is a nutritious and extremely calorific dish that has fuelled sumo for deca...

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Niboshi style in Shinjuku
Over in Shinjuku's Golden Gai district, you can witness the vestiges of an older Tokyo where dozens of late night drinking dens pack out six narrow alleys competing for space. It's also the surprising location of one of Tokyo's much-loved cult ramen shops – ...

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FUKUSHIMA — Some towns in Fukushima Prefecture are trying to make a new local specialty out of the galette — thin, flat crepe-like buckwheat pancakes that come from the Brittany region of France. Municipalities have been promoting the dish in cooperation with local business and t...

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Coffee-siphoned bonito-flavoured soup in Tokyo
Gyorai (本枯中華そば 魚雷) is a unique ramen shop in Tokyo's Bunkyo ward that sets itself apart from most others. They opened in 2010 and is operated by the Bond of Hearts group – a Nagano-based collective slowly expanding its reach acro...

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