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Enjoy 3-star Michelin sushi in Ginza, Tokyo
Sukiyabashi Jiro, a Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant, is helmed by Jiro Ono, regarded as one of the greatest sushi masters ever. Located in Ginza, Tokyo, this 10-seater restaurant is usually fully booked, and has even served former U.S. Pre...

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Contemporary washoku-inspired flavours in Shinjuku
Promising spectacular views of the Tokyo skyline from the top of Prince Hotel Shinjuku, Fuga (風雅) held its renewal opening in December 2017 in central Shinjuku.
The top-floor here offers a relaxed yet elegant and spacious venue tha...

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Flavorful, soy sauce ramen and soba noodles
Walking along the main road in search for some hot food on a cold morning, I spotted a huge signboard with a picture of a huge bowl of ramen with lots of spring onions.
There were also the words "fermented soy sauce". Intrigued, I stopped, ...

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Novel bowl of Miso Curry Milk Ramen in Aomori City
Serving up one of Aomori's more modern soul foods, Aji no Sapporo Onishi offers up a unique ramen dish unlike any other – Miso Curry Milk Ramen.
 
While soy sauce / niboshi (dried sardine) ramen typically dominates up in the Aomori...

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High-grade Sendai beef at Shimbashi's Dai-ichi Hotel
Japanese Wagyu beef has gained considerable reputation around the world and any visit to Japan warrants a trip to an authentic teppanyaki restaurant to sample the melt-in-the-mouth experience that top-quality wagyu provides.
 
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The Prime Rib of Beef now available at Akasaka
The name Lawry’s is a household name for connoisseurs of prime ribs of beef, and one that has a long-standing history since opening its first outlet in Beverly Hills, California in 1938. After the opening of multiple locations across Ame...

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French cooking, Italian influences and Japanese ingredients
Newly launched at Akasaka Intercity Air, Bistro Buzz combines the finesse and pizazz of French cooking techniques with the quality of Japanese, seasonal ingredients – served up in a classic French bistro interior in the hear...

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Texan barbecue in Tokyo
This authentic Texan-style smokehouse landed in Shibuya in September 2017, with its 4 meter long 'drum smoker' at the entrance heralding the start of a new era in American barbecue dining in Tokyo.
 
Here giant cuts of meat are wood-smoked at low temperature f...

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Belgian Brasserie Court arrives in Akasaka
Belgian Brasserie Court adds a 7th location to their expanding chain across Tokyo and Osaka, with Antwerp Port becoming the latest opening in Japan’s capital – over at the newly renovated Akasaka Intercity Air.
 
Antwerp Port recreates tha...

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High-grade meat in Omotesando
Well-respected and established Tokyo yakiniku brand, Kintan (lit. Golden Tongue), opened up its second specialist shabu-shabu joint in the backstreets of Omotesando in September 2017.
 
Despite being a dominant force in yakiniku around Tokyo's capital ci...

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