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Third-wave curry, anyone?
Opening November 2nd on one of the Yamanote Line platforms at Shibuya Station, Drip Currymeshi Tokyo serves rice and curry roux (curry-meshi in Japanese) with hot water poured like drip coffee.
 
Diners choose one of three flavors (beef, spicy chicken, sea...

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Kyoto is famous for kaiseki ryori (a traditional meal served in courses), but in fact curry udon is also an enduringly popular dish. Behind this is a culture of soup stock particular to Kyoto, a place that prefers light seasoning and values soup stock that elicits the flavor of i...

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More than just a tourist desitnation
While Miyajima has a reputation as a tourist destination, it has a deep history with Japan and Shinto culture. It has also played a significant part in the development of religion in Japan with its influence from Kamakura during the Kamakura per...

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Treat yourself to authentic all-you-can-eat sukiyaki and shabu shabu
As winter approaches, Japanese hot pot (Nabe) becomes increasingly popular to combat the chills. In this all-you-can-eat restaurant featuring two authentic Japanese broths – Sukiyaki and Shabu-Shabu – it is sure to ...

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Nara and Kyoto are famous for their abundance of valuable Buddhist statues, but Shiga Prefecture, too, boasts its own share of such important cultural properties. Part of those treasures are on view at the exhibition
“The Hidden Buddha of Rakuyaji Temple, Shiga” at the Tokyo Nati...

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Escape from Tennoji to one of Japan's oldest temples
Most tourists dismiss Osaka. Instead, they head straight for Kyoto to view the picturesque, wooden temples that have become the staple of the Japanese tourism industry. However, sitting amongst the squalor of suburban Osaka is one ...

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Clam-flavoured broth, hidden away in Hatagaya
Konjiki Hototogisu (金色不如帰) is a tiny ramen shop out in Tokyo's suburban Hatagaya, that's been operating since 2006. Eight seats occupy a cozy, L-shaped counter overlooking a tiny kitchen, with two chefs gracefully preparing bowls of ...

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In a Tokyo district full of government offices, where bureaucrats and company employees in suits passed busily to and fro, I spotted a sugidama ornament hanging at the entrance of a building. This object, also called a sakabayashi, is a spherical bundle of cedar twigs that symbol...

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Going inside the birthplace of instant ramen
For all those who love instant ramen, prepare yourselves - here is your mecca. Located a short walk from Ikeda Station on the outskirts of suburban Osaka; the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen museum is an absolute must see for all the devout fo...

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Capsules to Saunas - experiencing Japanese hospitality
Located only within a two-minute walk from Okayama station, Hollywood Sauna & Spa is the perfect place to immerse yourself in the weird and wonderful world of Japanese accommodations. The multi-story hotel, which is ironically se...

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