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Food & Drink
Any hour can be happy hour: Introducing kakipi
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! In my opinion, one of the most enjoyable parts of travelling (and, dare I say, living) is eating. Whether you’re standing in line at Tokyo Disneyland or whiling away the hours on a train across Hokkaido, you’ll undoubtedly need to keep your energy (and spirits) up with […]
Having fun with food: Tokyo’s ninja restaurant
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Inside the Ninja Restaurant
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Travel consultant Amy Bowinski recently revisited Japan, where she spent a spare evening testing out Ninja Akasaka: Tokyo’s famed ninja restaurant. Tokyo is well known for its many theme restaurants – Jailhouse, Robot, Alice in Wonderland, Gundam, Pop Idols, and all the rest. The themes vary hugely, […]
The (Royal) Milky Way
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Mint Milk Tea
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Born and raised in Colorado where my caffeine cravings were soothed with a Bakhti Chai, I had to find a new source when I came to Japan. Vending machines and stores were bursting with more kanji-covered drinks than temples in Kyoto, but not a chai to be […]
My quest for a Michelin-starred bowl of ramen noodles
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The 2015 edition of Michelin’s notorious guide to the very best restaurants and hotels in Tokyo went on sale this December 5th. As always, it was widely covered in local news and generally makes a splash internationally because Tokyo consistently has the most starred restaurants of any […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The 2015 edition of Michelin’s notorious guide to the very best restaurants and hotels in Tokyo went on sale this December 5th. As always, it was widely covered in local news and generally makes a splash internationally because Tokyo consistently has the most starred restaurants of any […]