Sip your coffee to the backdrop of a magnificent, panoramic view next to this Starbucks in Toyama Prefecture.
Anime will premier this summer and is the first made specifically for the Nagoya-area theme park.
Who’d have guessed there was a centuries-old snack shop too just a quick stroll away from one of downtown’s busiest rail hubs?
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At just around a buck, the egg sandwich at this chain is enough to make convenience stores weep.
This part of Japan gets so much snow you have to wait until spring to see it, but the wait is over!
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