Why settle for picnicking in one spot when you can dine while cruising around all of them?
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Cooked in a traditional earthenware pot, there’s something about this Maboroshi no Koshihikari rice that almost spirited him away.
The perfectly Instagram-worthy drink can be found in one of Tokyo’s most bohemian hipster neighborhoods.
After failing to secure a reservation for one month prior to his visit, our reporter gets in with some luck and ascends to tuna heaven.
A gyoza eatery behind a closed game arcade in the basement of a Mega Don Quijote–that doesn’t sound spooky at all…
Will the conveyor belt sushi chain’s recent playful menu item be as much fun to eat as it is to look at?
Our reporter discovers the special feature that makes one kind of common fish at this local eatery a slice above even the fatty tuna.
Our reporter moves away from Japanese cream-and-fruit sandwiches and tries a Reuben for the first time.
Amusement Wanko Soba Kurukuru Wanko wants you to eat over a hundred bowls of noodles in one sitting.
Yuuichiro explores the similarities and dissimilarities of sushi from an upscale restaurant in Tokyo and an inexpensive conveyor belt sushi chain.
Two new limited-time menu items at the restaurant feature Kobe beef, so we pulled out all of the stops to feel worthy of this gastronomic celebration.
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