Ikuna Kamezawa

A visit to the real-life Naruto Ramen Ichiraku anime restaurant that’s not in Japan【Photos】

We grab a bowl of Ichiraku ramen and down a chakra drink at Naruto’s favorite noodle house.

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Star Kebab’s kebab sushi roll in Akihabara isn’t on the menu anymore but don’t let that stop you

When a restaurant stops selling your favorite menu item, sometimes you have to roll matters into your own hands.

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Does Tottori really have the most delicious-tasting tap water in all of Japan?【Taste test】

At least we can say that no one came up dry in this challenge.

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Yoko Sushi chain in Germany is doing its own thing and honestly, we’ve got to respect that

Our Japanese reporter dishes on her experience trying sushi at a popular sushi delivery chain.

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Japan’s video rental giant now rents wigs, so we tried them out【Photos】

Our fashionable reporter has never worn a wig before, and will she want to again after this?

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Our reporter takes her 71-year-old mother to a visual kei concert for the first time

Thanks to the experience and a new oshi, 25 years of mother-daughter conflict began to evaporate in seconds.

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We make Miyagi Prefecture’s famous seri-nabe hotpot using ingredients bought in Sendai

The dish is unique in that all parts of the seri plant are consumed–leaves, stems, and roots included.

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We talk about everything except music with visual kei rock legends Fantastic Circus【Interview】

We stay firmly in our lane and talk about budgies instead.

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Japan’s big eats just got even bigger at this little-known cafe

Things that make you go, “Huh?” are definitely worth trying when you find them. 

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We stumbled upon “Pudding Street” in Hanoi, so of course we had to investigate

What’s Vietnamese pudding taste like? We had to find out!

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“Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best restaurant in Sendai!”

Spur-of-the-moment adventure leads to a surprising meal and a driver that becomes a new friend.

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Can Japan’s yami kawaii fashion still work without the yamu? We find out with this lucky bag【Pics】

Trying on Ank Rouge’s fukubukuro yami-kei starter kit.

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Japanese osechi New Year’s meal lucky bag gives us way more than we bargained for

This is not what we were expecting.

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Pikachu pyjamas make this secret Pokémon fukubukuro lucky bag worth searching for

Proof that in Japan, Pokémon show up in unlikely places. 

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This Japanese maid has a special ability she’d like to share with you

A trick anyone can learn with a bit of practice.

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“Hey, British taxi driver, take us to the best fish and chips shop in this part of London!”

Will another taxi consultation result in another delicious meal?

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Do people in Osaka really eat crunchy fried noodles with curry? We ask a local, then try it out

This is something we’ve never heard of–but not something we’re opposed to trying!

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The story behind “the most hopeful ramen bar in the world”

 Solving the mystery of the “world’s most hectic noodles” from Human Beings Everybody Noodles. 

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“Sipping meat,” the semi-secret Osaka food that sounds like a joke, is seriously tasty

Leave it to Osaka to turn a comedian’s hungover quirkiness into a delicious meal.

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We beat two crane games at a Japanese arcade and take home two lucky bags

Check out our UFO Catcher haul!

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