Who needs tongs when you’ve got five perfectly-good, easily-burned fingers right there?
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More variety than we’d hoped for at far less than we’d ever expect to pay make this a great place to try types of sushi you’ve never had before.
News of the deaths was first leaked by an anonymous source online, who was outraged when the cafe remained open, posing a risk to more animals.
Visitors to one of the most beautiful places in Japan document the four-legged mafia’s adorable M.O.
What should you do when your customers take your extra large fried food portions for granted? Wear a poster pointing it out is one chef’s answer.
We took a tropical trip to the balmy shores of Nihonbashi, Tokyo to experience the local Poké-culture and taste the bright, beastly cuisine. Alola!
Located in Tokyo’s number one ramen district, this restaurant piles on the wagyu Japanese beef and makes mouthwatering desserts too.
It’s an Atkins dream come true in the form of two all-beef patties inside a pair of camembert cheese slabs.
The name of the restaurant is Coffee Mafia, but it’s the poster for 100-yen beer that has our attention.
100 bars and restaurants in and around the capital are part of bargain that costs less than two normally priced beers.
Our Japanese-language reporter hadn’t heard of this restaurant, and since it was voted as a top restaurant, she had to check it out.
Stand at attention, and in awe, of this towering behemoth of brain freezes and deliciousness.
Make Japan even harder to leave by finishing your vacation with one of the most unique, satisfying ramen meals in Tokyo.
Take a trip back in time and into feline cuteness with this new cat cafe in one of Tokyo’s most history-rich neighborhoods.
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