SNJO (Page 128)
This particular style of fish cake dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868) and is made using only three key ingredients.
We chat with the minds behind this specialty store about its unusually uniform niche and learn to appreciate the plain.
Not far from Akihabara, there’s a soba spot that gave us food to eat and food for thought.
Takara Tomy’s new palm-sized gadget helps you enjoy flowing nagashi-somen noodles at a responsible social distance.
Our littlest reporter, and her daddy, pay a visit to The Pokémon Company to play the new game prior to its release.
We get to enter a holy land that’s been protected since ancient times, and it reminds us of the world of Princess Mononoke.
Raise a glass to one of Pokémon’s favorite in-game snacks, which you can now try for yourself!
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