Our reporters set out to escape Tokyo with a modest budget, a direction to go in, and no other plan.
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New menu items and more make for the perfect place to grab a kawaii bite after shopping in a major Tokyo department store.
Even if you can take these clothes out of Family Mart, but you can’t take the Family Mart out of these clothes.
We delight in some unusual octo-offerings at this Osaka-based takoyaki shop right smack in the middle of our own neighborhood.
The only thing better than a nationwide ice cream tour is doing it without leaving the city.
Gransta Tokyo have selected the best travel lunches for your next long train ride.
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In celebration of its opening, diners can also receive 20 percent off their bill if they hurry.
It’s not where you’d expect a summer beer garden to be, but we’ve been surprised before and couldn’t pass up a chance to investigate.
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