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Move aside, taiyaki! Mucchan Manju in Asakusa is the newest food trend we need to jump upon
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Oona McGee
Jun 26, 2023 - Tweet
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- (Asakusa • cakes • COK • hole in the wall • Japanese restaurants • manju • Mr. Sato • Mucchan Manju • Mutchan Manju • restaurants • review • SNJO • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourist traps • travel)
Eel vendor in Asakusa becomes a hot topic with foreigners on Reddit, but is it any good?
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Oona McGee
May 24, 2023
- Japan
- (Asakusa • Asakusa Unana • COK • eel • hole in the wall • Japanese restaurants • onigiri • reddit • restaurants • review • rice balls • SNJO • standing restaurants • taste test • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourist traps • travel)
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