Restaurant Review
Vegan Ramen UZU Kyoto: THAT teamLab ramen shop
Vegan Ramen UZU Kyoto is sort of understood as a teamLab ramen shop. teamLab is a Japanese company […]
Year: 2023
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O Thanasis: Athens’s best kebab shop
O Thanasis in Athens is probably the most famous kebab shop in Greece. If not, definitely in Athens. […]
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Nasco Food Court: Japanized kebab at Tokyo’s Islam Alley
Nasco Food Court on Islam Alley (イスラム横丁) in Tokyo’s Koreatown “Shin Okubo (新大久保)” offers traditional, Japanized Turkish-ish doner […]
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Mustafa’s Gemuse Kebap: Berlin’s best kebab
Here’s what Mustafa’s Gemuse Kebap (Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap) in Berlin looks like. There are also a menu, a […]
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Komakata Dojo, Tokyo: THE loach specialty restaurant
Komakata Dojo’s founder Sukeshichi Echigoya (越後屋助七) is said to have invented dojo nabe (dozeu nabe / どぜう鍋 / […]
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Department H: Tokyo’s legendary fetish night
Department H (Department H 2099 / デパートメントH / デパH / デパチ, etc) is the longest-running fetish night in […]
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Tsurutontan Soemoncho: Osaka’s most luxurious udon chain
Tsurutontan is an Osaka-based Japanese udon chain. Here’s what the original location of the chain “Tsurutontan Soemoncho (つるとんたん […]
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Falafel Garden: Kyoto’s only Israeli restaurant
At Demachiyanagi Station (出町柳駅), one of the Kyoto-est stations, it’s a signboard of Falafel Garden that first welcomes […]
Event
KYOTO RAINBOW PRIDE: Gayest day in Kyoto
Here’s what Kyoto Rainbow Pride (京都レインボープライド・パレードフェス) and Pride Month (プライド月間) in Kyoto City look like. A map of […]
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Men Tenten: Tel Aviv’s best ramen bar
In Tel Aviv, Israel’s Tokyo (but not the capital city), sushi is as popular as sandwiches in Tokyo. […]
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Nautika Restaurant, Dubrovnik’s most famous restaurant
Nautika Restaurant is prestigious: Pope John Paul II dined there, the first female president of Croatia “Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović” […]
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Seirinkan: Best Neapolitan pizza in Tokyo
Seirinkan (聖林館) is considered as one of the best pizzerias in Japan partly because it appeared in a […]
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Best restaurants at Ace Hotel Kyoto
Ace Hotel Kyoto is the first Asian location of an American hotel chain “Ace Hotel.” Here’s a list […]
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Mr. Gyoza, Kyoto, Japan: Realest chuka joint
Chuka joint (中華食堂 / chuka shokudo) means Japanese-Chinese restaurant. It’s got a vibe. Like people don’t call diners […]
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Uri Buri, Acre: Best seafood in Israel
Sashimi, Coquille St. Jacques, and more. *I last visited the restaurant in 2018. Uri Buri is a legend […]
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Totto Ramen, Boston: Japanese chicken paitan ramen chain
Here’s what I ate at Totto Ramen at South Bay, Boston. Totto Ramen T-shirt at the entrance of […]
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Ogawa Coffee USA, Boston: Japanese cafe chain from Kyoto
Kyoto is the sister city of Boston and the capital of tourism in Japan. It’s also the capital […]
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Tsurutontan, Boston: Japan’s udon chain from Osaka
I tried their signature udon, perfect sushi, and New England Japanese appetizers at Tsurutontan Udon Noodle Brasserie, Boston. […]
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Okonomiyaki Mizuno: Osaka’s Michelin-listed soul food eatery
Here’s Okonomiyaki Mizuno’s signature okonomiyaki. Japanese yams, pork belly, and scallops. Yum. *I last visited the restaurant in […]
Travel
Downtown Kyoto: 5 areas you must know
Here’s the list of the five most famous areas in Kyoto’s downtown (Downtown Kyoto). I, as a Kyoto […]
Restaurant Review
3 best Israeli restaurants in Osaka
Israeli food is often interpreted as Middle Eastern food in Japan. That means homogenized Turkish-ish Japanese doner kebab […]
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PIKAPOLONCA: Japan’s only Slovenian restaurant in Kyoto
A Kyoto house disguised as a Slovenian eatery. It’s a real-life Studio Ghibli movie. – Sushi Sandwich PIKAPOLONCA […]
Travel
All 11 wards of Kyoto City (explained in one word)
Kyoto City is the biggest city in Kyoto Prefecture. Here is the list of eleven wards of Kyoto […]
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LE CAFE V, Osaka: The first Louis Vuitton cafe in the world
In 2020, Louis Vuitton opened LE CAFE V in Osaka, Japan. LE CAFE V, Louis Vuitton’s first cafe, […]
Travel
All 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto +highlights
Here is the list of all 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto. I, as a Kyoto native, […]
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Tacofini, Osaka: Mexican Japanese taco stand izakaya
Tacofini (タコフィニ / Tacos Del Infinito) offers authentic tacos and classic izakaya repertoire with a Mexican twist. It’s […]
Travel
10 coolest shopping malls in Kyoto
Kyoto BAL (京都BAL), ShinPuhKan (新風館), MUJI Kyoto Yamashina (無印良品 京都山科), etc. For those who seek upscale products and store […]
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Walden Woods Kyoto: The white cafe of Henry David Thoreau
Inspired by Walden; or, Life in the Woods written by Henry David Thoreau from Concord, Massachusetts, Walden Woods […]
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4 coolest coffee chains in Kyoto
Kyoto City’s coffee consumption is the biggest in Japan (according to nikkei.com). It’s the war zone for coffee […]
Travel
Visit Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon in Kyoto
Known as the title of Akira Kurosawa’s film in 1950, Rashomon (羅生門) was the legendary gate in Kyoto. […]
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Ohsho vs. Tenkaippin: 2 Kings of Chinese food chains in Japan
Ohsho (Gyoza no Ohsho / 餃子の王将) and Tenkaippin (天下一品) are the most famous Chinese food chains in Japan. […]