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Bisan: Kyoto’s first Palestinian restaurant
Opened in November 2024, Bisan is a Kyoto branch of Tokyo’s foremost Palestinian restaurant Bisan. It seems like […]
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Kijisoba Kijiya, Kyoto, Japan: Pheasant meat ramen near Kinkaku-ji
0.1 mile (200 meters) away from Kyoto’s top tourist spot Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is Kijisoba Kijiya (きじそば 雉弥) […]
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Japan Oni Exchange Museum, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train As Japan’s Demon Slayer (鬼滅の刃) movie broke box […]
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Football Diner at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA, Kameoka, Kyoto
The theme song for Kyoto Sanga F.C. ‘ヒートウェイブ京都サンガ’. In Kyoto, one may or may not have heard the […]
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Kyoto’s 3 best izakayas of all time
As a local/native in Kyoto, I’ve been in search of the best izakaya (居酒屋: Japanese tavern) for as […]
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EAGLE OSAKA: Best gay bear bar in Osaka
Since its opening on March 29 in 2024 in Osaka (Japan’s L.A.)’s gayborhood ‘Doyamacho (堂山町)’, EAGLE OSAKA has […]
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IWABA CAFE: Fukui’s most Instagrammable cafe at Tojinbo Cliffs
Tojinbo Cliffs, or just simply Tojinbo (東尋坊), is one of Fukui’s most popular tourist destinations. It’s also one […]
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Fawda Restaurant, Bethlehem: Modern Palestinian cuisine by Fadi Kattan
Birthplace of Jesus, or The Church of the Nativity, is one of the World Heritage Sites located in […]
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10 strange food eaten so casually in Japan
As a born and raised Japanese, I encounter these 10 food items such as natto, tarako, and TKG […]
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Ura Stand, Kyoto: Chicken sashimi and kushiage at hip retro izakaya
Chicken sashimi (raw chicken) sounds impossible to eat. So does it in Japan in general. But some know […]
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Explosion: Osaka’s only gay club
Explosion (エクスプロージョン) in Osaka’s gay district, Doyamacho (堂山町), would be the most expected answer to “Are there any […]
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Jiyuken Namba Honten: Osaka’s most famous curry shop
Founded in 1910 as Osaka’s first yoshoku (西洋料理 / Western food) restaurant, Jiyuken Namba Honten (自由軒・難波本店) is now […]
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Rakuan: Best soba noodle in Tokyo’s gay district Shinjuku Nichome
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Nichome (新宿二丁目) is considered one of the biggest gay districts in the world. It’s definitely Japan’s […]
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Hokodo Coffee: Japan’s oldest cafe’s Kyoto branch at Imperial Palace
Hokodo (放香堂) is a Kyoto-based tea company that opened Japan’s first cafe Hokodo Coffee (放香堂加琲) in Kobe, Hyogo […]
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LIVING ROOM at W Osaka: Hotel club lounge/cafe/bar in Tadao Ando building
Inside the sleek black monolith-looking building of W Osaka designed by an Osaka-born architect, Tadao Ando, is LIVING […]
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Port Sa’id, Tel Aviv: Israel’s star Eyal Shani’s restaurant by synagogue
Shalom Aleichem (שלום עליכם). During my 3 year stay in Tel Aviv, a Jewish song ‘Shalom Aleichem (שלום […]
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Musashi Sushi Honten: Kyoto’s best revolving sushi chain downtown
Founded in 1977 in Kyoto, Musashi Sushi Honten (寿しのむさし 三条本店) is probably the most famous sushi chain in […]
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kitchen Bisshon, Kyoto: tachinomi izakaya pizzeria in an alleyway
Tachinomi izakaya(立ち飲み居酒屋) means a Japanese casual standing food bar. So tachinomi pizzeria, kitchen Bisshon, clearly took advantage of […]
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Kyoto’s 6 best izakaya houses (kaikans)
Izakaya house (kaikan / 会館) is a machiya townhouse (machiya / 町屋) or a retro building that is […]