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Tateishi Burger, Tokyo: Dopest hamburger vending machine in Japan

July 26, 2022

Tateishi Burger is a legendary hamburger shop in Japan. Its primitively-engineered hamburger vending machine offers handmade hamburgers and […]

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Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo, Japan: The Kill Bill restaurant

July 23, 2022

In the most expensive neighborhood in Tokyo, legendary Japanese izakaya Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu, also known as the Kill Bill […]

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Izakaya Toyo, Osaka, Japan: The flamethrower chef from Netflix

July 19, 2022

The legendary izakaya/street food vendor in Japan’s third biggest city Osaka, Izakaya Toyo, offers drop-dead local Japanese seafood […]

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Cafe Bibliotic Hello!, Kyoto, Japan: The most famous “book cafe” in the city

July 15, 2022

Past a jungle is a forest of books with hearty meals. Kyoto City’s locally famous Cafe Bibliotic Hello! […]

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Endo Shoten, Kyoto, Japan: Under-the-radar bookstore izakaya

July 13, 2022

An independent bookstore, Endo Shoten, is by far the most under-the-radar izakaya restaurant in Kyoto City. The izakaya […]

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Lull Kyoto, Japan: The first CBD cafe in Kyoto City

June 30, 2022

Totally legal, Kyoto City’s first CBD cafe, Lull Kyoto, offers seriously good smoothies and CBD-infused, high-quality Japanese traditional […]

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Sekai Soko, Kyoto, Japan: Hip warehouse cafe behind quaint machiya-townhouse

June 28, 2022

Kyoto’s legendary nightclub World Kyoto opened its daytime cafe, Sekai Soko. Behind a traditional wooden machiya-townhouse awaits a […]

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Brooklyn Night Bazaar, Kyoto, Japan: “Not in Kyoto anymore,” said my inner Dorothy

June 24, 2022

Unlike Japanese traditional “snack bars,” Brooklyn Night Bazaar is an obviously-nonconventional, sleek, and contemporary bar with a soul […]

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Muraya, Kyoto, Japan: Akira-esque cyberpunk izakaya “in da hood”

June 23, 2022

In an edgy neighborhood, Sakyo Ward known as a “makai” (hell or demon world in Japanese), cyberpunk izakaya […]

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Umi No Scole, Shiga, Japan: Fermented foods nowadays at ultra modern-rustic shopping mall

June 21, 2022

A cafe at the ultra modern-rustic shopping mall, Umi No Scole, in Nagahama, Shiga, offers Japanese comfort food […]

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Faina​​, Shiga, Japan: Blinchiki food truck by Ukrainian “evacuees”

June 15, 2022

2 Ukrainian “evacuees” and their family opened the blinchiki (Ukrainian pancake) food truck Faina, in Shiga prefecture, in […]

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BURGER ELEVEN, Kyoto, Japan: Chic and swish French bistro hamburger joint

June 10, 2022

Brasserie Café ONZE – the locally famous French bistro in Kyoto City – opened its first hamburger joint, […]

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Kura Sushi Plus, Kyoto, Japan: Uber-contemporary sushi chain in tourist mecca

June 5, 2022

One of Japan’s sushi chain kingpins, Kura Sushi (Kura Revolving Sushi Bar), opened its most updated restaurant in […]

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Kyoto

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Osaka

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Japanese Restaurants

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Izakayas

  • Tenzankaku Hihi-yokocho: Japan’s longest countertop izakaya in Osaka
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Cafes and bars

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Travel

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  • ROR Comedy Club: Japan’s prominent English stand-up comedy club in Osaka
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