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Aketotemoro, Kyoto, Japan: WTH izakaya
A contemporary izakaya with a red light. Japanese bar food at its best. A red light at Aketotemoro. […]
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Koin Agaru, Kyoto, Japan: Exquisite pork butakushi in the ’80s dreamy vibe
Japanese pork skewer (butakushi) izakaya, Koin Agaru, offers bistro-esque Japanese contemporary dishes. It is to savor pork tongue […]
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Mo-an, Kyoto: Local legend Japanese cafe in mountain hideaway
Atop a Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke-esque mountain is Japan’s Cultural Heritage site also known as Mo-an, the Japanese […]
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Izakaya, explained: There are only 3 types, after all
There are just so many izakayas in Japan. The article explains 10 most common izakaya types and 3 […]
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Tateishi Burger, Tokyo: Dopest hamburger vending machine in Japan
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
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
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
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
An independent bookstore, Endo Shoten, is by far the most under-the-radar izakaya restaurant in Kyoto City. The izakaya […]
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20 best bookstores in Kyoto
Here are the top 10% – the most famous/popular/important – of all 295 bookstores (as of 2022) in […]
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Lull Kyoto, Japan: The first CBD cafe in Kyoto City
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
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
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”
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
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”
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
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
One of Japan’s sushi chain kingpins, Kura Sushi (Kura Revolving Sushi Bar), opened its most updated restaurant in […]