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We got 17 pieces of sushi at just over 2,000 yen at this Fukuoka restaurant

• Shannon
  Aug 17, 2024
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Every sushi piece is 110 yen. Every. One.

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• Japan
• (affordable • cheap eats • Fukuoka • Hakata Ferry Terminal • Hakata Toyoichi • sushi • takeout)

We tried Dodger Stadium’s Tsukiji Gindaco takoyaki flavor in Japan for its limited release

• Shannon
  Jul 16, 2024

From Japan, to L.A., and back again.

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• Japan, USA
• (avocado • cheap • cheap eats • cheese • delicious • Dodger Stadium • limited flavors • Los Angeles Dodgers • takoyaki • Tsukiji Gindaco)

Fender Flagship Tokyo releases Hokusai art-inspired guitar series for first anniversary

• Shannon
  Jul 4, 2024

Get the best of Japanese art and music in this limited release.

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• Japan
• (cool designs • electric guitar • Fender • Fender Flagship Tokyo • guitar • hokusai • instruments • Japanese art • Katsushika Hokusai)

Super Mario and Baskin-Robbins Japan collab returns for 2024 with new flavor, goods, and more

• Shannon
  Jun 29, 2024

Collab also celebrates the release of Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD with themed freebies and cake.

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• Japan
• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • collaboration menu • food • ice cream • Luigi • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD • nintendo • summer • Super Mario • sweets • video games)

Japanese-inspired Australian tea and rice bowl shop makes debut in Japan

• Shannon
  Jun 19, 2024

From Tokyo, to Sydney, and back again.

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• Japan
• (donburi • Juan Bowl & Tea • Juan Bowl & Tea Tokyo • local ingredients • new restaurant • Omotesando • Rice Bowl • set meal • Sydney • Tokyo)

The 5 best entry-level roadside stations in Japan’s Kanto Region, according to experts

• Shannon
  Jun 18, 2024

Welcome to the world of michi no eki.

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• Japan
• (cool • elementary school • exciting • fun • Japanese roads • local eats • michi no eki • rest areas • road trip • roadside stations • souvenirs • unique)

Pizza Hut’s limited-time “Secret Menu” puts hearty new twists on classic menu items

• Shannon
  Jun 11, 2024

You can create these anytime, but the great price point is limited-time-only.

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• Japan
• (crazy • food • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Japan • Pizza Hut Melts • secret menu)

We stayed at Asakusa’s super-narrow, super-cheap, and surprisingly comfortable hotel

• Shannon
  Jun 6, 2024

We almost can’t believe it’s under 3,500 yen (US$22.57) a night.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • cheap hotels • comfortable • hostels • hotel • Hotel Plus Hostel • Kaminarimon • stylish)

Japanese cat hanko stamps let you sign your name with extra flair and fur

• Shannon
  Jun 5, 2024

Now you can let your love for cats shine even in your signature.

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• Japan
• (cat merch • cats • cute • designer • hanko • name stamps • Shiroyama Hakubundo)

Free drinks, curry, fried rice, saunas, and more at Tokyo Shinbashi capsule hotel

• Shannon
  May 30, 2024

How does Anshin Oyado’s Shinbashi location compare to the Shinjuku one?

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• Japan
• (capsule hotels • COK • curry • hotels • Shinbashi • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)

We went to Shibuya’s swanky Saunas to sweat away all of our troubles

• Shannon
  May 23, 2024

Our reporter shows us how to find serenity in a very busy neighborhood.

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• Japan
• (Katsuki Tanaka • Manga Sadou • relaxation • sauna • saunas • Seiji Nakazawa • Shibuya • Shibuya Saunas • Tokyo)

Uniqlo releases T-shirt collaboration with K-pop group Treasure

• Shannon
  May 22, 2024

Six t-shirts for six iconic Treasure songs.

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• Global, Japan, Korea
• (collaboration • fashion collection • Find Your Treasure • Kpop • treasure • tshirts • Uniqlo • Uniqlo UT)

Hidden history, retro cafes, and a shoe shrine on Asakusa bus loop【Tokyo Loop Buses】

• Shannon
  May 15, 2024

There’s so much more to Tokyo’s Asakusa area than Sensoji Temple.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • buses • cafes • COK • history • Japan Loop Buses • Mr. Sato • shrines • SNJO • Taito Ward • Tokyo Loop Buses • tourism • travel)

French premium kid’s clothing brand collaborates with Pokémon for ultra-cute duds

• Shannon
  May 3, 2024

It turns out that Pikachu’s cuteness suits any price range.

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• Europe, Japan
• (anime • baby clothes • Bonpoint • COK • cute • fashion • Monpoke • Pikachu • Pokemon • premium • skincare • tote bag • video games)

A visit to the ordinarily forbidden hall of Nara’s Hasedera Temple【Photos】

• Shannon
  May 1, 2024

Hall is open to the public until July and houses enormous artworks.

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• Japan
• (Buddhist temple • Egawa Tasuku • Four Great Temples of Yamato • Hasedera • Hasedera Temple • Japanese temple • Nara)

We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】

• Shannon
  Apr 23, 2024

This burger impacts the eyes as much as the stomach.

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• Korea
• (burger chains • Busan • Korean eats • Lotteria • taste test • tonkatsu • tonkatsu burger • tonkatsu sandwiches)

Japanese company starts project to restore Nakagin Capsules to capsule hotel

• Shannon
  Apr 23, 2024

The project will feature crowdsourced redesigns of the real original capsules.

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• Japan
• (capsule hotel • capsule hotels • contest • interior design • japanese architecture • Kanagawa Prefecture • Kisho Kurokawa • Nakagin Capsule Tower • Soleil no Oka)

We tried Japan’s Strawberry Daifuku? liqueur, one of three dessert-themed liqueurs

• Shannon
  Apr 16, 2024

Does this sweet dessert taste as good in liquid form as solid?

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• Japan
• (alcohol • cocktails • COK • dessert liqueur • drinks • ichigo daifku • liqueur • shime parfait • SNJO • strawberry • strawberry daifuku • taste test • weird)

Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to your favorite restaurant in Tsuruga City!

• Shannon
  Apr 15, 2024

We commemorate the new Hokuriku Shinkansen route with a truly local meal.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Fukui • fukui prefecture • Hey Japanese taxi driver • Hey Taxi Driver • Hokuriku Shinkansen • Japanese taxi driver • katsudon • pork cutlet • restaurants • sauce katsu • sauce katsudon • shinkansen • SNJO • tourism • travel • Tsuruga)

We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community

• Shannon
  Apr 12, 2024

Join one reporter’s quest to define the undefinable.

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• Japan
• (chan ramen • chukamen • chuuka soba • delicious • P.K. Sanjun • ramen • simple • taste test • Tokyo • Tokyo eats • Tokyo ramen)

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