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We tried gua bao pork belly buns in a local Taipei night market that’s totally worth lining up for
It’s a great stop to add to your Taiwan trip itinerary.
- Taiwan
- (COK • food • gua bao • night market • pork bun • SNJO • street food • Taipei • Taipei eats • Taiwan • Taiwanese night market • Taiwanese street food)
Tasting trending Taiwanese castella at a Chinese chain restaurant in Japan: yum or no?
- Shannon
Apr 18, 2023
Finding a taste of Taiwan in Japan.
- Japan
- (Bamiyan • castella • cheap eats • chinese food • desserts • Taiwanese food • trending now)
Ramen donburi rice bowl series with Edogawa Ranpo references released
- Shannon
Apr 17, 2023
Do you recognize all of the mystery writer’s scenes?
- Japan
- (donburi • Edogawa Ranpo • historical • Japanese literature • mystery • mystery novels • tableware • thriller)
We enjoy an unlimited salad and dessert buffet for 780 yen at Tokyo shabu shabu restaurant
- Shannon
Apr 16, 2023
Add this to your list of cheap eats in Tokyo!
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • cheap lunch • dessert bar • kakigori • Mitaka • Salad bar • Shabu Tabe • Shabu-shabu • Tokyo lunch)
Get delicious bread at…a fresh seafood market in Tokyo’s Okachimachi neighborhood?
- Shannon
Apr 14, 2023
Would you like a Japanese egg sandwich with your octopus?
- Japan
- (Ameyoko • bakery • bread • croquettes • egg salad • Japanese bread • Okachimachi • Ondine • Seiji Nakazawa • Tokyo eats)
We built a steel rack taller than our crazy cheap country Japanese house with Daiso goods
- Shannon
Apr 13, 2023
As Shia LaBeouf once said, “Just do it!”
- Japan
- (art • cheap homes • contemporary art • home renovation • Japanese countryside • Masanuki Sunakoma • silly • Yoshio)
What can 3,000 yen get you at a Japanese hamburger chain? We find out
- Shannon
Apr 12, 2023
Spoiler: you’ll definitely be able to treat yourself.
Japanese confectionary chain Chateraise opens first 24-hour branch with self-checkout
- Shannon
Apr 5, 2023
Wait until you see how to scan your items!
- Japan
- (cake • Chateraise • convenient • dessert sweets • Japanese sweets • self-checkout • sweets • unmanned shops • unmanned store)
4 things that surprised us about Japan’s completely unmanned, 24-hour meat shop
- Shannon
Apr 4, 2023
Not only is it convenient, but the variety is also great!
- Japan
- (COK • cool • meat • SNJO • unmanned shops • unmanned store • weird)
We tour Onomichi, Hiroshima, where old meets new and a whole lot more
- Shannon
Mar 27, 2023
You may even recognize a few locations from pop culture.
- Japan
- (Anago no Nedoko • guest houses • Hiroshima • Onomichi • Temple Walk • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time • tour • travel spot)
10 sakura-viewing events to enjoy the Tokyo area’s cherry blossoms in 2023
- Shannon
Mar 22, 2023
You can go day or night — and many of them are free!
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2023 • COK • Ginza • hanami • sakura • sakura season 2023 • Shinjuku Gyoen • Tokyo • Yokohama • Yomiuri Land)
Powering up our instant noodles with Nissin Cup Noodle’s instant tempura and abura-age【Taste Test】
- Shannon
Mar 20, 2023
Was it able to fulfill our dreams as much as fill our stomachs?
- Japan
- (abura-age • COK • Donbei • food • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • SNJO • soba • taste test • tofu • udon)
You can now own Shinjuku’s giant 3-D cat in accessory form
- Shannon
Mar 14, 2023
It’s the purrfect “The ones that get it, get it” fashion statement.
- Japan
- (3-D cat • 3-D cat cafe • accessories • cat accessories • Palnart Poc • shinjuku • Shinjuku cat)
Japanese dog café in Nagoya aims to create community among toy poodle owners
- Shannon
Mar 14, 2023
You and your pup will never feel alone again.
- Japan
- (community • dog cafes • dog friendly • Nagoya • Nagoya cafe • poodles • toy poodle)
Japanese rokushigake temple architecture for your living room: The no-nail Masugumi table
- Shannon
Mar 9, 2023
If you’re looking for your new artisanal centerpiece, this is it.
- Japan
- (architecture • COK • culture • furniture • interior • interior design • shrines • temples • traditional)
Fukuoka TeamLab Forest’s sakura exhibit for 2023 is one you don’t want to miss
- Shannon
Mar 8, 2023
A futuristic hanami you can enjoy in two stages.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • cherry blossoms • COK • cool • events • exhibits • Fukuoka • sakura • Team Lab • TeamLab • TeamLab Forest)
Uniqlo Japan offers custom suits for super affordable prices
- Shannon
Mar 1, 2023
You don’t have to break the bank to make bank anymore.
- Japan
- (affordable • cheap clothing • custom suit • fitting • suits • Uniqlo • Uniqlo Japan • Uniqlo services)
Doutor Coffee Japan’s cherry blossom drinks and snacks are a pretty pastel paradise
- Shannon
Feb 28, 2023
The best way to get in the cherry blossom season mood? Food and drink.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom season • cherry blossoms 2023 • Doutor • Doutor Coffee • sakura • sakura season • seasonal menu)
Samurai armor and mini katana tableware is here to keep your bottles safe and your food stabbed
- Shannon
Feb 26, 2023
Your drinks will always be protected from now on.
- Japan
- (armor • COK • cool • drinkware • history • interior • Katana • Makuake • Oda Nobunaga • samurai • swords • tableware • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
Our Japanese language reporter gets lucky with Vietnam McDonald’s Prosperity Beef Burger
- Shannon
Feb 14, 2023
Live long and McProsper, at McDonald’s Vietnam.
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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