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Here are the top ten foodie factory tours for the fall throughout Japan

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 25, 2025
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Take a bite out of one of these popular places where you can see the behind-the-scenes manufacturing process of some of your favorite foods in Japan.

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• Japan
• (autumn • delicious • factory tour • food • foodies • Jalan • ranking • travel)

Couch potatoes across Japan rejoice with Lawson’s new French fries delivery service

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 9, 2025

Lawson serves up an a-peel-ing new excuse for spud lovers to celebrate.

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• Japan
• (Daiki Nishimoto • delicious • delivery • french fries • fries • konbini • Lawson • new menu • potato)

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)

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)

Japanese sweets company teaches us new way to enjoy traditional Japanese rice drink

• Shannon
  Feb 28, 2024

Get the benefits of amazake without the strong sweetness.

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• Japan
• (amazake • coffee • delicious • Morinaga • recipe • refreshing • SoraKitchen)

Mr. Sato is in fish heaven after tasting the freshly grilled mackerel at a market in Fukui

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 9, 2023

Sometimes an unexpected stop at a seafood market is all you need to fill your belly and happiness meter.

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• Japan
• (delicious • fish • food • Fukui • Hamayaki Yasubee • mackerel • Mr. Sato • Nihonkai Sakanamachi • regional • Restaurant • Sea of Japan • Yoshio)

We may never stop eating these rare deluxe apple pastries from Japan’s Chateraise sweets shop

• Dale Roll
  Oct 9, 2023

These hand pies are premium quality–perfect for gifting (or hoarding at home). 

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• Japan
• (apple pie • Chateraise • COK • delicious • desserts • food • pastries • pie • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Yatsudoki)

How to properly eat a traditional Japanese tonkatsu meal

• Oona McGee
  Jul 18, 2023

A lesson in etiquette to help guide you through the way of the tonkatsu.

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• Japan
• (best • best tonkatsu • delicious • etiquette • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • manners • Mr. Sato • restaurants • review • SNJO • Tokyo • Tokyo eats • tonkatsu • traditional food)

Trying the peach custard treat in Japan that got over 20 thousand likes in a week

• Shannon
  Jul 12, 2023

Peach season is the best season for this Tokyo confectionary.

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• Japan
• (custard • delicious • dessert • Japanese sweets • Kanda • Omiya • peaches • sweets • Tokyo)

Ichiran Ramen’s delicious new product: Fried tonkotsu noodles!

• Oona McGee
  Jul 1, 2023

We get a taste of the famous chain’s new fried tonkotsu ramen, inspired by a dish served at food stalls in Hakata.

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• Japan
• (COK • cup noodles • delicious • food • food review • Ichiran • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Masanuki Sunakoma • new • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • Yaki Ramen)

Kyoto restaurant chain specialises in…tomato okonomiyaki?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 17, 2023

Now this is a unique dish that our ravenous reporter Mr Sato just had to try!

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• Japan
• (delicious • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Kyoto • Mr. Sato • okonomiyaki • restaurats • review • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Tokyo eats)

Who does a yakiniku beef bowl better: a Japanese vending machine or Yoshinoya?【Taste Test】

• Shannon
  Jun 16, 2023

Our reporter tests a popular Japanese chain store against a machine.

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• Japan
• (chain restaurant • delicious • donburi • Japanese vending machines • rice bowls • taste test • unique • vending machine • yakiniku • Yoshinoya)

Does Tokyo’s King of Tonkatsu live up to its name? We find out 【Taste Test】

• Shannon
  Jun 7, 2023

Can a bento shop really have the best tonkatsu?

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• Japan
• (bento • best • best tonkatsu • delicious • japanese bento • Seiji Nakazawa • Tabelog • Tokyo • Tokyo eats • tonkatsu)

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.

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• Japan
• (delicious • Dom Dom Burger • Dom Dom Hamburger • feast • Fukubukuro 2023 • treat yourself)

This hidden cafe in Tokyo’s Haneda Airport has no crowds and really delicious food

• Dale Roll
  Feb 8, 2023

It might only be around for a short time, but it’s worth a visit if you’re traveling this spring!

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• Japan
• (cafe • COK • delicious • Haneda • Kagoshima • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets)

Ichiran ramen lucky bag gives us everything we need to enjoy tonkotsu noodles at home

• Oona McGee
  Jan 28, 2023

This Japanese ramen chain really knows how to please its customers.

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• Japan
• (cup noodles • delicious • food • food review • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Ichiran • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • new • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test)

More delicious additions to Toshi Yoroizuka collaboration donuts at Mister Donut

• Shannon
  Jan 26, 2023

Just when you thought it couldn’t get better, it did.

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• Japan
• (collaboration menu • delicious • donuts • doughnuts • Mister Donut • Toshi Yoroizuka)

People in Japan vote for their favourite ramen chain, with surprising results

• Oona McGee
  Dec 16, 2022

Survey into noodle joints reveals some chains people may have never heard of.

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• Japan
• (curry • delicious • Hokkaido • Ichiran • Japanese curry • Kourakuen • local chain • Noodles • ramen • ramen chains • restaurants • Sugakiya • Tenkaippin • Yamaokaya)

Kakiage towers and Italian soba? We try out a unique soba restaurant in Tokyo

• Shannon
  Dec 12, 2022

Is it creative madness, or creative genius?

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• Japan
• (Akabane • creative • delicious • Mr. Sato • soba • taste test • Tokyo eats • Zenmi Kotobuki)

This Hokkaido-local curry chain serves curry so good it ought to be popular all over Japan

• Dale Roll
  Nov 27, 2022

Seriously, who’s in charge of this place and why haven’t they expanded to the rest of Japan?!

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• Japan
• (curry • delicious • haruka takagi • Hokkaido • Japanese curry • local chain • Obihiro)

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