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Nine of the best spots for beating the heat with kakigori shaved ice in Japan this summer
- Krista Rogers
Aug 2, 2023 - Tweet
These shops also showcase the immense variety of flavors and ingredients that go into the making of individual shaved ice recipes.
- Japan
- (dessert • dining • flavors • food • kakigoori • kakigori • premium • refreshing • shaved ice • summer)
We get (un)lucky at Hakodate fast food chain Lucky Pierrot with our giant omuraisu mistake
- Krista Rogers
Jun 24, 2023
We thought we’d get something simple and light at Lucky Pierrot…turns out that was not the case at all.
- Japan
- (chain • dining • Elvis Presley • giant • Hakodate • Hokkaido • Lucky Pierrot • omelet rice • omuraisu • Restaurant)
Four things you should eat at Japanese chain Ringer Hut, according to staff who work there
- Krista Rogers
Jun 21, 2023
We thought we knew everything that was on the menu, but there was one dish that surprised us.
- Japan
- (champon • chanpon • COK • dining • fast food • food • Nagasaki • pk sanjun • Ringer Hut • SNJO • udon)
This triple jumbo shrimp rice bowl hides a shrimpressive surprise
- Krista Rogers
Jun 20, 2023
Whatever you picture when you read “triple jumbo shrimp rice bowl,” it’s probably not this.
- Japan
- (dining • donburi • Nihonbashi • Nihonbashi Tonkotsu Hajime • pk sanjun • Restaurant • Shrimp • Tokyo)
Mr. Sato investigates just how rich the new Kotteri Max ramen at Tenkaippin really is
- Krista Rogers
Jun 6, 2023
For a ramen chain that’s already known for its signature rich broth, how much richer can this new maximum-rich dish get?
- Japan
- (COK • dining • food • Kotteri Max • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • rich • SNJO • soup • Tenkaippin • thick)
Got rice? The tastiest rice ever compels bread-fan Mr. Sato to eat more rice than ever before
- Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2023
Cooked in a traditional earthenware pot, there’s something about this Maboroshi no Koshihikari rice that almost spirited him away.
- Japan
- (COK • dining • Ginza • gourmet • koshihikari • Mr. Sato • rice • Salon Ginza Sabou • SNJO • Tokyo)
Eating tuna and parrotfish like the locals on the Amami Islands’ Yoron Island
- Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2023
We try shopping and dining at the number-one approved local store by residents of this small island in the southwest of Japan.
- Japan
- (A-Coop • Amami Islands • COK • cooking • dining • fish • Kagoshima Prefecture • local • SNJO • Tasuku Egawa • Yoron Island)
Choshimaru offers a limited-time Explodingly Big Sushi Roll, or basically sushi in sushi armor
- Krista Rogers
Apr 10, 2023
What’s the true form of this rolled sushi hiding underneath the Final Boss sushi?
- Japan
- (big • Choshimaru • COK • decadent • dining • food • Mr. Sato • norimaki • pudding • purin • roll • SNJO • sushi • weird)
We visit super popular tuna specialty joint Izakaya Hitoshi on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island
- Krista Rogers
Nov 22, 2022
After failing to secure a reservation for one month prior to his visit, our reporter gets in with some luck and ascends to tuna heaven.
- Japan
- (dining • gourmet • Ishigaki • izakaya • Izakaya Hitoshi • maguro • Okinawa • pub • Restaurant • tuna)
Tokyo prison restaurant The Lockup closes its doors for good
- Oona McGee
Jun 10, 2022
Throwing away the key after 23 years of terrifying tourists.
- Japan
- (closure • COK • cool • dining • food • Horror • hotels • jail • jailbreak • Kabukicho • news • prison • Prison Restaurant: The Lockup • prisons • restaurants • shinjuku • The Lockup • themed restaurants • tourist sites • travel)
The Times They are a-Changin’: Our reporter reflects on the changing landscape of Ebisu
- Krista Rogers
May 24, 2022
Mariko shares a glimpse into what’s different in one Tokyo neighborhood compared to her memories from 20 years ago.
- Japan
- (dining • Ebisu • Foodies' Garden • Mariko Ohanabatake • shopping • Tokyo • Yamanote line • Yebisu Garden Place)
All-you-can drink deal in Japan puts the self-serve drinks machine right on your table
- Oona McGee
Mar 16, 2022
This Japanese yakiniku chain wants you to get drunk on your own or with a friend for less than 5 bucks!
- Japan
- (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • dining • drinks • food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • solo • solo dining • solo grill • yakiniku)
We visit Osaka’s newly dubbed Koreatown for the first time and set our sights on all of the food
- Krista Rogers
Jan 31, 2022
After viewing 60+ varieties of kimchi in a single shop alone, our reporter learns that she has much to learn about Korean cuisine.
- Japan
- (dining • food • Ikuna Kamezawa • kimchi • korean food • Osaka Ikuno Koreatown • Seiji Nakazawa • travel)
Okonomiyaki taiyaki: Sweet and savoury combination confuses the senses
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2021
We love okonomiyaki and we love taiyaki, but will we love okonomiyaki taiyaki?
- Japan
- (COK • crepes • desserts • dining • food • food review • Japanese sweets • Mr. Sato • okonomiyaki • SNJO • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • Tokyo)
Shibuya unveils two new local ramen dishes themed after famously loyal local dog Hachiko
- Katy Kelly
Jul 7, 2021
And just in time for Ramen Day!
- Japan
- (chicken • dining • eatery • Hachiko • Miyashita Park • ramen • Shibuya • Shibuya Yokocho • tasty • tourism • yakitori)
Mr. Sato takes on this mega bowl of hiyashi chuka and possibly snubs his boss in the process
- Krista Rogers
Jun 22, 2021
When the summer heat decreases your appetite, there’s nothing like a giant bowl of chilled noodles to bring it back.
- Japan
- (big portion • dining • food • hiyashi chuka • Mr. Sato • Noodles • Staminataro • Takadanobaba • Tokyo)
Tokyo luxury hotel teams up with Cup Noodle for 50th anniversary ramen cocktails and course meals
- Krista Rogers
Jun 15, 2021
‘Cause what better way to celebrate turning 50 than with some “noods”?
- Japan
- (50th anniversary • collaboration • Cup Noodle • dining • food • fusion • Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo • Nissin • shinjuku)
Mr. Sato attacks a massive castle of seafood at a new restaurant in Tokyo Skytree’s Solamachi
- Krista Rogers
Apr 13, 2021
This particular dish with a really, really long name is a veritable gastronomic fortress waiting to be conquered.
- Japan
- (dining • donburi • food • gourmet • mega portion • Mr. Sato • Nidaime Noguchi Sengyoten • Restaurant • rice bowls • seafood • Solamachi • Tokyo Skytree)
Pringles x Super Cup Sour Cream and Onion Yakisoba is back on shelves this month
- Krista Rogers
Dec 16, 2020
Nothing sparks holiday cheer like a collaboration between a popular chip flavor and stir-fried noodles.
- Japan
- (Ace Cook • COK • crazy • dining • food • instant noodles • Noodles • Pringles • product • sour cream and onion • super cup • weird • yakisoba)
We enjoy fast food without human contact by trying out KFC Japan’s new takeout lockers
- Katy Kelly
Oct 17, 2020
Could this be the future of takeout?
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