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Hoisu: The phantom Japanese sake that can’t be purchased in stores
- Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2023 - Tweet
A unique, hard-to-find drink only ordered by those in the know at some izakaya taverns.
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- (alcohol • COK • drinks • Hoisu • izakaya • Japanese whisky • K. Masami • phantom sake • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • Whis • Whiskey • whisky)
Fisherman’s izakaya serves up awesome fresh seafood in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Sep 18, 2023
Some of the best sushi bowls you’ll find in the city.
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- (Anjo • COK • fish • Ikebukuro • izakaya • kaisendon • raw fish • restaurants • review • seafood • seafood bowl • sushi • sushi restaurant • taste test)
Neo Shinjuku Atsushi: New cyberpunk restaurant bar serves post-apocalyptic food in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2023
Like stepping into a futuristic world where everyone lives — and plays — underground.
- Japan
- (bars • COK • cool • dystopia • dystopian • futuristic • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restauramts • Neo Tokyo • NEON • neon signs • new openings • restaurants • sci-fi • shinjuku • Tokyo)
Stunning Japanese restaurant is like eating in a samurai residence
- Oona McGee
Aug 11, 2023
If you’re looking for a very Japanese experience, this is a place you’ll need to put on the itinerary.
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- (COK • cool • eating • food • Icchou • icho • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Kanto • Masanuki Sunakoma • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • Tochigi)
Survey responds to the most important factors when deciding which izakaya to go to
- Krista Rogers
Aug 8, 2023
If you’re looking to visit an izakaya, a traditional Japanese pub, here’s some insight about how Japanese people make their picks to help guide yours.
Japanese restaurant chain causes a stir with foreigners online, but is it any good?
- SoraNews24
Aug 3, 2023
We find out if this yakitori chain is really worth visiting.
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- (chicken • COK • foreigners • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restauramts • restaurants • review • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Torikizoku • tourists • yakitori • YouTube)
Shinjuku izakaya’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo’s best secret cheap eats
- Oona McGee
Mar 21, 2023
Sushi, sashimi, and yakitori galore, but only for diners who know where to find it!
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- (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • bars • cheap • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • food review • izakaya • Kabukicho • restaurant reviews • restaurants • review • sashimi • shinjuku • SNJO • sushi • Tokyo • video game • yakitori)
Why is there a wrestling ring in the Underground Arena fighting bar in Kabukicho?
- Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2023
Investigating the underbelly of Tokyo in one of its most notorious districts.
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- (bars • COK • fighting • host bars • hostess bars • hosts • izakaya • Kabukicho • Kamurocho • pro wrestling • professional wrestling • restaurants • Sega • shinjuku • SNJO • Tokyo • video game • wrestling • yakuza)
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)
Spice up your drinking parties with Tipsy Bar Games based on popular izakaya food
- Dale Roll
Nov 18, 2022
Or keep them at home for game night!
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- (family friendly • fun • funny • games • izakaya • Mega House • party games • tabletop games)
Golden Japanese toilet appears at “multi-millionaire” izakaya in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Oct 12, 2022
Everything in this restaurant is covered in gold.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • food • gold • golden • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Japanese toilets • restaurants • SNJO • Toilets • Tokyo • unusual • weird)
Japanese restaurant chain now serving perfect recreations of Studio Ghibli food【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 6, 2022
And it’s located conveniently close to the Studio Ghibli theme park.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • food • Ghibli food • Ghibli Park • izakaya • restaurants • Studio Ghibli)
Nike releases izakaya sneakers in Japan【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Aug 19, 2022
New Nike Air Force 1 Mid release is an homage to Japanese drinking taverns.
- Japan
- (cool • drinking • drinking culture in Japan • fashion • food • izakaya • Japanese food • Nike • Shoe • shoes • sneakers • Tanuki • taverns • Tokyo • Trunk Hotel)
Chowing down on dirt-cheap gyoza and insane portions at Fukuoka’s Gyoza Supermarket Pub
- Krista Rogers
Aug 12, 2022
Despite gyoza taking the center stage at this restaurant, something else on the menu provided the biggest shock of all.
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- (alcohol • cheap • COK • drinks • food • Fukuoka • gyoza • izakaya • lemon sour • Masanuki Sunakoma • pubs • restaurants • SNJO)
We visit izakaya in Thailand billed as “Middle Aged Man’s Paradise”, try food that’s illegal in Japan
- Katie Pask
Jul 2, 2022
Thankfully our reporter lived to tell the tale.
- Japan, SE Asia
- (Bangkok • food • Ikuna Kamezawa • internationalism • izakaya • raw liver • Restaurant • restaurants • SNJO • Thailand • travel)
Japanese oden maker revolutionises the way we eat at home…with a few adjustments
- Oona McGee
Apr 21, 2022
New kitchen gadget lets you live out your 7-Eleven oden dreams at home.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking gadgets • cool • drinks • gadgets • izakaya • kitchen gadgets • oden • review • SNJO)
How a bar in Kabukicho scammed one diner out of their money, and how it can happen to you too
- Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2021
Receipt shows the sneaky extra charges you need to watch out for.
- Japan
- (bars • drinking • drinks • food • izakaya • Kabukicho • restaurants • scams • shinjuku • Tokyo • tourism • travel)
Heat sake like they do at a Japanese izakaya with this special at-home set
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2021
Special delivery from a Japanese-style pub in Tokyo!
- Japan
- (atsukan • clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • hot sake • izakaya • Japanese food • kitchen gadgets • pubs • sake • snacks)
This Japanese bar snack also makes for a great camping meal【Recipe】
- Master Blaster
Aug 2, 2021
You never know how easy tonpeiyaki is to make until you try.
- Japan
- (camping • COK • cooking • food • izakaya • Japanese food • recipes • SNJO • tonpeiyaki)
We create a Japanese izakaya pub at home with an amazing all-in-one kitchen gadget
- Oona McGee
Jul 13, 2021
Join us for a Japanese-style pub meal at our place, complete with hot sake and snacks that are super easy to make!
- Japan
- (atsukan • clever • COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • food • gadgets • izakaya • japanese cooking • Japanese food • kitchen gadgets • Lithon • pubs • sake • snacks • SNJO)
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