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Ichiran ramen fukubukuro lucky bag comes with big and small surprises
- Oona McGee
Dec 5, 2023 - Tweet
Japan’s premier tonkotsu ramen chain gives us some wonderful goodies to celebrate the New Year.
- Japan
- (COK • food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2024 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2024 • Ichiran • Japanese food • lucky bag • lucky bag 2024 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2024 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2024 • Noodles • ramen • ramen restaurants • restaurants • review • SNJO • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)
Chaos at unstaffed Japanese bento shop shows pitfalls of technology
- Oona McGee
Nov 17, 2023
Japan might have a reputation for being high-tech, but it’s still got a lot to learn when it comes to unsupervised shopping.
- Japan
- (bento • COK • cool • food • Japanese food • new • Origin Delica • Seiji Nakazawa • side dishes • SNJO • technology • Tokyo • unmanned shops • unmanned store • unstaffed store)
Golden ramen in Tokyo costs 1,980 yen instead of 10,000 yen for a limited time!
- Oona McGee
Nov 12, 2023
A deal too good to pass up, but there are limited meals available.
- Japan
- (COK • food • gold • golden • Japanese food • Kabukicho • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • taste test)
Panju: A Rare Japanese sweet you can buy from a food cart for less than 30 cents
- Oona McGee
Nov 11, 2023
A hidden gem that’s popular with locals.
- Japan
- (Ashikaga City • COK • cool • culture • food • Japanese food • Japanese shrines • Japanese sweets • Panju • shrines • SNJO • souvenirs • Takamichi Furusawa • Tochigi)
Supermarket sushi becomes a hot topic with foreigners on Reddit, but is it any good?
- SoraNews24
Nov 9, 2023
Is this Japanese supermarket sushi really worth the hype?
- Japan
- (COK • department store • fish • food • Japanese food • Japanese supermarkets • reddit • seibu • Seibu Department Store • SNJO • supermarkets • sushi • taste test)
Secret lunch spot in Tokyo’s Muji Hotel is a hidden gem that few people know about
- Oona McGee
Nov 7, 2023
Get a taste of Muji that you can’t get anywhere else.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Ginza • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • P.K. Sanjun • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test)
Mysterious mountain restaurant in Japan whisks us away to another world
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2023
Hidden gem wows us with its atmospheric setting, and its amazing food.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • countryside • Egawa Tasuku • food • Japanese countryside • Japanese food • Mountains • Nagasaki • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • somen • tempura • tourism • travel • weird • wow)
New Japanese bowl-shaped donburi rice cooker cooks rice and toppings at the same time
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2023
Making curry rice and beef bowls is now easier and faster than ever.
- Japan
- (appliances • cooking • cool • electrical appliances • food • gadgets • home appliances • Japanese food • kitchen appliances • kitchen gadgets • rice • rice cooker • rice cookers • Thanko)
Japanese temple shop sells special shumai dumplings…with no meat in them
- Oona McGee
Oct 31, 2023
You won’t find shumai like this anywhere else.
- Japan
- (Ashikaga City • COK • cool • culture • dumplings • food • Japanese food • shumai • SNJO • souvenirs • Takamichi Furusawa • temples • Tochigi • vegetarian)
Drinkable Choco Flakes in a can contains…pieces of actual corn?!
- Oona McGee
Oct 30, 2023
When you want to remind people what cornflakes are made of, in an unforgettable way.
- Japan
- (canned drinks • cereal • choco flakes • COK • corn • cornflakes • drinks • food • Japanese food • K. Masami • SNJO • taste test • weird • weird drinks)
Bando Taro proves family restaurants in Japan are on a whole other level
- Oona McGee
Oct 25, 2023
There are family restaurants, and then there are Bando Taro family restaurants.
- Japan
- (Bando Taro • COK • cool • family restaurant • family restaurants • food • Ibaraki • Japanese food • Kanto • Masanuki Sunakoma • miso nikomi udon • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • soba • udon)
New canned cocktail designed to perfectly pair with Japanese food, created with AI【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2023
Kirin’s Jojo Shochu Soda is here, but did the AI know what it was doing?
- Japan
- (AI • alcohol • artificial intelligence • canned cocktails • cocktails • COK • drinks • food • Japanese food • Kirin • shochu • SNJO • taste test)
Katsu Curry Ramen: An unusual Japanese dish that combines three great meals in one
- Oona McGee
Oct 18, 2023
This local restaurant makes customers’ dreams come true.
- Japan
- (COK • curry • food • Gunma restaurants • Japanese food • Japanese meals • Japanese restaurants • katsu • katsu curry • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • review • SNJO • tonkatsu)
Rice robot serves free refills at Japanese set meal restaurant
- Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2023
The Book of Five Rings author, Miyamoto Musashi, has a part to play in the company’s history.
- Japan
- (chicken • chicken nanban • COK • food • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • rice • rice robot • robot waiter • set meal • Shiga • SNJO • taste test • tasty • teishoku)
Tokyo Ramen Show seeks to find the country’s best regional noodles
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2023
Vote for your favourite ramen at this special event in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (COK • events • food • gotochi • Japanese food • Kabukicho • local specialties • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • regional food • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo)
Tokyo government building serves local school lunch to public in Japanese cafeteria
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2023
If you’ve ever wondered what a Japanese school lunch tastes like, you’ll want to head to this hidden gem.
- Japan
- (Adachi • cafeteria • cafeterias • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • eating • food • Japanese food • Japanese school lunch • Japanese stew • Kyushoku • restaurants • school lunch • school lunches • secrets • shokudo • SNJO • Stew • white stew)
Does the Blue Mt Fuji Curry taste as terrifying as it looks?
- Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2023
We go on a trek to conquer this mountain of curry, and end up learning something in the process.
- Japan
- (blue curry • COK • cool • curry • curry rice • food • Fuji • Fujisan • fun • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Mt. Fuji • retort curry • review • SNJO • souvenirs • taste test • Yamanashi)
How to eat well at a cheap Japanese house in the countryside with no electricity【SoraHouse】
- SoraNews24
Oct 1, 2023
No convenience store food allowed during this sleepover!
- Japan
- (cheap property • COK • country life • countryside • food • Japanese countryside • Japanese food • Japanese property • Masanuki Sunakoma • meals • Nosh • property • real estate • renovation • SNJO • SoraHouse)
Ramen restaurant in Akihabara serves two different types of noodles in one bowl
- Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2023
A “third type of ramen” appears in Japan.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • Cho Gotteri Men Gottsu • COK • food • Gottsu • Japanese food • Kanda • Noodles • P.K. Sanjun • ramen • ramen restaurants • ratsukemen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tasty • tsukemen)
“Infinite Destroyer”: The Japan-exclusive Subway sub available at only one unique branch in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Sep 25, 2023
In a country where roast beef is rare, this is a gem of a find.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • review • roast beef • sandwich • sandwiches • SNJO • Subway • Subway sandwiches • taste test • Tokyo University)
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Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
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