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Mr. Sato (Page 9)

New Yukimi Daifuku mochi ice cream flavour is inspired by…Ogura Toast?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 22, 2023
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Tie-up with Japanese cafe chain Komeda Coffee gives birth to a buttery new product.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • food • ice cream • Korakuen • Kourakuen • Lotte • mochi ice cream • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird • Yukimi Daifuku)

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)

Ramen restaurant in Saitama offers handshakes for 10 yen, and much more

• Master Blaster
  Jun 14, 2023

The ramen is so good, they’ll shake on it.

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• Japan
• (chicken ramen • COK • cool • food • funny • handshake • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • Saitama • Sayama • SNJO • tori paitan ramen • weird)

Is a curry donut rice bowl greater than the sum of its parts?【SoraKitchen】

• Master Blaster
  Jun 10, 2023

Donut or do not?

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• Japan
• (curry pan • Mr. Sato • Nadai Fujisoba • recipes • rice bowls • SoraKitchen • twitter)

Do Shibuya’s new Pizza Waffles taste as good as they sound?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2023

Move aside, waffle and pizza chains — Waffle Khan has arrived in town. 

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• Japan, Korea
• (COK • cool • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • pizza • pizza waffle • restaurants • review • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • Waffle Khan • waffles)

New Wendy’s chicken burger inspired by ramen contains…no ramen?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2023

Burger achieves the impossible by tasting like ramen despite not containing any noodles.

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• Japan
• (burgers • chicken burgers • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • garlic • Japanese food • limited • Mr. Sato • new • Noodles • ramen • ramen burger • SNJO • taste test • Wendy's)

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?

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• Japan
• (COK • dining • food • Kotteri Max • Mr. Sato • Noodles • ramen • rich • SNJO • soup • Tenkaippin • thick)

Super-cheap pillow-sized croissants selling in Tokyo

• Master Blaster
  Jun 5, 2023

In case you ever wondered what being six inches tall might feel like.

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• Japan
• (baked goods • bakeries • bread • cheap food • croissants • Groissant • Kamata • Kamata no Mikata • Mr. Sato • Tokyo)

Conveyor belt yakiniku: Our new favourite way to enjoy all-you-can-eat meat in Japan

• Oona McGee
  May 29, 2023

Yakiniku just got even more exciting.

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • beef • COK • conveyor belt • conveyor belt restaurants • fast food • food • Gyukaku • kalbi • meat • Mr. Sato • restaurants • rice bowls • short ribs • SNJO • taste test)

A taste of Japanese curry usually only sold overseas, at Tokyo’s Curry House CoCo Ichibanya World

• Oona McGee
  May 21, 2023

The only place in Japan where customers can order the Mac and Cheese Omelette Rice Curry.

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• Japan, Taiwan
• (coco ichi • coco ichibanya • COK • curry • Curry House CoCo Ichibanya World • curry rice • food • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)

We find the most ridiculous but awesome sandwiches at a little-known countryside supermarket

• Dale Roll
  May 13, 2023

It’s too bad it’s too far away to pop into whenever we want a crazy snack.

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• Japan
• (cream sandwich • Kusakabe • Midori Super • Mr. Sato • Napolitan • Saitama • sandwiches • taiyaki • weird food)

“Prisoner of Short Ribs”: Yoshinoya’s first sister restaurant in 10 years (maybe 8?)【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  May 10, 2023

The math is hazy, but is the quality clear?

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• Japan
• (beef • COK • fast food • food • kalbi • meat • Mr. Sato • restaurants • rice bowls • short ribs • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)

Dango samurai swords appear in Tokyo’s Harajuku, so Mr Sato heads out to try them

• Oona McGee
  May 4, 2023

Crazy long sweets are about to take over your Instagram and TikTok feeds, but are they worth eating?

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• Japan
• (COK • dango • food • Fukuoka • Hakata Yamadaya • Hana Yori Dango • Harajuku • Japanese sweets • mitarashi dango • Mr. Sato • sakura • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • wow • wtf)

Why Mr. Sato wasn’t excited to be in Takeshi’s Castle—and why he can’t wait to apply for Season 2

• Dale Roll
  Apr 29, 2023

It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows in the beginning, but it sure turned out that way in the end!

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • friendship • funny • moving • Mr. Sato • reality shows • SNJO • Takeshi’s Castle • touching • variety shows)

Move aside, maid cafes — this Tokyo cafe has actors who pretend to be your friends

• Oona McGee
  Apr 28, 2023

We visit the new Tomodachi ga Yatteru Cafe in Harajuku, where staff are paid to pose as your friends.

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• Japan
• (cafes • COK • cute • food • friends • friendship • Harajuku • keigo • Mr. Sato • restaurants • sweets • themed cafes • themed restaurants)

Our Japanese team star in Takeshi’s Castle on Amazon Prime!

• Oona McGee
  Apr 21, 2023

Watch our team of zany reporters run around in loincloths as they attempt to beat Beat Takeshi.

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• Japan
• (Amazon • Amazon Prime • Beat Takeshi • Challenges • fundoshi • funny • Go Hatori • LOL • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • nostalgia • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • streaming • Takashi Harada • Takeshi Kitano • Takeshi’s Castle • TV shows • weird)

Japanese vending machine sells just one thing at this station

• Oona McGee
  Apr 19, 2023

Find out why this machine has been turning heads.

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• Japan
• (drinks • fruit • fruit juice • Mr. Sato • SNJO • strawberries • strawberry • strawberry juice • taste test • Tochigi Prefecture • Tochiotome • Tokyo Station • vending machine)

The new Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is packed with entertainment, food, and drinks–with one caveat

• Dale Roll
  Apr 18, 2023

Just maybe don’t look out the window on the 10th floor.

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• Japan
• (bars • clubs • entertainment • game centers • Kabukicho • Mr. Sato • restaurants • shinjuku • shopping • Tokyu Kabukicho Tower)

Sushi from a vending machine — would you try it? Mr. Sato did

• Katie Pask
  Apr 17, 2023

Mr. Sato tries out some vending machine sushi from outside a branch of Sushiro.

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• Japan
• (food • frozen sushi • Japanese food • kyotaru • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • taste test • vending machine)

Douhua, a delicious tofu pudding, is Mr. Sato’s new favourite food

• Katie Pask
  Apr 17, 2023

Our crack reporter has fallen head over heels in love with Taiwanese food!

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• Japan
• (douhua • food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • Taiwan • Taiwanese food • tofu • Tokyo)

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