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Exploring the castle town in Kagawa Prefecture that inspired its own free-to-play RPG

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 16, 2021
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Marugame Castle also holds the distinction of being one of only 12 castles in Japan with this particular architectural element left intact.  

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• Japan
• (Ayake Idate • Final Aoe Thrash • Kagawa Prefecture • Marugame Castle • Marugame City • princesses • RPG • Shikoku • sword • tourism • travel • udon • video game)

Japanese school lunch noodles fried so hard that children and teachers chip teeth, go to hospital

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 13, 2021

Underneath those vegetables lies a mass of crunchy nightmares.

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• Japan
• (elementary school • japanese school • Japanese school lunch • Saitama • sara udon • udon)

Retro noodle soup vending machine is immortalized in an udon soup-flavored pound cake

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 1, 2020

One noodle-dispensing vending machine in the north of Japan is so beloved that you can now buy it in dessert form with a special box.

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• Japan
• (Akita • cake • COK • food • Noodles • pound cake • SNJO • soba • sweets • udon • vending machine • vending machines)

Nissin develops revolution in chewiness with 8-minute instant udon made with “mochi wheat”

• Master Blaster
  Nov 11, 2020

“Instant” is relative.

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• Japan
• (chewy • Donbei • food • instant noodles • mochi • mochi wheat • Nissin • Nissin Donbei Limited Premium Kitsune Udon • udon)

Sushi chain renames “anime character bukkake” menu item after inevitable giggles

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 16, 2020

Sure, a Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba tie-up is meant to get fans excited, but not like this.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • food • funny • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • manga • Noodles • udon)

Two tastes in one with matcha green tea ramen, kombucha udon coming from Cup Noodle’s Nissin

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 30, 2020

Japan Noodle Trio is perfect for those with no time to cook and no ability to choose between two great Japanese flavors.

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• Japan
• (cup noodles • food • green tea • instant noodles • kombucha • matcha • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • udon • yakisoba)

White Curry Udon: A new take on noodles discovered at a Japanese airport

• Oona McGee
  Oct 18, 2019

Part curry, part noodles, part Shepherd’s Pie, this is a unique dish worth travelling for.

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• Japan
• (airports • awesome • COK • curry • deals • food • Fukuoka • hakata • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • travel • udon)

Strange blanket from Japan promises good night’s sleep with the help of tentacle-like noodles

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 16, 2019

Udon for Sleeping takes inspiration from one of Japan’s favorite noodle types.

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• Japan
• (beds • blankets • crazy • Noodles • sleep • udon • weird)

Watching a one-star certified master udon craftsman at work…at a famous Japanese noodle chain

• Oona McGee
  Jun 21, 2019

We spend some time with an expert noodle chef and find out what it takes to become one-star certified. 

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• Japan
• (chefs • COK • food • Marugame Seimen • Michelin • Noodles • restaurants • SNOJ • Tokyo • udon)

Workaholic Japan forgives Tokyo noodle joint owner who closed early for the best reason of all

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 23, 2019

There was someone, or, actually, two people he had to see.

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• Japan
• (babies • moving • Noodles • parents • restaurants • Takadanobaba • touching • udon)

Japanese udon noodle-flavor tortilla chips are the latest delicious way to multi-task snack

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 22, 2018

Or, if you’re in the mood for something less crunchy, there’s the option of tempura soba-flavor popcorn.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • instant noodles • Maru-chan • Noodles • popcorn • potato chips • soba • tortilla chips • udon)

Taste-testing Tokyo’s 100-times spicy, and sweatiest, udon noodles【Photos, video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2018

Noodles are so hot you have to get a special permission ticket before ordering them.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Marugame Udon • Noodles • restaurants • SNOJ • spicy • taste test • udon)

Spooky Japanese vending machine dispenses udon noodles with nobody around 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 25, 2018

All signs point to a hungry spirit desperate for a bowl of hot noodles.

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• Japan
• (crazy • funny • halloween • Jalloween • Noodles • scary • udon • vending machines)

Japanese udon noodles mascot character imitates Banksy by shredding itself in a painting

• Oona McGee
  Oct 22, 2018

Girl With Balloon artwork cutely followed by Udon With Balloon.

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• Japan
• (art • Banksy • characters • funny • Kagawa • Kawaii • LOL • Mascots • Noodles • Shikoku • twitter • udon • yurukyara)

Food fight(ers)! Japanese artist turns food samples into fantastic instant noodle samurai

• Richard Simmonds
  Sep 1, 2018

These plastic warriors are trawling for a brawling, cruising for a bruising, and sampling for a trampling.

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• Japan
• (art • cool • Donbei • funny • instant noodles • Nissin • Noodles • samurai • soba • udon • weird)

Reserve a spot at Michelin award-winning Waranokura for an unforgettable udon experience

• Katy Kelly
  May 6, 2018

Our Japanese reporter investigates the Michelin-recommended udon restaurant and nabs one of their precious thirty meals per day.
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• Japan
• (COK • food • Fukuoka • Michelin • Noodles • onigiri • restaurants • rice balls • SNOJ • udon)

Japanese prefecture introduces a Pokémon as its governor in start-of-the-month political shakeup

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 3, 2018

Video shows first appearance of unexpected political dynamo Slowpoke.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • funny • government • Kagawa • politics • Shikoku • Slowpoke • udon • video game • weird • Yadon)

Kagawa Prefecture holds ultra-udon marathon for those who love running, and noodles

• Richard Simmonds
  Mar 13, 2018

Normally feel a bit peckish during an ultra-marathon? Then stop for some udon noodles, six times!

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• Japan
• (COK • funny • Kagawa • marathon • Noodles • sanuki udon • sports • takamatsu • udon • weird)

Sushi soup? We try Japan’s latest easy-to-make, so-crazy-it-might-work meal【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 27, 2018

Our taste-tester Meg finds out if sushi soup is a guilty pleasure, or an unforgivable sin.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Meg • salmon • SNJO • soup • sushi • udon)

Can you make instant udon noodles with room-temperature water? We find out

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2017

We needed to know if the idea is worth the almost non-existent level of effort.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • disasters • Donbe • food • instant noodles • life hacks • Noodles • SNJO • udon)

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