The Chushojima riverside is easily one of Kyoto’s most underrated places of scenic beauty, offering stunning rivers, sakura, and shrines.
Cherry Blossom / Kyoto / Sakura / Shrine / Temple
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Kyoto Sakura 2024 – top 5 spots to find cherry blossoms
The cherry blossoms are blooming! If you’re in Japan now or plan to be in the next week, you MUST check out these 5 sakura spots in Kyoto!
Combini / Daily Yamazaki / Food
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5 exclusive items from Daily Yamazaki you won’t get at 7-Eleven
Daily Yamazaki is the baked goods specialist of the convenience store world. Here are 5 exclusive items you won’t find at other combinis!
Drinks / Food / McDonald's / Restaurants
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Top 5 exotic menu items at McDonald’s Japan
Of all McDonald’s stores I’ve been to around the world (including Australia, Singapore, and the UAE), Japan has the MOST exotic menu items!
Architecture / Food / Foreigner / Restaurants / Travel / Yokohama
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Yokohama Chinatown – 5 reasons it’s worth visiting
Yokohama Chinatown is widely regarded as the “largest Chinatown in Asia,” outside of China of course. Here are 5 reasons it’s worth a visit! Yokohama has long since […]
7-Eleven / Combini / Drinks / Family Mart / Food / Korea / Lawson
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Japan vs Korea – convenience store differences?
In this edition of my “Japan vs Korea” series, I go over the 5 most notable differences between Japan and Korea’s convenience stores.
Combini / Drinks / Family Mart
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How to make a delicious iced coffee frappé at FamilyMart
As a foreigner in Japan, making a sophisticated beverage like a frappé at a convenience store may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be!
Autumn / Cherry Blossom / Drinks / Sakura / Spring / Starbucks / Summer / Winter
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The best seasonal drinks from Starbucks Japan
Depending on the time of year you’re in Japan, chances are there will be a special featured seasonal drink at your local Starbucks!
Combini / Food / Shopping
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These 5 Japanese KitKat flavors are unique, strange, and delicious!
Japan is the motherland of every KitKat flavor under the Rising Sun. These 5 flavors in particular are super delicious and a little weird!
Combini / Family Mart / Food
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FamilyMart’s Black Thunder series pays homage to a local favorite
You could call it the “Oreo of Japan,” because Black Thunder is a Japanese chocolate brand that’s taking the world by storm!
Cycling / Mount Fuji / Mountain / Onsen / Ryokan
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What are the best ways to see Mt. Fuji? (Top 5 recommendations)
Mt. Fuji is easily Japan’s most iconic natural landmark. Having visited Mt. Fuji many times over the years, here are my top 5 must-do’s!