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Japan vs Korea – convenience store differences?
7-Eleven / Combini / Drinks / Family Mart / Food / Korea / Lawson

Japan vs Korea – convenience store differences?

Posted on: March 25, 2024July 30, 2025

In this edition of my “Japan vs Korea” series, I go over the 5 most notable differences between Japan and Korea’s convenience stores.

How to make a delicious iced coffee frappé at FamilyMart
Combini / Drinks / Family Mart

How to make a delicious iced coffee frappé at FamilyMart

Posted on: March 25, 2024July 30, 2025

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!

The best seasonal drinks from Starbucks Japan
Autumn / Cherry Blossom / Drinks / Sakura / Spring / Starbucks / Summer / Winter

The best seasonal drinks from Starbucks Japan

Posted on: March 24, 2024July 30, 2025

Depending on the time of year you’re in Japan, chances are there will be a special featured seasonal drink at your local Starbucks!

These 5 Japanese KitKat flavors are unique, strange, and delicious!
Combini / Food / Shopping

These 5 Japanese KitKat flavors are unique, strange, and delicious!

Posted on: March 23, 2024July 30, 2025

Japan is the motherland of every KitKat flavor under the Rising Sun. These 5 flavors in particular are super delicious and a little weird!

FamilyMart’s Black Thunder series pays homage to a local favorite
Combini / Family Mart / Food

FamilyMart’s Black Thunder series pays homage to a local favorite

Posted on: March 22, 2024July 30, 2025

You could call it the “Oreo of Japan,” because Black Thunder is a Japanese chocolate brand that’s taking the world by storm!

What are the best ways to see Mt. Fuji? (Top 5 recommendations)
Cycling / Mount Fuji / Mountain / Onsen / Ryokan

What are the best ways to see Mt. Fuji? (Top 5 recommendations)

Posted on: March 20, 2024July 30, 2025

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!

A day in Nara – 5 must-do activities for a memorable trip!
Food / Nara / Restaurants / Shopping / Travel

A day in Nara – 5 must-do activities for a memorable trip!

Posted on: March 18, 2024July 30, 2025

Nara is the deer capital of Japan, but there’s more to it than that. Here are 5 of the best things to do for an amazing time in Nara!

Exploring Shin-Okubo, Japan’s very own “Korea Town”
Korea / Park / Restaurants / Shin-Okubo / Shinjuku / Tokyo

Exploring Shin-Okubo, Japan’s very own “Korea Town”

Posted on: March 18, 2024July 30, 2025

Widely known as Japan’s Korea Town, Shin-Okubo offers delicious Korean fried chicken, scenic parks for the day and K-pop vibes for the night!

Top 5 most authentic Japanese restaurants in Japan
Osaka / Restaurants / Sapporo / Sendai / Sushi / Travel

Top 5 most authentic Japanese restaurants in Japan

Posted on: March 17, 2024July 30, 2025

What truly makes a restaurant authentic? In this article, I review my top 5 most authentic restaurants for Japanese cuisine across Japan!

Café Di Espresso makes the best iced coffee drinks in Japan!
Cafe / Drinks / Osaka / Summer

Café Di Espresso makes the best iced coffee drinks in Japan!

Posted on: March 16, 2024July 30, 2025

I will never forget the taste of the Café Di Espresso iced latte I had after an exhausting tennis match on a hot summer’s day in Osaka.

Osaka’s best cheap yakiniku? A review of Yakiniku-zanmai Gen
Food / Osaka / Restaurants / Yakiniku

Osaka’s best cheap yakiniku? A review of Yakiniku-zanmai Gen

Posted on: March 14, 2024July 30, 2025

1,500 yen (10 USD) for 60 minutes of all-you-can-eat Japanese barbecue, Yakiniku-zanmai Gen might be the best buffet restaurant in Osaka!

McDonald’s Japan introduces Ume-Nori Shaka Shaka fries
Food / McDonald's / Restaurants

McDonald’s Japan introduces Ume-Nori Shaka Shaka fries

Posted on: March 12, 2024July 30, 2025

Another unorthodox flavor for the McDonald’s Japan record books, this time featuring a unique “seaweed plum” flavor of Shaka Shaka fries.

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