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The best sakura treats to celebrate Japan’s cherry blossom season
7-Eleven / Cherry Blossom / Food / Gion / Sakura / Spring

The best sakura treats to celebrate Japan’s cherry blossom season

Posted on: April 10, 2024July 30, 2025

Seasonal snacks are one of my favorite things about Japan. During spring, the theme is sakura treats! Made using REAL cherry blossom recipes.

5 exclusive items from Daily Yamazaki you won’t get at 7-Eleven
Combini / Daily Yamazaki / Food

5 exclusive items from Daily Yamazaki you won’t get at 7-Eleven

Posted on: March 30, 2024July 30, 2025

Daily Yamazaki is the baked goods specialist of the convenience store world. Here are 5 exclusive items you won’t find at other combinis!

Top 5 exotic menu items at McDonald’s Japan
Drinks / Food / McDonald's / Restaurants

Top 5 exotic menu items at McDonald’s Japan

Posted on: March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

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!

Yokohama Chinatown – 5 reasons it’s worth visiting
Architecture / Food / Foreigner / Restaurants / Travel / Yokohama

Yokohama Chinatown – 5 reasons it’s worth visiting

Posted on: March 27, 2024July 30, 2025

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 […]

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.

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!

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.

Top 5 Japanese milk brands ranked by taste
Combini / Drinks / Food / Seicomart / Shopping

Top 5 Japanese milk brands ranked by taste

Posted on: March 5, 2024July 30, 2025

Japanese milk is one of those lucrative areas of consumable goods that just “hits different.” Here are my 5 tastiest brands of Japanese milk!

Kaldi Coffee Farm is Japan’s hub for coffee and international goods
Drinks / Food / Foreigner / Shopping

Kaldi Coffee Farm is Japan’s hub for coffee and international goods

Posted on: March 2, 2024July 30, 2025

Like stepping into a museum of planet Earth itself, Kaldi Coffee Farm offers a plethora of international goods and its own brand of coffee!

Exploring Echigo Yuzawa station – the hub of local delicacies
Food / Niigata / Travel

Exploring Echigo Yuzawa station – the hub of local delicacies

Posted on: February 29, 2024July 30, 2025

Yuzawa is known for its scenic ski resorts and fun snowy vibe, but just down the road is the iconic Echigo Yuzawa station with much to offer!

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