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Freshness Burger is more than your average burger joint
Food / Kitakyushu / Restaurants

Freshness Burger is more than your average burger joint

Posted on: July 2, 2023July 29, 2025

You’ll find the classic green logo of Freshness Burger just about anywhere in Japan. Serving up more than just burgers, it’s a must-visit!

Trying Tokyo Banana – is it worth the hype?
Airport / Food / Tokyo / Travel

Trying Tokyo Banana – is it worth the hype?

Posted on: June 27, 2023July 29, 2025

Tokyo Banana is the official souvenir sweet of Tokyo, with millions of foreigners bringing a pack home each year, but are they actually good?

Top 5 “non-Japanese” restaurants you must try in Japan
Food / Restaurants / Travel

Top 5 “non-Japanese” restaurants you must try in Japan

Posted on: June 25, 2023July 29, 2025

Japanese food is among the most delicious cuisines in the world, but Japan is also home to many non-Japanese restaurants you simply must try!

Trying Cinnabon in Japan – what differences can you expect?
Food / Kitakyushu

Trying Cinnabon in Japan – what differences can you expect?

Posted on: June 24, 2023July 29, 2025

At this point, I could make a whole series about Japan’s twist on Western favorites, this time featuring the iconic Cinnabon!

Saizeriya – exploring Japan’s yoshoku (western) restaurants
Food / Restaurants

Saizeriya – exploring Japan’s yoshoku (western) restaurants

Posted on: June 22, 2023July 29, 2025

One of the restaurants you’ll see everywhere in Japan is Saizeriya, the best place to experience Japan’s take on western food!

Exploring ChaCha Town – Kokura’s entertainment village
Cinema / Kitakyushu / Shopping

Exploring ChaCha Town – Kokura’s entertainment village

Posted on: June 21, 2023July 29, 2025

ChaCha Town is Kokura’s entertainment shopping district; comprising clothing stores, restaurants, theaters, arcades, and a big Ferris wheel!

Hama Sushi – the disruptor of Japan’s conveyor belt sushi industry
Food / Kitakyushu / Sushi

Hama Sushi – the disruptor of Japan’s conveyor belt sushi industry

Posted on: June 21, 2023July 29, 2025

If Sushiro and Kura are the Federer and Nadal of the conveyor belt sushi world, then Hama Sushi is the Djokovic of the trio!

Popo Niku Udon – a delicious tribute to the Dragon Ball series
Food / Fukuoka / Kitakyushu

Popo Niku Udon – a delicious tribute to the Dragon Ball series

Posted on: June 16, 2023July 29, 2025

Located in the heart of Kitakyushu lies a little-known noodle soup shop that honors a beloved Dragon Ball character, the great Mr. Popo!

5 McDonald’s dessert items you’ll find only in Japan
Food / McDonald's / Travel

5 McDonald’s dessert items you’ll find only in Japan

Posted on: June 11, 2023July 29, 2025

Japan always has something unique to offer at western-owned establishments. Here are 5 McDonald’s desserts that prove this statement true!

Combini combinations – my recommended dinner set
7-Eleven / Bento Box / Combini / Family Mart / Food / Lawson

Combini combinations – my recommended dinner set

Posted on: June 9, 2023July 29, 2025

Known for their cheap and delicious food conveniently accessible from anywhere in Japan, it’s easy to put together a tasty combini dinner!

What’s it like inside a Japanese supermarket? A review of Izumiya
Bento Box / Food / Shopping

What’s it like inside a Japanese supermarket? A review of Izumiya

Posted on: June 2, 2023July 29, 2025

Fresh fish, ready-to-eat meals, and unbeatable prices are what Japanese supermarkets are all about. Let’s take a look at Izumiya supermarket!

Gohanya Homare – the best tempura soba in Osaka?
Food / Osaka

Gohanya Homare – the best tempura soba in Osaka?

Posted on: June 1, 2023July 29, 2025

An almost camouflaged restaurant hidden in the backstreets of Osaka’s Nishinari ward, Gohanya Homare may be the best tempura soba in Japan.

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