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Moon & Back Ramen Bar offers flame-torched Wagyu ramen!
Food / Kyoto / Restaurants

Moon & Back Ramen Bar offers flame-torched Wagyu ramen!

Posted on: April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

In the humble backstreets of Kyoto’s Shijo street, Moon & Back Ramen Bar is serving up delicious flame-torched Wagyu beef amen!

Revisiting Sapporo’s Matsuriya Yamahana (with a better budget!)
Restaurants / Sapporo / Sushi

Revisiting Sapporo’s Matsuriya Yamahana (with a better budget!)

Posted on: March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Still the best sushi restaurant I’ve ever been to, I needed to revisit Matsuriya Yamahana with a bigger budget and a bigger appetite!

Exploring the best washoku (Japanese cuisine) meals in Japan
Cafe / Food / Kyoto / Restaurants / Ryokan

Exploring the best washoku (Japanese cuisine) meals in Japan

Posted on: March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Washoku is a category of food that refers to the traditional set meals trademarked by Japanese cuisine. These 5 washoku meals are a must-try!

Sapporo’s Toriton offers endless variety of premium sushi
Food / Sapporo / Sushi

Sapporo’s Toriton offers endless variety of premium sushi

Posted on: March 18, 2025March 18, 2025

Sapporo is Hokkaido’s capital city and home to amazing high quality foods. Toriton brings the freshness of the Japanese Sea to your plate!

Kappa Sushi – Japan’s most underrated sushi chain?
Food / Kyoto / Restaurants / Sushi

Kappa Sushi – Japan’s most underrated sushi chain?

Posted on: March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

We’ve all heard of Kura Sushi and Sushiro, but what if there was an even better budget sushi chain flying under the radar – Kappa Sushi!

Top 5 feeds in Hokkaido (ranked by taste)
Food / Hokkaido / Restaurants / Sushi

Top 5 feeds in Hokkaido (ranked by taste)

Posted on: March 8, 2025March 8, 2025

Hokkaido is an abundant land of fresh produce, premium dairy, and top-class restaurants! Here are 5 must-try foods in Japan’s north island:

Osaka Panga offers 100% Muslim-friendly halal A5 Wagyu beef
Food / Halal / Osaka / Restaurants / Yakiniku

Osaka Panga offers 100% Muslim-friendly halal A5 Wagyu beef

Posted on: February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

Halal yakiniku is becoming easier and easier to find in Japan as restaurants like Osaka Panga serve up premium A5 Wagyu beef in Shinsaibashi.

Unique menu items at Japan’s Pizza Hut & Domino’s stores
Food / Restaurants

Unique menu items at Japan’s Pizza Hut & Domino’s stores

Posted on: January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

I previously wrote an article about pizza in Japan, but this time I want to shed the spotlight specifically on Pizza Hut & Domino’s in Japan.

Ginjiro makes unique French-Japanese hybrid “steak bowls”
Food / Kyoto / Restaurants

Ginjiro makes unique French-Japanese hybrid “steak bowls”

Posted on: January 25, 2025January 25, 2025

In the heart of Kyoto around the corner from the big white and red tower is a little foreigner-friendly steak bowl joint called Ginjiro.

The best Korean fried chicken restaurants in Japan
Food / Korea / Restaurants

The best Korean fried chicken restaurants in Japan

Posted on: January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

To preface, nothing beats Korean fried chicken IN Korea, but if you’re craving this delicacy in Japan, here are my recommendations!

Trying Wendy’s First Kitchen – a Japanese-acquired American chain
Food / Kyoto / Restaurants

Trying Wendy’s First Kitchen – a Japanese-acquired American chain

Posted on: January 2, 2025January 2, 2025

Wendy’s First Kitchen is the name given to Wendy’s restaurants across Japan. Here’s how my very first visit to a Kyoto branch went down.

Sukiya winter menu – piping hot dishes to keep you warm in Japan!
Food / Restaurants / Winter

Sukiya winter menu – piping hot dishes to keep you warm in Japan!

Posted on: January 1, 2025January 1, 2025

Nothing keeps you warm like a piping hot pot of savory sukiyaki broth! In the freezing winter, Sukiya has released new soul-warming dishes! In the ice cold months […]

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