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Sweet! Potatoes in Kawagoe, Japan
Kawagoe (川越), a roughly 30-60 minute ride from major train stations throughout Tokyo, is also known affectionately known as Koedo (小江戸/Little Edo), whereas Edo refers to Tokyo’s former name. As...
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Guest Post: Uji City, the Center of Tea Culture in Japan
Uji city is one of the most famous places in Japan when it comes to tea traditions. Mostly famous for Byodoin – the temple on the reverse side of the 10 yen coin – Uji is the perfect place to …...
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Restaurant Review: Ichicoro Ramen, Tampa, Florida, USA
Disclaimer: In exchange for a restaurant review, I sampled one dinner at Ichicoro Ramen. Ironically, just 36 hours before my meal at Ichicoro Ramen, I had been in Japan. Yet, I didn’t even have...
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Kozue, The Peak Lounge, and the New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, Japan
Disclaimer: In exchange for meals and drinks at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, I am writing this review. Although I had known about the Shinjuku Park Tower before, I have to make two confessions....
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Japanese Sewer Covers: The Trading Card Edition. Seriously.
Oh, Japan, you weird, endlessly fascinating archipelago. In one moment, you’re on top of the world, donating memorable antagonists to such movies as Gung Ho, and snapping up coal mines in such regions...
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Guest Post: A Brief Guide to Japanese Sushi
Let’s learn about sushi today! Although present-day sushi most likely traces its origins to Southeast Asia or China, we’ll go over various types hailing from its most popular abode, Japan. But I had no...
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But Did You Know That I’d Lose My Wallet?: The Japan Edition
Coincidentally, I did lose my wallet during my first trip to Japan. The details are rather fuzzy – it happened in 2000 – but it did shock me that it happened in a country known for actually having...
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Separate Checks
During my last visit to Japan, I finally tried the Kani Douraku (かに道楽) restaurant chain, that time in Kyoto. They specialize in crab, or the kani in the Kani Douraku name. Admittedly, I quite enjoyed...
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The New York Grill at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, Japan
Disclaimer: Disclaimer: In `exchange for lunch at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, I am writing this review. It seems I can’t get enough of this hotel. Could part of that be because I once made...
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Airline Meals, Part Eight, Modern Art, Part One?
Since my first flight with them in 2002, Japan Airlines has consistently been one of the more tolerable airlines to choose. OK, so I find their flight attendants a wee bit too obsequious with Japanese...
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