Rare longtooth grouper, ¥100 medium fatty tuna for limited time at Kurazushi sushi chain
If you enjoy dining at conveyor belt sushi restaurants when you’re in Japan, you’ve surely heard of Kurazushi. One of Japan’s most famous sushi chains…
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Grill your own yakitori at home and support local Japanese poultry farmers with Veranding Toriko
For many foreign residents of Japan, with the exception of those who don’t eat chicken as a matter of principle or due to dietary restrictions,…
Eggslut Japan hatches new scrambled egg & teriyaki burger, the “Egg Teri”
Eggstraordinarily popular L.A. breakfast sandwich restaurant Eggslut are spicing up their Japan menu with a mouth-watering limited edition Teriyaki scrambled egg burger. The new sandwich,…
Prevent food waste by enjoying these delicious fruit pastries from Paul Bakery in Japan
Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, food waste has become a serious problem in Japan. On February 25th, global French bakery chain…
Freaky Japanese Yam Looks Like a Hand
Twitter user Bu (@ibukiriP) posted a picture of a peculiar-shaped tuber that’s gotten a lot of attention. (@ibukiriP) said, My cousin gave me a yam,…
Pea shoots bought at a Japanese supermarket made 50,000 people laugh on Twitter
If you’ve watched Shinkai Makoto’s film Weathering with You, you’ll recall the scene in which Hina cooks a meal for Hodaka in her apartment. The…
Dine like the Queen of Hearts with “Dark Princess – Alice in Wonderland” afternoon tea and parfait
Are you enticed by the combination of chocolate and raspberry? Do you enjoy a fusion of dark, elegant and beautiful in the theme of Alice…
Spring kanji foods unite at Tokyo’s Mango Tree Cafe for sawara soup curry and sakura smoothies
With spring just around the corner, many Japanese srestaurants, sweets shops, cafes and drinks stands are thinking of various ways of marking the occasion. As…
Baking artist makes beautiful cakes and pastries based on Japanese game and anime characters
Here at grape Japan, we have introduced many adorable-looking sweets featuring characters from Japanese anime and games, mostly in official cafes but sometimes in stand-alone…
Oblaat Taberato Disney character edible prints: Just cut and paste onto your food
Character bento and characters’ dishes, in general, are very popular in Japan, and the most frequent characters you will spot in the kids’ lunch boxes…
Take-home sakura and strawberry afternoon tea set from The Strings Hotel Omotesando
If you’re living in the Tokyo area and looking for a way to enjoy a bit of an upscale Spring treat but want to avoid…
This easy recipe for melonpan toast will tide you over until you can visit Japan again
For those who have visited or lived in Japan, it’s often mentioned as a favorite sweet and one of the foods that they miss once…
University student crafts gorgeous naturally colored stone sushi down to delicious detail
Of all traditional Japanese dishes, sushi is often thought of as being the country’s most emblematic cuisine. Aside from being perhaps Japan’s most popular foodie…
Shinjuku institution Takano Fruit Parlour quashes rumours of its imminent demise
Takano Fruit Parlour, the long-established Shinjuku specialty fruit store, recently announced that it planned to close its much-loved fruit bar at the end of March…
Rengatei: venerable Ginza eaterie is birthplace of yōshoku classics like tonkatsu and omurice
Foodies often imagine that every country has its own distinctive eating habits. Ironically, the obsessive interest in national differences is one of the consequences of…