Japan Gourmet Guide: Enjoy a vast selection of Tochigi’s local flavors
The season when you can enjoy the beautiful autumn foliage and a multitude of reds, yellows, oranges hues is almost here and one of the…
Cuisine
Don’t be that person: please follow the recipe when you bake
I enjoy cooking. And I’m very lazy. If you’re anything like me, you likely ignore the cookbook and spin up dishes using your “gut” to…
Japanese restaurant Akomeya Shokudo rolls out a healthy and enticing autumn sweets lineup
The sweltering heat of late summer will soon give way to the cooler winds of autumn, and with it, thoughts of chestnuts, mushrooms and other…
Former AKB48 member Sumire Sato supervises violet afternoon tea at The Strings Hotel Yagoto Nagoya
After spending nine years in the idol groups AKB48 and SKE48, Sumire Sato, whose first name means “violet,” began working freelance as a creator, engaging…
Test your limits at this Tohoku Wanko Soba Challenge without leaving Tokyo
If you can’t get out of Tokyo because of the current COVID-19 situation this food festival offered up by Kirino Private Room Seiro is the…
Make your own Rilakkuma cookies, pancakes, chocolates & more with Rilakkuma cooking goods
It seems like there is no end to sweet collaborations featuring characters from Sanrio and San-X. Whether it’s collaboration cafes or Japanese sweets, the possibilities…
Simple and delicious home-cooked meals with YouTuber Kimono Mom
There might be something to the adage “an apple a day, keeps the doctor away.” As many know, Japan has the longest life expectancy of…
This mouthwatering award-winning dessert is made from whole premium mini melons
When Japanese melons are mentioned, people often think of Yubari City in Hokkaido, home of the famous Yubari Melon, but in fact, Ibaraki Prefecture is…
“Mixed Juice” inventor Sennariya Coffee brings their nostalgic Showa fare to the Kanto area
The origins of “mixed juice” Osaka’s Sennariya Coffee, founded in 1948, has just opened its first shop in the Kanto area on August 10th, 2020…
Tokyo bar releases refreshing retro sake cream soda floats this summer
Old fashioned cream soda floats are a menu staple of Japan’s Showa era coffee shops, and to this day are still enjoyed at such shops…
Japanese service delivers barrel-fresh German Reinheitsgebot-approved beer in under 1 hour
With the sweltering heat and humidity of summer bearing down on Japan these days, enjoying some ice-cold beer after a hard day’s work sounds like…
How to turn cheap 7-11 food into a gorgeous Japanese traditional breakfast
If your default image of convenience store food is instant meals and junk food snacks, 7-11’s in Japan might be a surprise for you. Even…
Artfully designed sparkling sudachi cocktail Awasu produced by model Rinko Murata
Rinko Murata Popular Japanese model Rinko Murata 村田倫子 is no stranger to brand direction. In addition to her career as a runway model, a fashion…
Feast on yakiniku without the niku: vegan Japanese barbecue “meat” is now a thing
Yakiniku, or Japanese barbecue, is a popular meal option when you’re visiting Japan. Literally meaning “grilled meat,” it’s also the most unlikely dish you’d typically…
This 2 Michelin Star Chef’s Kimchi is the Real Deal
Do You Like Kimchi? A staple of Korean cuisine, kimchi is a spicy-sour dish of salted and fermented vegetables like daikon radish and napa cabbage…