eggslut serves whole eel on giant gourmet unagi egg sandwiches in Japan
Los Angeles egg and sandwich speciality store eggslut’s Japanese counterpart is bringing unagi eel to the menu, releasing a new Unatama Egg Sandwich (a mashup…
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Japanese bullet train’s beloved “too hard” ice cream released in vending machines to much delight
If you’ve ever traveled by shinkansen, or bullet train, in Japan, you may have had the pleasure of ordering from the food cart (particularly on…
Puffed up puffer fish turn into adorable wagashi Japanese sweets
Kurokazu 黒和 (@kurokazu_45) is a 和菓子 wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) chef at 和菓子處吉祥庵 Wagashidokoro Kisshōan near the beach in Shōnan, Kanagawa Prefecture, who fashions colorful…
New Japanese capsule toy machines dispense handwritten useless trivia from grandpas
At this point, it’s getting harder and harder to find something that isn’t sold in a gachapon, Japan’s blind-buy capsule toy machines. Walking up to…
Tokyo ramen shop puts cool new twist on ice cream ramen in collab with Coolish ice cream
Ramen has been around long enough that all kinds of unusual toppings and flavor combinations have already been tried. As crazy as it may sound,…
Japanese rhinoceros beetle cake and takoyaki maker will have you craving insects
A summertime hobby of some kids in Japan is looking for and sometimes collecting stag beetles and Japanese rhinoceros beetles. Some even do so to…
Samurai armor fan models stylish recommendation for keeping cool this summer
With summer heat and humidity reaching some pretty harsh levels in Japan, many have been switching up their fashion choices to focus on staying cool…
Giant Xiaolongbao dumpling bucket drink has foodies online stunned and very hungry
For seasoned junk food eaters, the concept of stacking a meal over a large drink may be considered a veteran mood when it comes to…
At Kyoto’s grandest festival, police escort duck family attendees
For the first time in three years, Kyoto’s famous Gion Matsuri Festival was held this month. Sometimes regarded as the most famous festival in Japan,…
Japanese cat robot waiters get in adorable fight at family restaurant
Although not totally new, a recent preference for contactless service during the pandemic has seen some restaurants in Japan experiment with the implementation of robot…
Yakisoba pan monster! We tried Nissin’s recipe using their super concentrated U.F.O. Yakisoba
One of the more unusual sandwiches unique to Japan is the 焼きそばパン yakisoba pan. As you can imagine, the main ingredient is yakisoba noodles, cooked…
“Ra” unexpectedly appears in the clouds above the skies of Japan
“Here’s ‘Ra’ I found yesterday during my pleasure drive through forest roads.” This is how Twitter user (@tip20916) captioned a video he posted of his…
Japanese netizens stunned with gratitude at where lone mail delivery car travels to
Located in Kumamoto prefecture, the grassy green plains of Kusasenri offers quite the memorable scenery for travelers in Japan. Particularly in the summer, many visit…
Chicken katsu brings jumbo heat in Japanese coffee house’s spicy twist
Komeda’s Coffee is a popular “Nagoya-style” coffee house and diner chain in Japan. While it may have made it’s name on especially sweet coffee and…
Bouncy chonk seal has Twitter spellbound by resting on way-too-small perch
Somehow, some way, seals have the fascinating ability to make themselves appear impossibly round sometimes, expanding and shriveling like an adorable balloon. That’s probably one…