Category Archives: Food & Drink

The Smallest and Thinnest Vending Machine in Japan (Maybe…)

  A blogger, Ms. K found a very thin type of vending machine. Look at how few drinks it has in there! It’s very rare to see vending machines with…

Really? “No One Shot Customer Policy” of Ryotei Restaurant

An article for today is about one of Japanese traditional restaurant, Ryotei. Ryotei, the high-class Japanese restaurant, is an expensive restaurant of Japan.  And they seem to be alive with…

New? But Traditional Monja: Fukaya’s Monja

  Monja is very familiar among Tokyoites, so you might have heard the name of it. But have you ever heard the name of “fry-yaki” before? There is original monja…

Coming One After Another? Company’s Cookery Books

  Today, I’d like to introduce an article about recent trend in Japanese cookery book. In Japan, cookery books of food related companies have been widely published, and are catching…

Japan’s Internet Cafe Environment

  The other day I was asked about Japan’s Internet cafe environment by my friend abroad, then today I would like to talk about it. I’m sure you also have…

Hawk, Reptile and What’s Next?? Japanese Unique Café

  Those who liked Japanese unique café stories, here is another article for you! One of the unique cafe included in the article was Reptile Café with 17 types of …

What Can You See in Kids’ Unique Diet?

  Kids often eat foods in the way adults can never imagine. In other words, you can find some clues to an undiscovered food culture. Today I would like to…

From the Japanese Kitchen: Tofu Shiratama Dango

  Today, I would like to share a recipe for Japanese sweets called “shiratama dingo”. Shiratama literary means ‘white balls”, and dingo is a dumpling. Usually when you make shiratama…

Mystery of the Rapid Increase: No. of People Take Lunch at Their Desk

Today, I would like to introduce an article about recent trend in how Japanese people have their lunch at their office. Food is always nice to have with family or…

People Live in Ibaraki Love Rice Crackers?

Today, I would like to introduce an article about Ibaraki people’s love for rice crackers. Ibaraki prefecture is famously known for Natto in Japan, and the place has the 10th…

Attaché Case Bento

  Our blogger Mr. O used to wear a suit and carry an attaché case to work. But now he’s in a new line of work and doesn’t have to…

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