Nadai Omen Ginkakuji Head Shop
The udon shop Nadai Omen has been in business for more than 50 years near Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto …
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Kyo Chabana Minami Shinmachi Branch
It was around the spring of 2023 that I learned of the existence of Kyo Chabana, and it was at their Shin-Osak …
Torihei Shorten
Torihei Sohonten, a yakitori (Japanese style grilled chicken) specialty restaurant, has been in business for m …
Hakata Mizutaki Originator Restaurant Suigetsu
Among various theories, the most likely origin of mizutaki, a specialty of Fukuoka, is that it was invented by …
Hakata Nadai Yoshizuka Eel Restaurant
In Nakasu, Hakata, there is a restaurant specializing in eel cuisine that is highly praised as “the best …
Ganso Hakata Mentaiju
Hakata’s gourmet specialties include tonkotsu ramen, mizutaki, motsunabe, torikawayaki, Hakata udon, and …
Hozenji Yokocho Yakizen
Hozenji Yokocho is a quiet and peaceful area in the downtown area of Namba, Osaka. Originally, this area was t …
Tsukamoto Fresh Fish Restaurant
Along Route 202, a gourmet street in Itoshima, there is Tsukamoto Fresh Fish Restaurant, which is popular for …
Gaina Noodle Factory Kasai Head Shop
In a peaceful location surrounded by rice paddies in Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture, there is a popular Sanuki u …
Arashiyama Yoshimura
There is a popular soba noodle restaurant named Arashiyama Yoshimura near the Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama, Ky …
Hakata Motsunabe Yamaya Hakata Branch
There are many delicious and famous Motsunabe restaurants in Hakata, and the one I visited during my visit to …
Itoshima Shokudo Head Shop
Itoshima Shokudo became famous for its Kaisendon (seafood bowl) using plenty of fresh seafood directly shipped …
Lorimer Kyoto
Lorimer Kyoto opened in Gojo, Kyoto, on April 1, 2018, as a restaurant offering Japanese breakfasts imported b …
Hakata Mizutaki Toriden Hakata Head Shop
In the middle of winter in Hakata, when I was in the mood for nabe (hot pot), the option of mizutaki suddenly …
Hilight Shokudo Jujo
I visited the Jujo branch of Highlight Shokudo, which has been in business for more than 60 years in Kyoto Cit …
Uchino Tamago Chokubaijo JR Hakata
Uchino Chicken Farm is located in a lush green satoyama landscape in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The Uchi …
Ganso Henkutsuya Sohonten Shintenchi
The original Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki was born in 1950, shortly after the end of World War II… I wrot …
Udon Sanku
When you are too busy to prepare breakfast at home, a cheap and tasty restaurant on the way to work or school …
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Destination Restaurants is a gourmet guide that introduces to the world only 10 restaurants each year that hav …
Kyosaimi Nomura Karasuma Head Shop
If you are looking for a casual Japanese morning meal in Kyoto, there is a perfect place for you. Opened in Ju …
Gohan-ya Isshin Daikanyama
When I wrote a blog post about Gohan-ya Isshin Kyoto, I learned that there is another Gohan-ya Isshin in Daika …
Sumo Chaya Otsuka
On a November night when I arrived in Hakata, it was colder than I had expected, and on my way to the hotel I …
Drive-in Tori Itoshima Branch
“Yakitori ichiban! Tori meshi niban!” This is a drive-in chicken restaurant with a catchphrase tha …
Kouga-ryu Amerika-mura Head Shop
Kouga-ryu, one of the most popular takoyaki restaurants in Osaka, has been in business since 1974 right in fro …