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The term “Kobe Beef” has become an abused and overused cliche in North America. I’m sure all of you have visited countless restaurants that serve “Kobe” burgers. I’m also sure that you all know that the “Kobe” in the Kobe … Continue reading
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Ippudo probably severed me the best bowl of ramen that I’ve had in North America. I knew that I had to visit one of its locations when I made my next trip to Japan. I also knew that it … Continue reading
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I have a soft spot for Japanese beef bowls, especially the ones from Yoshinoya. They were the single most important food item that helped me through many a hungry boarding school evening when I was between the ages of 13 … Continue reading
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Although it is not one of the “major” museums or tourist attractions of Osaka, my wife and I decided to make a trip out to one of the outlying suburbs of the city to visit The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen … Continue reading
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I love breakfasts at hotels in Japan. There’s nothing better to start the day than a bowl of perfectly-cooked rice, hot miso soup, pickled vegetables, natto, and grilled salt-marinated fish. It was actually one of the things I looked forward … Continue reading
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It has become a tradition for me on my trips to Japan to visit convenient stores nearby the hotel I’m staying in to purchase and sample a variety of Japanese beer or beer-like products. I think it was during a … Continue reading
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Kaiba Sushi – Ever since my family and I first arrived in Osaka for our trip to Kansai, I had been looking for a traditional sushi restaurant where I could have a proper sushi meal. I asked the ‘personal butler’ … Continue reading
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If my memory is reliable, I think my wife, kids, and I visited this tonkatsu restaurant during our first night in Osaka. We were actually actively looking for a tonkatsu restaurant while blindly exploring restaurant rows in and around the … Continue reading
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Imai Honten – Contrary to the title I gave to this post, I did not look up Imai Honten on tripadvisor before visiting it. If it wasn’t for my travel agent majorly screwing up my family’s plane reservations -resulting in … Continue reading
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The Osaka Takoyaki Museum is only a museum in the loosest sense of the word. It is more of a collection of branches of the most popular and well-known takoyaki shops in Osaka. As mentioned in my post … Continue reading
