To conclude this wonderful Japanese food adventure, here is Sekai no Yamachan. They are a known fried chicken chain restaurant in Japan. They are known for their fried chicken and the very special way you can eat them. You can slide the chicken right off the bone in one bite! They have specific instructions on their menu and chopstick covers. Check out their website...

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Ganso Mentai Nikomi Tsukemen is known for their mentaiko-based tsukemen, or fish egg based dipping ramen. The only dish they serve is their tsukemen, so if you're looking for variety, this isn't the place to go. However, their main dish is very worth it. According to outside sources, this ramen shop has been featured on Japanese television. When you enter, you are prompted to...

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Aside from its famous temple, Asakusa is filled with many different foods to try. Along the street leading to the temple, there are a bunch of small shops selling different types of food. These range from fresh rice crackers to traditional Japanese desserts. ~ The first place we visited was a melon pan shop called Kagestsudo. "Melon pan" is named after melons because...

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Woodberry's is a fresh fruit, frozen yogurt cafe in Kichijoji. From afar, they look like parfaits, but they don't contain regular ice cream! They ferment their yogurt in-house and have been located in Kichijoji for 21 years now. You might be wondering, why did you get frozen yogurt in the middle of winter? Well, I heard about this place from Simon and Martina (go...

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  Hie Shrine is a Shinto Shrine located in the center of Tokyo. It was interesting to see such a shrine in the middle of a busy city. There is a main black gate that marks the entrance. After passing through the gate, there were three stairways to get to the main shrine.On the left, there is a tunnel of beautiful red gates...

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Tokyo Sushi Say As cliche as it might sound, sushi is one of my favorite Asian foods. It is refreshing, filling, and delicious. I personally love how it can be made it a variety of ways, but remains simple in its original form. Over the years, sushi has become more popular around the world and has evolved. During my stay in Japan, I...

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The story about how we found this place was kind of funny. We were looking for Hie Shrine, which was supposedly near our hotel, but we somehow ended up walking in the wrong direction. That's when we stumbled upon this temple, the Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin.  It's a branch temple of the main Toyokawa Inari Temple that is located in Toyokawa City. It...

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