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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Juicy, meaty, and tasty with a satisfying crunch. Menchi katsu is a Japanese deep-fried ground meat patty mixed with white onions and seasoning. It is coated with bread crumbs, or panko, which gives it a crunchy exterior. The first menchi katsu spot we visited was Satou in Kichijoji. They have a steakhouse upstairs, but on the first floor, they serve their popular menchi...

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