Tokyo 2019 (November visit): My final meal in Japan
It was time for my final meal in Japan and I was going to go out in style. A minute north of Shibuya Station there’s…
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Enoshima 2019 (November visit): Strong Matcha Ice Cream
As I proceeded along the shopping street on Enoshima one of the shops caught my attention. It was an ice cream shop, and I had…
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Hakone 2019: Hakone Black Eggs
While I was taking shelter from the storm up at Owakudani I bought a bag of Hakone Black Eggs. There are pools of water near…
Nagano 2019: Black Vanilla Ice Cream
While I was in Nagano I had the pleasure of eating some black vanilla ice cream, which just might be my favorite flavor of Japanese…
Japan-Korea 2019: Real Gold
Having left Matsumoto behind, the next stop on my journey across Japan and Korea was going to be the city of Nagano. The train ride…
Nagoya 2019: Suntory Pop White Soda
Back in Nagoya I came across a vending machine that had a type of Japanese soda that I hadn’t tried yet. It was Suntory Pop…
Takayama 2019: Sugar Margarine Toast
During my journey across Japan and Korea I encountered many unusual items while shopping in local grocery stores and one of the oddest things was…
Osaka 2019: CoCo Ichibanya
It was just after 7:00pm when I finally got back to Namba Station in Osaka and by the time I arrived at my hostel I…
Osaka 2019: Ice cream in fried bread
Before ending my first night in Osaka I got myself an ice cream treat from a shop called Ice Dog. Instead of ice cream in…
Osaka 2019: Takoyaki
Any visit to Osaka is not complete without snacking on some of the city’s famous takoyaki. Although you can find takoyaki in various parts of…
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