Things I weirdly miss about Japan: from rice on raw egg to people sleeping in the train station, from eating alone to repeated Arigato.…
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While in Japan, skipping Yoshinoya isn’t an option — even when I’m travelling with a brown mum who refuses to eat anything here.…
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I had never flown with ANA before and was looking forward to my first experience with an airline that got 3rd position in Top 100 Airlines.…
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It was Fafa who found out about Tsumugi’s 18-dish breakfast in Tokyo, which wasn’t surprising as the man has been obsessed with breakfast time and breakfast food ever since I knew him. Shojin Ryori? I have had Shojin Ryori (Japanese temple cuisine ━ a set menu based on Buddhism teaching) before, while staying in…
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When I found out about Book and Bed Tokyo, a hostel in Tokyo that lets you stay and sleep among books, it was a brainer - I had to do it.…
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Kaiseki is a much more elaborate multi-course Japanese set menu. The menu follows standard steps, akin to a western menu.…
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If this is how the Brits interpret Indian food, I am here for it. Chicken Tikka Masala, you got my seal of approval.…
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Toeps' book starts with Japan. She takes the reader on an imaginary trip to Japan, where everything is different (if you're not Japanese).…
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There I was, lying on the hotel bed in Cairns, reflecting on my travelling while half dozing off. The trip was only half done.…
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I have been collecting Japan things to do for years in my notes. Things to do, to eat, to check out that I missed or want to do one day.…
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