Japan: Croissant Taiyaki
Bakery: Ginnoan (銀のあん) Address: 〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿 3-24-3 (新宿アルタ 1F) Area: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Nearest Station: Shinjuku (新宿) Taiyaki is a sea bream shaped waffle/cake with red…
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Chiba: Tokyo DisneySea
Place: Tokyo DisneySea (東京ディズニーシー) Address: 〒279-0031 千葉県浦安市舞浜 1-13 Area: Maihama, Urayasu-shi, Chiba-ken, Japan Nearest Station: Maihama (舞浜) We set aside one day of our 8-day Tokyo trip,…
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Japan: Natto Maki
Place: Tokyu Food Show Address: 〒150-0002, 東京都渋谷区渋谷2丁目24-1 (二子玉川ライズSC B1F) Area: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Nearest Station: Shibuya (渋谷) Most major train stations in Japan (and other…
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Tokyo: Udon
Restaurant: うどん 山長 (Udon Yamacho) Address: 〒150-0013, 東京都渋谷区恵比寿1-1-5 (恵比寿オークビル 1F) Area: Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan Nearest Station: Ebisu (恵比寿) The cousins, their friend, the sister, and I…
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Tokyo: Coffee & Cake @ Satei Hato
Café: 茶亭 羽當 (Satei Hato) Address: 〒150-0002, 東京都渋谷区渋谷1-15-19 (二葉ビル 1F) Area: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Nearest Station: Shibuya (渋谷) My cousins and their friend flew in from…
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Japan: Hottokēki (aka Japanese Hotcake/Pancake)
Bakery: Matsunosuke N.Y. (松之助 N.Y.) Address: 〒150-0033, 東京都渋谷区猿楽町29-9, ヒルサイドテラスD-11 Area: Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan Nearest Station: Daikanyama (代官山) My sister and I are now in Tokyo!…
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Japan: Cheese Tonkatsu
Restaurant: Guru Katsu Address: 1711 W El Camino Real, Ste B City: Mountain View, California When I started working at NASA Ames Research Center as a…
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Japan: Korokke (aka Croquette)
Market: Mitsuwa Marketplace Address: 675 Saratoga Ave City: San Jose, California The first time I heard about the Japanese croquette (コロッケ, korokke) was through Cooking Mama,…
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Nagasaki: Champon (or Chanpon)
Restaurant: Ringer Hut Address: 1072 Saratoga Avenue City: San Jose, California I had dinner with a college friend I hadn’t met in a while. The…
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Tokyo: Tokyo Banana Tree
Shop: Tokyo Banana Tree (inside Tokyo Solamachi, at Tokyo SkyTree) Address: 1F Block 1, 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida 131-0045, Tokyo Prefecture City: Tokyo, Japan A friend went to…
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