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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Posted on May 9, 2015 by Mango in Japan, Kantō, Tokyo

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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Posted on May 9, 2015 by Mango in Japan, Kantō, Tokyo

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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Posted on May 9, 2015 by Mango in Japan

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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Posted on March 13, 2015 by Mango in Japan

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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Posted on February 22, 2015 by Mango in Japan

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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Posted on December 30, 2014 by Mango in Japan, Kyushu, Nagasaki

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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Posted on December 9, 2014 by Mango in Japan, Kantō, Tokyo

Hokkaido: Tokusen Toroniku Ramen

Restaurant: Santouka  Address: 675 Saratoga Ave (inside Mitsuwa Marketplace) City: San Jose, California Today, the cousin and I went to Livermore Outlets for Black Friday shopping…

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Posted on November 28, 2014 by Mango in Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroshima: Okonomiyaki

Restaurant: Yakimasse  Address: Shop 3-007, Level 3, New Town Plaza Phase 3, 2-8 Sha Tin Centre Street City: Sha Tin, Hong Kong I went to…

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Posted on October 2, 2014 by Mango in Chūgoku, Hiroshima, Japan

Osaka: Takoyaki

Restaurant: Yakimasse  Address: Shop 3-007, Level 3, New Town Plaza Phase 3, 2-8 Sha Tin Centre Street City: Sha Tin, Hong Kong I went to…

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Posted on October 2, 2014 by Mango in Japan, Kansai, Osaka