Shunan City is a short, one-hour drive from MCAS Iwakuni and has many attractions on a nice daytrip.
Kamonka serves up delicious Chinese dishes in a beautiful dining hall just a five-minute walk from Ginza Station of both Tokyo Metro’s Hibiya and Chiyoda-lines.
In Japan, we often go to unagi (freshwater eel) restaurants on special occasions or when we want to recharge from hustle and bustle of daily life, especially during the unbearable, steamy summer months.
In the anime otaku geek world, the legendary “maid café” is a dream for those visiting Japan for the first time. The maid café is well known in the anime world as a popular dining facility in different genres of anime and manga.
During summer months, you can find sweets joints and cafes serving kakigoori virtually everywhere in Japan.
Located throughout Japan, convenience stores sell virtually everything you need in daily life.
Japan, aka the nation of noodles, offers more than just ramen. In The Land of the Rising Sun you can taste virtually any type of noodle – hot or cold, white or grey, flour or rice, and with or without broth.
As chopsticks have a 3,000-year history, various customs and traditions surround their use, and the following are some no-nos of chopsticks.
If you are on or around Yokosuka Naval Base and looking for a pleasant local food experience or some nice souvenirs for your friends, head to the Yokosuka Port Market.
Ever since “washoku,” or traditional Japanese food, was designated an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2013, popular dishes and liquors like sushi, tempura, sukiyaki, sake, shochu and awamori — have been garnering a lot of international attention.