Turmeric, or “ukon” in Japanese, is a kind of ginger, known as a spice for Indian curry, and in Japan, it is mostly recognized as a food that can help avoid hangover.
Tempura used to be a dish that required great skill and experience.
Located in the busy shopping and restaurant district in front of Sobudai-mae Station, Roti Boti is a popular Indian restaurant that serves up authentic northern Indian dishes.
Visiting a new place for the first time can make for some exciting discoveries. One of these is especially true when trying the local food for the first time.
Hakone is a beautiful town in a mountainous region in Japan with many attractions for you to enjoy, including zip-lining, museums, shrines and temples, traditional Japanese inns and hot springs.
Japanese food is absolutely amazing, but it’s also completely different in taste, presentation, and texture from dishes in many Western countries.
While trips remain off in the future, you can easily reminisce about your Japan journeys with authentic Japanese dishes at home!
When it comes to confectionery souvenir brands from Hokkaido, Rokkatei stands out amongst the rest.
There are countless types of ramen in Japan. Some popular flavors include soy sauce (shoyu), miso, salt, tonkotsu (pork bone broth), and seafood just to name a few.
If you live in Japan and want to experience Seoul without taking a trip to South Korea, visit Shin-Okubo in Tokyo.
During your trip, don't miss out on Japan's amazing variety of sweets, from KitKat and Hi-Chew to unique chocolates and candies.
Shunan City is a short, one-hour drive from MCAS Iwakuni and has many attractions on a nice daytrip.
As if you needed another excuse to visit the New Sanno, the U.S. military hotel in Tokyo’s Hiroo District now has a new executive chef cooking up new, exciting things.
Take, for example, shoku-pan (plain bread). Though wholly Western, and first sold commercially by an English baker in Yokohama, what constitutes a sandwich in modern-day Japan — potato salad, tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlet), strawberries and whipped cream — is definitively Japanese.