Amazing Super Cheap Restaurants in Japan The name is “Popular Izakaya Soreike! Chicken Yaro!” Suidobashi

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I found a ridiculously cheap izakaya. A place where a drink costs less than 100 yen. In other countries, cheap food is often accompanied by questions about sanitation and safety, but not in Japan. The taste of the food is certainly inferior to that of restaurants with reasonable prices, but that does not mean it … Read more

Authentic Yakitori Standing Izakaya Yamatoya

A yakitori shop with an old-school Japanese vibe.Right in front of the station entrance, they grill the skewers right before your eyes.Pay as you order, cash only.Topped with mustard, it’s absolutely delicious. You get it piping hot off the grill.The place is lively and noisy inside.There’s a counter so you can eat alone, quietly enjoying … Read more

I learned that wagyu beef and sake go surprisingly well together.

Today, too, I am drinking sake by myself. As usual, I’m drinking sake that I’m interested in. It’s been one year. Thank you very much for those who have been watching this site from the beginning. I feel that the sake season has finally started when the autumn hiyaoroshi (autumn harvest) is released. Sake liquor … Read more

Temples and shrines are not the same. Points of Difference

There are temples and shrines in Japan. This distinction will help you understand Japanese culture better. The deities enshrined are different. Temple = “Buddhism”  A place to worship the principal image (mainly Buddhist statues)  Shrine = “Shinto  A place to worship mirrors and other sacred objects (objects in which deities are believed to reside) The Japanese, who … Read more

Toyama Prefecture has some of the freshest fish in Japan and fish that can only be found here.

This time I visited Toyama Prefecture, one of the most delicious fish in Japan It takes about 3 hours from Tokyo Station by Shinkansen. Toyama Bay is said to be a natural fish tank, a bay that is rich in food for fish due to the easy generation of prakuton. Even at a typical conveyor-belt … Read more

The oldest sake brewery in Kyoto, Japan. Sake that everyone knows.

Even a dusty, solitary drink. The weather has been strange. It rains guerrilla style, but at the same time, it’s extremely hot, over 30 degrees Celsius. I wandered to the liquor store to meet someone, but the weather was too bad for me to make it to the top of the ladder. I went to a … Read more