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Umeda Sky Building 1-1 Chome, Oyodanaka, Kitaku, Osaka, Japan http://www.skybldg.co.jp/ (Japanese only) During our Japan trip in October 2007, we wanted to see both the old and the new, the traditional and the modern in Japanese architecture and culture. So, rather than check out just temples and traditional festivals, we also visited [...] Written by ElegantGourmand on March 2nd, 2008 | Tags: beer, festivals, Japan |  Leave a comment |  Print This Post |  Email This PostVarious locations The subject of this review was located in Kyoto, Japan http://www.yayoiken.com/ (Japanese only) I wish to dispel the myth that Japan is a very expensive country. Don’t get me wrong – there are certainly things there that will cost you an arm and a leg. However, as with most countries, [...] Written by ElegantGourmand on March 1st, 2008 | Tags: Japan, Japanese | Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post5-min. walk from JR Kamakura Station east exit, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Tel: (0467) 250 810 http://www.hato.co.jp/ (Japanese only) Kamakura is a popular tourist destination, less than an hour south of Tokyo in Kanagawa Prefecture. The town is historically important, as it was briefly the capital of Japan when Shogun Minamoto Yoritomo established his new [...] Written by ElegantGourmand on December 17th, 2007 | Tags: bakery, biscuits, Japan |  8 comments | Print This Post | Email This PostHigashi-Ikebukuro 3-1-2 World Import Mart Building, 2nd Floor Sunshine City, Japan Tel: (81-03) 5950 0765 http://www.namja.jp/ The Japanese sure have a thing for food-themed amusement parks. Whether it be ramen, ice-cream, okonomiyaki, or period style eateries, there will be an artificially created homage somewhere that pays tribute to a particular food. Ikebukuro’s [...] Written by ElegantGourmand on December 15th, 2007 | Tags: Dumplings, Gyoza, Japan, Theme Parks | Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post
Ah, the lengths that ramen addicts go to in order to find a cult noodle joint. That’s what we were asking ourselves (or at least Mel was asking me) as we wondered around the concrete neon jungle of Shinjuku for what seemed like hours. Foot-sore, hungry, and delirious from the incongruity of [...] Written by ElegantGourmand on December 15th, 2007 | Tags: Japan, Ramen | 10 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post |
  
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