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Tokyo has the highest concentration of ramen restaurants of any city in the world, and the range is wider than most visitors expect. The city's native style — Tokyo shoyu ramen — is just one of dozens of broth traditions now represented ...

Speak of Japan, the mind of any traveler immediately turns to Tokyo. This bustling metropolis is often the first stop on many travelers' itineraries, and for good reason. But beyond its iconic landmarks and vibrant nightlife, Tokyo's cul...

Tokyo ramen (東京ラーメン) is one of the city's best-known old-fashioned soy sauce ramen traditions: clear amber soup, springy wheat noodles, sliced pork, bamboo shoots and green onion. In fact, if you picture the archetypal image of a t...

Introduction to Tokyo Banana This Japanese sweet is everyone's favorite souvenir. Usually, you see this product as soon as you land in Japan. This is also every tourist's favorite souvenir. Now let's talk about Tokyo Banana! It has the s...

From the outside, akaten looks like a ham cutlet from a Japanese deli case. It is golden, rectangular and coated in crunchy panko. Cut it open, however, and you find a bright pink-red center of springy surimi, or seasoned fish paste, fol...

Picture a cedar sushi counter in Tokyo. The chef places one piece of nigiri in front of you: glossy fish, warm rice and almost no decoration. Yet that bite reflects centuries of fermentation, preservation and the fast-moving street-stall...

Slice a ripe Sagahonoka strawberry in half, and the contrast is striking. Its glossy red skin surrounds flesh that remains pale or nearly white, even when fully ripe. Sagahonoka (さがほのか) is a Japanese strawberry variety from Saga Pre...

In Himi, the fish market usually steals the show. Toyama Bay sits right there, and the morning catch is hard to ignore. Yet the town keeps a quieter specialty on the souvenir shelf. Himi udon is a hand-stretched wheat noodle from Himi Ci...

On a cold day in Japan, you may notice an oden display near a convenience-store register. Inside sit daikon, eggs and a few unfamiliar fish cakes, meaning savory fish-paste products rather than anything sweet. Some stores use a heated co...

Drive into a coastal pine forest in northern Kyushu, and a red microbus appears among the trees. Customers step up to its door to order, then wait for burgers finished fresh inside. This is Karatsu Burger (からつバーガー), a local hambur...