Food

Mochi Pounding at Nakatanidou

by Cheryl Mui

Nara

Have your mochi pounded at breakneck speed by champion mochi-making experts before eating it fresh and warm on the spot.

Tasting Tsugaru

Where tradition and innovation coincide

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Aomori

The roads that wind through the lush landscape of the Tsugaru Plain in Aomori Prefecture are lined with rice paddies and orderly groves of fruit trees. Once a sparsely inhabited marshland, the region was transformed into an agricultural center by land reclamation projects during the Tokugawa Period (1603 - 1868).

Shinjuku's Memory Lane

Omoide Yokocho recreates Tokyo's post-war eating alleys

by Andrew Ng

Tokyo

Previously known as Piss Alley, over 60 bars and restaurants are crammed along the side of Shinjuku JR station on the grounds used by post-war black market traders.

Bifteki Kawamura

Famed luxury steakhouse comes to Roppongi

by Tom Roseveare

Tokyo

Torikizoku

Cheap and tasty yakitori in downtown Tokyo

by Christie Petrakopoulou

Tokyo

Torikizoku serves cheap and tasty yakitori in downtown Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Shibuya Secrets: Nonbei Yokocho

A peaceful escape in Tokyo's busiest neighborhood

by James Rodrigues

Tokyo

Nonbei Yokocho, or Drunkard's Alley, is a tiny pathway spitting distance from Shibuya Crossing jammed with tiny bars, restaurants and izakayas. It's like a pocket version of Old Tokyo, and somehow still remains relatively hidden and unknown despite its sensational location.

Gonpachi in Nishi-Azabu

The 'Kill Bill' restaurant

by Jessica Chambers

Tokyo

Gonpachi, otherwise known as the 'Kill Bill Restaurant' located in the heart of Roppongi is one of Japan's best tourist hotspots for any movie fanatic.