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Birth place: Chiba prefecture

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Japanese blogger managing numerous blogs about beer, lunch, travel, and more!

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17 Jun 2019

Okinawa - Farewell rainy season, Hello beach parties!

Attention all: Okinawa’s rainy season has come to an end, and the blue skies and warm waters are beckoning you! It’s officially “beach party” season. In Okinawa, a “beach party” refers to a BBQ on the beach.
25 May 2019

Step into a tropical paradise at Okinawa’s Southeast Botanical Gardens!

I decided to check out the Southeast Botanical Gardens on Okinawa’s main island, and boy am I glad I did. Filled with palm trees, baobab trees, and 1,300 other varieties of tropical and subtropical plants, the open-air paradise was as good as it gets.
22 May 2019

Let’s eat Yagi(goat) ramen at 「Menya An」in Naha city, Okinawa!

「Menya An」specializes in Ramen and Okinawa style soba.
26 Nov 2018

Yamamotoya Honten: Nagoya’s famous miso-nikomi udon specialists!

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture is well known for its unique cuisine known as Nagoya meshi. My favourite dish is, hands down, their miso-nikomi udon (thick udon noodles stewed in miso broth)! I couldn’t wait to head to one of the area’s most recommended miso-nikomi udon shops: Yamamotoya Honten. They have a number of locations, but I decided to visit their Esca shop which is situated under Nagoya Station.

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Japanese blogger managing numerous blogs about beer, lunch, travel, and more! He puts an emphasis on enjoying the experience of the meal as much as the meal itself.

Gender: Male
Age: in my 40’s
Birth place: Chiba prefecture
Favorite food: Curry, ramen, gyoza, sushi
Food I hate: Greasy food
Hobbies/Likes: Traveling, trying out different izakaya, toasting a drink
What I’m good at: Carrying people bridal-style
What I’m not good at: Pain
Where in Japan I recommend the most and why to travelers in Japan.: The Kanda area of Tokyo. There’s so much delicious food and sake to enjoy there. So much you could never run out of things to try!
Favorite memory from traveling in Japan.: Taking tours of wineries in Kofu and Katsunuma in Yamanashi Prefecture. They were both fun and delicious!
Must do activity for visitors to Japan.: Diving in Okinawa, home of one of the most beautiful oceans in the world! It’s also great for a first-time diving experience!

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Articles

Okinawa - Farewell rainy season, Hello beach parties!

Step into a tropical paradise at Okinawa’s Southeast Botanical Gardens!

Let’s eat Yagi(goat) ramen at 「Menya An」in Naha city, Okinawa!

Yamamotoya Honten: Nagoya’s famous miso-nikomi udon specialists!

Taiwan Maze soba is a big hit in Japan! Here is a Mazemen speciality shop in Okinawa!

My Iejima, Okinawa rum distillery tour!

Enjoy scrumptious gyozas and drinks at Dandadan Sakaba in Tokyo!

I visited Daisekirinzan in Yambaru, Okinawa, and felt the earth’s energy!

Okinawa – Challenging Level 50 Spiciness! Soup Curry Shop “Ajitoya”

Shokudo Karika—Enjoy Nepalese curry on the white beaches of Okinawa!

Hotel Ocean in Naha, Okinawa has a buffet with the world’s best selection of Okinawan cuisine!

Delicious Shoyu Char Siu Ramen by Menya 7.5 Hz, Representative of Okinawa Ramen! (With information on the branches of Menya 7.5 Hz in Osaka and Tokyo)

Okinawa’s popular 24-hour diner: Highway Shokudo

Why not try Hiyashi Cyuka at 「Sankakuten」, a popular restaurant in Naha Okinawa?

Pork and spring onions make a perfectly delicious Hiyashi chuka. Go visit 「Menya An」 in Naha city.

Kadekaru’s wonton ramen: The most beautiful ramen in all of Okinawa!

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