Gram Cafe & Pancakes

Gram is a popular franchise, known for its fluffy pancakes. They were a huge craze back in 2017, with queues going around the block at their original store in Harajuku,…

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Tsurutontan Soemoncho

Ooft, these bowls were huge!!! During our holiday in Osaka today, we were hungover and wandering the streets of Dotonbori, searching for masks. We stopped by Tsurutontan Soemoncho in Dotonbori…

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Wanomiya Kobe Beef 2020

When your cow has achieved more in its lifetime than you have 😂. We had the luxury of gorging ourselves in the highest grade of Kobe Wagyu beef at Wanomiya…

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Yakiniku

Yakiniku means grilled meat in Japanese. We had an AYCE JBBQ in Osaka today and here are snapshots from this delicious meal because I need a record in my memory…

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Hokkyokusei

The first omurice created in Japan was at Hokkyokusei in 1922! Since then, the Osaka restaurant has franchised out to dozens of locations throughout Japan, with many restaurants influenced by…

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Takoriki 2020

If you know me, you know I LOVE TAKOYAKI. In big capital letters. I even wrote a review of ALL the takoyaki stalls in Dotonbori (LINK) 😋 In 2017, I…

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Ajinoya

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake with various ingredients and wheat-based batter. Ajinoya is a very popular okonomiyaki restaurant in Osaka, Japan with a 4.4 out of 5-star rating from…

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Tonkatsu Wako

Tonkatsu Wako is a chain restaurant in Japan, specializing in とんかつ (tonkatsu); a breaded and fried pork cutlet, often served with cabbage and miso soup. We had lunch at their…

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Tokyo Drifting

https://youtu.be/TvF0mkRhcSYStreet Kart (previously known as MariCar) is famous for their real life go-karts on Japan’s city streets, with drivers dressed in characters like Mario, Pikachu, Yoshi, etc. They went viral…

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Yokohama Chinatown

I didn’t want to overwhelm our travel diary so here are some snapshots of Yokohama Chinatown from today’s visit 😁 (LINK).

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