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Jan 7, 2019

In a Tokyo neighborhood's last sushi restaurant, a sense of loss

"I'll have a draft," says Yasuo Fujinuma, heaving himself down at the sushi counter. He pulls a pack of cigarettes from a frayed pocket of his sweater. From the corner of the restaurant, a small TV hums the noon weather forecast. He never drinks at noon.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jul 7, 2018

At Mugaritz, sommelier Guillermo Cruz pairs sake and the avant-garde

Although Basque Country in Spain might not be your first thought when it comes to Japanese brews, two-Michelin-star Mugaritz is helping diners fall in love with sake by offering multiple pairings with each imaginative dish.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 14, 2018

High-end nostalgia served up with local ingredients

To commemorate 150 years since the Meiji Restoration, The Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu is offering the 10th Night Kitchen Stadium: Yokohama Haikara Fair at the all-day dining Cafe Tosca until July 22.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 30, 2017

No looking back in hunger: a wrap-up of Tokyo's restaurant scene in 2017

As the year draws to a close, all that's left to do is to slurp New Year's soba and give thanks for another bumper year of superlative dining.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Aug 26, 2017

Sushi Masa: Three sushi restaurants, one charm

Getting in and out of Sushi Masa is much like trying to maneuver in a walk-in closet.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 20, 2017

Renovated hotel offers mountaintop yoga

The Karuizawa Prince Hotel East in Nagano Prefecture reopened on July 12 after the renovation of all 70 rooms, the lobby and its two restaurants.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 25, 2017

A taste of summer on the French Riviera

Back by popular demand, The French Kitchen at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo is hosting Soiree Blanche 2017, a series of luxurious summer events every Saturday from June 24 through Sept. 2.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 2, 2017

Celebrating 7 years with fine fare

From March 7 to April 2, the ANA InterContinental Tokyo hotel is inviting guests to celebrate the seven year anniversary of its 36th-floor Pierre Gagnaire restaurant with menu items created for the occasion.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 24, 2016

Spa treatments, lunch for busy women; exclusive rooms offer seasonal respite; an afternoon tea plan with a twist

Spa treatments, lunch for busy women
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 18, 2016

erba da nakahigashi: Modern Italian with deep Japanese roots

Arriving at erba da nakahigashi, you might think you have stumbled across a plush, exclusive Japanese restaurant, rather than one serving Italian cuisine. The walls leading down to the basement premises are finished in lacquer and the dining room has no tables, just a compact open kitchen with a wooden...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / FUKUOKA RESTAURANTS
Oct 28, 2016

Sushi Gyoten: In the experienced hands of a young sushi master

Arriving at Sushi Gyoten for the first time feels a bit like slipping back in time. The weathered bamboo fence, carefully positioned ornamental rocks and narrow, stone-paved path curving out of sight: this could be the portal to some well-entrenched decades-old ryōtei (high-end traditional restaurant)....
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Sep 7, 2016

Surviving Japan on an international student's budget

Current and former international students in the capital share some of their experiences and offer advice that might help incoming students save some yen.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 29, 2016

The American chef bringing Kyoto 'kaiseki' to Tokyo

Culinary collaborations are commonplace these days, with chefs flying halfway around the world for one-off events far from their home kitchens. This exciting cross-fertilization of ideas and flavors is also starting to happen in Japan — but rarely, until now, in the field of traditional Japanese cuisine....
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LIFE / Food & Drink / NEIGHBORHOOD HOP SPORTS
Jul 22, 2016

Heady craft beer in Tokyo's 'Little Paris'

French accordion music is floating out from lamp-post speakers as people crowd into the narrow strips of shade on either side of a street in Tokyo's Kagurazaka neighborhood. Long a cultural center, the gentle slope on which the neighborhood now stands once ended at the moat around Edo Castle. Kagurazaka...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 23, 2016

'Superfoods' highlight summer menu; Paris trip offers exclusive experience; celebrating summer with chic soiree

'Superfoods' highlight summer menu
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 2, 2016

Sizzling summer beef promotion; breakfast buffet features 'superfoods'; spices, herbs give twist to cocktails

Sizzling summer beef promotion
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Apr 22, 2016

Ukon: Traditional kaiseki cuisine served in a bento box

The answer: bento box. The question: What Japanese food — or type of meal — would I miss most if I left Japan? And now for some qualifications, before an explanation in the form of a restaurant review.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Apr 8, 2016

Godan Miyazawa: Traditional multicourse cuisine unsettled by a wild bear

Regrets? I have a ton. Here's one: I didn't get to eat bear meat at Godan Miyazawa. Perhaps one of the drawbacks of the omakase (chef's selection) here is that there's no actual menu to provide information about what's being served. Trusting your chef is a small price to pay for an elaborate multicourse...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 18, 2016

Celebrating White Day with chocolate; enjoying fresh Amao strawberries; tasting limited-edition cocktails

Celebrating White Day with chocolate
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Restaurants
Feb 11, 2016

Matters of the flesh: Meat restaurants in Tokyo

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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 22, 2016

Otako: A 93-year-old 'oden' joint that still keeps its hot pot simmering

On a bitterly cold winter evening few sights are more welcoming than the cheerful glow of the large red lanterns that hang outside traditional restaurants. They promise noodles, eel or yakitori chicken, or advertize an all-purpose izakaya tavern. But the underlying message is the same: Here you will...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 21, 2016

Plan aims to pamper, refresh women; enjoying luxuriance of black truffles; celebrating Japan Sea coast cuisine

Plan aims to pamper, refresh women
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 7, 2016

Plan allows women to relax, refresh; a subdued welcome to the new year; Chinese feast good for the palate, skin

Plan allows women to relax, refresh
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 11, 2015

Sakuya: One of the old capital's best traditional lunches

On a mundane street in northern Kyoto is an excellent soba restaurant called Nicolas. Farther down the road, tucked under a nondescript apartment block, is Sakuya, a kappo (counter-style restaurant), which serves a variety of traditional Japanese food. There is no menu to speak of, but I wouldn't be...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 5, 2015

Plan offers an exciting holiday stay; Latvian chef serves global creations; enjoying a tasty Thanksgiving meal

Plan offers an exciting holiday stay

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