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Editor of Bento.com restaurant guide and WhereInTokyo.com city guide. Fan of spice curry, craft beers and quirky museums. Software developer. Born in Morningside Heights, NYC; now in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
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As if their great food wasn't enough, Quays runs their own coffee roastery, gin distillery and craft beer brewery on premises. They make creative original cocktails as well, and offer a fantastic view overlooking Tokyo Bay and central Yokohama. #craftbeer #yokohama #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-quays

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"Yokohama's beloved curry shop Marumasara more than lives up to its stellar reputation, serving some of the best spice curry we've ever eaten. Curry plates are artfully presented, and the spacious dining area looks like a cross between a chic cafe and someone's atelier." 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-marumasara

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Setting the mood at Wa Cheese Tensai restaurant in Ebisu. #tokyo #cheese 🍜

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Travel note - next time you're in Nagoya and have a craving for Korean-Hawaiian cuisine, Yummy BBQ (inside Parco Nagoya) offers a fresh take on Hawaiian plate lunches and garlic-rice bowls. #nagoya #japantravel #pokebowl 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-yummy

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Revised cherry blossom estimates: March 25-April 1 for Tokyo. #japantravel www.nippon.com/en/japan-dat...

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Osaka's Kohaku Brasserie brings casual French dining to the extreme, with tablet ordering, counter seating and budget-friendly prices. 25 wines by the glass are all priced from Y450-1,000. They even advertise that they're "great for daytime drinking"! #osaka #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-kohaku

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Isshin in Daikanyama has a nice sake selection to go with their food! (Review coming soon.) #tokyo #nihonshu 🍜

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The tiny shop Spicier in Kagurazaka serves a unique menu of gourmet curry pan (donut-like curry-stuffed bread). It's served with tasting flights of three different kinds of chai, brewed from freshly ground spices while you wait. #tokyo #curry #chai 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-spicier

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Enjoying my lunchtime view in Yokohama.

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Keikyu Museum in Yokohama has an excellent diorama! #yokohama #diorama

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Five and a half tomatoes go into every bowl of tomato ramen at Tomako in Kobe, along with pork, onions, and thin, firm noodles that soak up the flavors. The cheese topping is optional but recommended. #kobe #ramen #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-tomako

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Looking forward to spending four days in Yokohama, including a stop at the Japan Brewers Cup event (which runs from today through Sunday). www.japanbrewerscup.jp

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Important beaver-related news from Czechia. #beaver english.radio.cz/beavers-buil...

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Travel notes - Blue Bottle Osaka has been written up in all the architecture magazines for its stunning decor. They serve sweet and savory breakfast waffle plates and granola bowls to go with your morning coffee. #osaka #roastery tinyurl.com/b-bluebottle

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One of my new favorites in Kyoto, dining bar Rutubo in Gion specializes in smoked foods and smoky cocktails, serving excellent homemade smoked bacon, cheese, quail eggs and chicken wings. #kyoto #izakaya #smokedbacon #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-rutubo

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Travel notes - Hakata Toyoichi at #Fukuoka fish market serves an excellent seafood donburi, which comes with a huge bowl of clam miso shiru. Even though it's filling, it's hard to resist adding on a few pieces from their popular 60-item sushi buffet, sold by the piece. 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-toyoichi

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Luxury! I wonder how much Scotchguard they go through to keep those yellow sofas free of stains.

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Travel notes - Osaka beer retailer Iiie offers more than 300 canned and bottled beers, including some rare finds, and also serves an excellent selection of draft beers from its ten taps. #osaka #craftbeer #iiiecraftbeer tinyurl.com/bb-iiie

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Manhole cover, Jimbocho.

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Brussels bar also has lots of outdoor seats for when the weather is nice. #belgianbeer

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Discovered at Lawson - "Just Like a Children's Lunch" sandwich pack, with bacon and onions, omelette, Spaghetti Napolitan (with ketchup), and Hamburg steak. #combini #japan #子供のランチ

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If you're in central Osaka and in the mood for something different at lunchtime, you'll find Danish-inspired open-faced sandwiches at Smorrebrod Kitchen, a charming daytime cafe located inside Osaka's historic Nakanoshima Library building. #osaka #nakanoshima tinyurl.com/b-smorrebrod

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The official results are in for the 13th Annual Capybara Long-bath Contest held today, and it was quite a lopsided competition this year. The winner, Koharu from Nasu Animal Kingdom, took first place with an impressive time of 3 hours, 50 minutes, 59 seconds. #capybara #カピバラ

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A highlight of my spice-curry tour of Japan, "A Spice & Beats" in Kobe delivers complex flavors with just a mild level of heat.

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