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Japanese "Konbini" Food: Ham & Cheese English Muffin

Japan is blanketed with convenience stores (konbini in Japanese) like 7-Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson, etc... offering a variety of food at good prices -- 24 hours a day!This is the first post in a series I'll use to show off food items I find at various kon...

Kairikiya: Musashimurayama

Some of the best pork based ramen to be had... served how you want it.Kairikiya is a ramen chain, this one located in Musashimurayama city on route 5 (also known as shin oume kaido). They specialize in thin-noodle, pork/soy sauce based bowls of ramen. ...

Bikkuri Donkey: Sunagawa

A popular hamburger steak restaurant with an inviting old world atmosphereBikkuri Donkey (びっくりドンキー) is a hamburger steak restaurant chain, this one is in Sunagawa (a part of Tachikawa city -- out the East gate of Yokota AB, Japan) on route 7 (Itsukaichi ka...

Sushiro: Musashimurayama

Great ¥105 conveyor belt sushi restaurant with a wide variety on the menuSushiro is one of the typical ¥105 conveyor belt sushi restaurants found all over Japan -- this one is located in Musashimurayama city (out the East gate of Yokota AB, Japan).It has a...

What is Gyudon?

Gyudon is a Japanese dish -- a bowl of rice topped with thinly sliced beef & onion -- simmered in a mild sweet/salty base, aka: beef bowl.This base is usually made from dashi (fish & seaweed), soy sauce, and mirin (rice wine). Wherever you see gyud...

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