Category: Food

Expensive Melons

Posted by Ed | Last updated Sep 9, 2017 | Food | 12 |

Happy Pineapple Day!

Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 8, 2017 | Food, Living information | 1 |

Plastic Food

Posted by Ed | Last updated Feb 3, 2018 | Food, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Technology | 0 |

Kentucky Fried Maid

Posted by Ed | Last updated Dec 19, 2017 | Dolls and Sculpture, Food, Pop Culture, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 1 |

Ramen Truck

Posted by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Food, Pop Culture, Street Scenes | 0 |

The Ringo Man

Posted by Ed | Last updated Oct 31, 2017 | Food, Jobs, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region | 0 |

Eating Takako

by Ed | Last updated Feb 4, 2018 | Animals, Food | 1 |

A month or so ago, I received some Matsuzaka beef as a present, and was surprised to get this...

Plastic Food

by Ed | Last updated Feb 3, 2018 | Food, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region, Technology | 0 |

Plastic food for restaurant window displays in the Doguya-suji, a shopping arcade in the Namba...

Kentucky Fried Maid

by Ed | Last updated Dec 19, 2017 | Dolls and Sculpture, Food, Pop Culture, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 1 |

All the KFCs in Japan have life-size statues of the Colonel in front of them, and at Christmas he...

Ramen Truck

by Ed | Last updated Nov 21, 2017 | Food, Pop Culture, Street Scenes | 0 |

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The Ringo Man

by Ed | Last updated Oct 31, 2017 | Food, Jobs, Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai Region | 0 |

The Ringo Man, a drunk guy met at Osaka Castle during cherry blossom season. He was with his...

Expensive Melons

by Ed | Last updated Sep 9, 2017 | Food | 12 |

These expensive musk melons cost over $400. Expensive gifts of fruit like these are usually given...

Happy Pineapple Day!

by Ed | Last updated Aug 8, 2017 | Food, Living information | 1 |

On August 7 this month, I found a huge bunch of about 15 bananas for only 120 yen at my local...

Ameyoko-cho By Night

by Ed | Last updated Aug 16, 2017 | Food, Street Scenes, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 0 |

Ueno’s Ameyoko-cho started as a black market for American goods after World War II (hence...

Dango

by Ed | Last updated Aug 15, 2017 | Food | 1 |

Dango is a Japanese snack food made from rice flour and served on sticks. Editor’s note:...

Bikkuri Ramen

by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Architecture and interiors, Food, Street Scenes | 0 |

Bikkuri (surprise) Ramen is the cheapest ramen shop chain in Japan. A bowl of soy flavored noodles...

Ameyoko-cho Vendor

by Ed | Last updated Jul 31, 2017 | Food, Jobs, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 1 |

“Ash flavored” gourmet mushrooms on sale at Ameyoko-cho in Ueno, Tokyo. Editor’s note:...

Egg Vending Machine

by Ed | Last updated Jul 29, 2017 | Food, Technology | 0 |

I wonder how many chickens live in that machine. Editor’s note: this post was originally...

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