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Storytime: Mori Building, Tipping, and Coldstone Japan

12. August 2007

A little while back, the Tofugu team went on an excursion to Japan. One of the things we really wanted to see was the Mori building. More specifically, we wanted to ascend the Mori building and then look at everything not inside it. Being one of the best city-views Japan had to offer, we thought [...]

Restaurant: Ninja Akasaka

29. July 2007

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I came upon this Ninja Akasaka’s website while planning a trip to Japan with the Tofugu team; when I presented the idea of going there to the boys, they were excited, to say the least. Even when I started to have second thoughts and tried to talk them out of going, they wouldn’t hear of [...]

Mini Post: Crazy Food Pun Time!

3. July 2007

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While every country has its own unique foodstuffs, Japan definitely has some strange flavor combinations. Somehow, though, I think this is one of the most unappetizing ones I’ve come upon so far. Wendy’s Japan has created product with a pun-derful name: The An Burger (あんバーガー, pronounced ahn baa gaa)! It’s basically cheese, an (sweet azuki [...]

Dry Natto (乾燥なっとう)

10. June 2007

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The other day, one of the little elementary kids I watch (for my job) offered me something from her snack box. It was a packet of dry (かんそう) natto. I’d heard about dry natto before, but had never had it. Now, let me stop here and say this: if you don’t know what natto is, [...]

天むす (Tenmusu)

5. June 2007

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Ah, tenmusu, one of my favorites. Basically, tenmusu is a little piece of tempura (天ぷら) snuggled away in a miniaturized nori-covered rice ball (おむすび). It is most famous in Nagoya, but available all over Japan. Its popularity could be attributed to the fact that it’s a perfectly-balanced snack, with carbohydrates from the rice, protein from the [...]