Daikanyama T-SITE

A small commercial facility with white walls and a glass exterior, centered around the Tsutaya Bookstore, which is also known as “the most fashionable bookstore in Japan. There are also more than a dozen stylish cafes, restaurants, pet stores, etc.

UMEKITA FLOOR

An upmarket eating space with 16 shops that sell various cuisines, located on the 6th floor of the Grand Front Osaka north building. Opening hours are from 11am to 4am which make it a very convenient option for dinner. You can eat in at a single restaurant, or order from multiple restaurants and eat in […]

Yatai Mami-chan

In addition to the standard menu items such as oden and tonkotsu ramen, the restaurant offers a wide variety of a la carte dishes that can be served as snacks for alcoholic beverages. The most popular menu item is the “Mentaiko Tamago”, a tender omelette with Japanese soup stock, filled with mentaiko and green onions. […]

Doyamacho

Located in the Doyamacho area on the east side of Umeda Station there are around 230 restaurants – mainly gay bars – forming the largest gay town in west Japan. Foreigners are welcome in half of the bars so there is no need to feel nervous. On the other hand, if you have any issues, […]

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Sushi Karashima

Asahi Beer Garden Hamanasu-kan

Ganso Motoyoshiya

This long-established restaurant, dating back to 1681, specializes in eel dishes and invented the Yanagawa specialty “Seiro-mushi (eel steamed in a bamboo basket)”. The most popular dish is the “Seiro-mushi teishoku (set meal).” The rice is coated with the same secret sauce that has been used since the establishment of the restaurant, topped with freshly […]

Kitashinchi Yuki Shinten

Run by Kiccho Group, the owner of many Michelin Star awarded Japanese restaurants, Kitashinchi Yuki offers Japanese-style cuisine starting at just ¥3,850 in lunch time. The interior of the restaurant brings about a “Japanese” atmosphere as well and is quite nice.

Robata Renga

Nagaoka

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Hakodate Asaichi (Morning Market)

As the largest seafood market in Hokkaido, vegetables, fruits, sweets and dried seafood are also sold in the 250 store market. In other words, it’s the “wonderland of food” that has every imaginable Hokkaido food. Its liveliness is contagious and fun to walk around. Sure you can try a bite from various stores selling squid […]

Hokkaido Ramen Dojo

10 of Hokkaido’s famous ramen shops from all over the island are here, and you can even have taste of “Hokkaido’s 3 pillars of ramen flavor”: Sapporo-style Miso base with plenty of vegetables, Hakodate-style Salt but light ramen base, and Asahikawa-style Pork belly and bones base with seafood dashi base.

Yatai Okamoto

A very popular food stall. The signature dish of this restaurant is Tonkotsu Ramen. The soup is rich but without any odor or off-taste, and the sharp flavor of pork bone broth goes well with the thin noodles. Toppings include a generous amount of green onions. Another popular dish is “Champon,” a spicy dish made […]

Rokkatei

Sapporo Main Store” with “very good cost performance”, “Rokkatei – Sapporo Main Store”, and Biss Sweets,” which has “six popular stores from various parts of Hokkaido,” and “Kitakaro Sapporo Main Building,” which is a renovated building in a wonderful historical building, are especially recommended. 

Ohatsu Tenjin Dori Street

The local pub district in Osaka. The Ohatsutenjin Shopping Area has 80 restaurants of bountiful variety, the narrow roads lined by long-established shops with good reputations. Known as the “bar street,” the 20 or so restaurants are well-known amongst the locals.

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Ginza Sembikiya Ginza Honten

Specializing in high-end fruits, Ginza Sembikiya opened in 1894 managing this shop and serving desserts with copious amount of fruits. Fruit parfaits are popular, among them “Ginza Parfait,” which comes packed with specially selected seasonal fruits, a masterpiece gorgeously presented, is the one to order.

Chakaiseki Nakahan