Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, to be exact.
The food was authentic, attractive, and surprising affordable.
And did I mention DELICIOUS?
ITADAKIMASU!
Let's feast (our eyes)!
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Onigiri! (Salmon) Our cheap eats go-to.
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Dorayaki - "pancake" sandwich with red bean paste
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Baumkuchen - really expensive German cake
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Japan is the fake food capital of the world - show's you exactly what you're getting
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MITSUKOSHI - Perfect example of a Japanese department store with food garden (market) in the basement
Bread section
Prepared salads + noodle bowls
More salads + prepared meats
Desserts
Seafood + tempura + more salad
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3 in 1 pull apart bun
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KOMORO SOBA - awesome super cheap soba chain
Oyakodon (chicken, onion, green onion omelet on rice) + cold soba
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Typical Japanese dessert menu
<$5USD for all that food??
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Japanese love cute food
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Fried matcha (green tea) mochi with koshian (red bean paste)
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My first time ever seeing someone toast senbei (rice crackers)
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Food keychains galore
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We found a Doughnut Plant in Asakusa
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Really fancy mochi that I could not afford
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Egg and cucumber-pork sandwiches
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Ueno street market
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SUSHI
The eel completely smothered the rice
Yes, that is seared and raw horse sushi at the bottom
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French-style bakeries are everywhere
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Spicy tuna salad. SO GOOD.
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Crepe with strawberry and cheesecake? Genuis.
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Cold udon with egg, cucumber, onion chips, and seaweed. Dinner from 7-11 ftw.
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Iced hazelnut coffee
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I found an acai bowl in Tokyo! Not as good as at home but exciting nonetheless.
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Homemade tofu salad
Homemade salmon, tamago (egg), and veggies
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Crustless PB&J from a package. The PB was more of a peanut cream, very soft and fluffy.
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Dried fish in Tsukiji
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Desserts for breakfast at Good Morning Cafe in Sendagaya
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Typical drink vending machine
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Nachos in Roppongi with jalapeños and sour cream
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Fancy dorayaki?
Making okonomiyaki (weird savory pancake)
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Yes, that's about $10USD for a mango or cantaloupe. EACH.
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Top ramen restaurants all on one floor
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Pork ramen with corn, seaweed, bean sprouts, green onion, and kamaboko (fish cake)
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Ice cream section in a supermarket
Cookies and GREEN TEA. Nomnomnom.
Super delicious mint ice cream bar with chocolate rice crispies coating
Matcha-vanilla swirl soft serve
Ice cream bar with green tea center and chocolate rice crispies coating
Blueberry soft serve in a squeeze packet
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Green tea shave ice with adzuki, mochi, condensed milk, and vanilla ice cream
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Vegetable tempura soba
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Fugu (pufferfish) lunch set
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Chicken karaage lunch set
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Fried cream puff with custard
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Think I can move there, eat everything, and just claim to be a sumo wrestler?
That'll be Plan B if the whole get-a-job-after-college thing falls through.
Gochisosama!
& sayonara!
