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Food & drinkSapporo
Susukino for dinner: one meal, one optional dessert
A compact food plan for your first evening in central Sapporo.
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Food & drinkFukuoka
Your first Fukuoka yatai: how does it work?
From waiting for a seat to settling the bill at a small food stall.
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Food & drinkFukuoka
Ramen in Fukuoka: a shop or a yatai?
Two ways to make a bowl of noodles the centre of your evening.
2 min readFood & drinkAll cities
How to order dinner without speaking Japanese
Keep the question short, point clearly, and confirm the answer.
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Food & drinkAll cities
Dinner for one: a comfortable first meal in Japan
Pick a place you can understand and let one good meal be enough.
2 min readFood & drinkTokyo
Omoide Yokocho: your first food-alley visit
A small counter, a clear order, and room for your neighbours. Here is how to settle in.
2 min read
Food & drinkTokyo
Ueno or Yurakucho: where should you have dinner?
Two starting points for a casual Tokyo meal. Let your day and your journey home decide.
2 min readFood & drinkSapporo
Sapporo miso ramen: how to choose your first bowl
A straightforward way to turn a long list of noodle shops into one good dinner.
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