Recommendation of Unique Japanese Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
With locations in many countries, “Gyukaku (牛角)” is a popular Japanese restaurant chain dedicated to the Yakiniku barbecue. The Japanese bbq dish “Yakiniku (焼肉)” has its origin in Korean cuisine, and in the restaurants...
Happy New Year, Everyone. 2022 Has Come! I celebrated the new year with instant Toshikoshi Soba, and I had a homemade Ozoni soup for breakfast on the first day of the year. As you...
The other day when I went shopping at a supermarket, I found a chinmi or food delicacy called “Maguro Cello (マグロセロ)” that I liked as a kid. “Chinmi (珍味)”, literally meaning “rare taste”, is...
When it comes to Japanese potato chips, Calbee is the top maker known for the product “Potato Chips (ポテトチップス)” which, in Japan, has been a staple snack in many households for decades. In 2020,...
Niigata, the prefecture where I live, has the third-largest number of Onsen regions in Japan, because of which, in my neighborhood too, there are several spas. When I have a day off from work,...
When it comes to classic Japanese energy drinks, my best choice as a kid was neither Suntory Dekavita C nor Otsuka Oronamin C but this Lifeguard (ライフガード) from Cheerio Japan. Lifeguard Drink from Cheerio The...
Bourbon is a leading Japanese company headquartered in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, making snacks and sweets. The maker was founded in 1924 and until now has been creating many hit products, which include these Every Burger...
When I was a kid, I used to eat Dagashi, such as Big Katsu and Kabayaki-san Taro, as almost every child raised in Japan loves it. Big Katsu (Price: 30 yen/ about 0.3 USD)...
