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Pizza, curry & comfort

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SoraNews24Tokyo7-Eleven Japan revamps its convenience store pizza, but did it ruin a good thing? We find out if 7-Eleven delivers on its promise to enhance the size and texture of its pizzas. 7-Elevens in Japan are a cut above those in other places of the world, with hot food so good you’d…

Unseen JapanTokyo“You’re a Woman, So Use Chopsticks”: The Yakitori Fight Over How Women Eat A woman says her boyfriend seemed poised to break up with her for the way she ate yakitori. Does Japan really have a gendered rule for meat on a stick?

SoraNews24TokyoOsaka’s amazing budget-luxury hotel has free takoyaki, craft beer, and comedy shows To truly experience the city, OMO7 Osaka is a dream stay for any traveler. When you go traveling in Japan, there are a variety of options from which to choose from, be it hot spring inns or oversized…

Time Out OsakaKansai5 best Osaka spice curry restaurants in Osaka Why you should try the fiery, spice-forward curry originating in Japan's street food capital – and where to find a good one

Time Out OsakaKansai7 best takoyaki in Osaka From Dotonbori to an Umeda spot near Osaka Station, our street food guide takes you to the city's most authentic and creative octopus balls

Time Out Tokyo — RestaurantsEatThe best pizza in Tokyo Here are the top 19 pizzerias in the city, all serving up thin, crispy, authentic Naples-style pizza

Time Out Tokyo — RestaurantsEatUltimate guide to yakitori Here's a photo menu to help you identify and order the different chicken parts in a classic yakitori meal

BRUTUSTokyo音楽家・haruka nakamuraに聞く「全国また行きたい酒場」函館〈みなとや〉北国の細い裏通りにポツンと、風情のある看板と提灯を見て、ふらりと飛び込みで。手羽先のカレー味が素晴らしい。焼き鳥だけでなく、やきとんも旨い。酒は、みなとや特製レモンサワーから始めて、大将が季節に合わせて

dancyuEat【秋の連休・家呑みに】ワインに合うつまみから絶品カレーまで！さつまいもレシピ3選秋の連休やゆったり過ごす家呑みの時間に、お薦めのレシピをご紹介します。いちじくとバルサミコ酢を合わせたつまみ大学芋から、生クリームでリッチに仕上げる絶品カレーまで、さつまいもを贅沢に味わうラインナップです。

Jalan Net NewsOfficial【鹿児島】黒豚とんかつの名店5選！鹿児島中央駅や天文館から徒歩圏内の店を厳選＜2026＞養豚が盛んで、豚肉飼養頭数全国1位を誇る鹿児島県。特に約400年前、江戸時代から育成されてきた「かごしま黒豚」は、鹿児島名産のさつま芋などを飼料に、豊かな大地で育まれてきた伝統あるブランド豚です。あっさりとしながらコク

dancyuEat【新橋】40年続いた名焼肉「明洞」の味を継承。新旧店主がタッグを組み、進化する「ニューみょんどん」の焼肉進化を続ける東京の町焼肉。今回ご紹介するのは、40年続いた寒川の名店「明洞」の味を受け継ぎ、新橋で新たな一歩を踏み出した「ニューみょんどん」だ。老舗の仕事や仕入れなど、先代から受け継いだ味を守りながら、仕込みや肉の切り方まで一から学び直した。かつての「明洞」店主・廣瀬宣夫さんも店に立ち、若い二人を支えている。

Jalan Net NewsOfficial【滋賀】近江牛が美味しい店6選！すき焼きや、焼肉食べ放題など＜2026＞近江牛の産地である滋賀県で、美味しい近江牛グルメが食べられるお店を紹介します。ステーキやハンバーグ、すき焼き、しゃぶしゃぶ、焼肉食べ放題など、牛肉の旨味を堪能できるメニューばかり！さらに、リーズナブルに近江牛を楽しめる

Metropolis JapanTokyoTaiKouRou Tokyo: The Jumbo Gyoza Legend That’s Taking Over Your Feed This 75-year-old restaurant near Tokyo Station serves a dumpling three times the size of a standard gyoza

Osaka.comKansaiGyoza no Ohsho vs Osaka Ohsho: What’s the Difference? The Story Behind Japan’s Rival Chinese Restaurant Chains Locked in a Decades-Long Battle For Japanese people who have long doted on authentic Chinese cuisine, there are two well known…

Deep JapanGoMt. Ikoma: My pizza craving turned mountain hike My foray up Mt. Ikoma began with a Google search while I sat in my apartment in Gakuenmae, a few stops toward Osaka on the Kintetsu Nara Line.

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Day by Day Japan plans a first trip to Japan the way a friend who lives here would: one day at a time, with the trains and the prices written down.

Each route is a real day or weekend: where to go first, how long the walk or the train takes, what the ticket costs and where to eat on the way. Prices come from the operator's or the place's own published fares and carry the date they were checked; where we have not checked a price, the route says so instead of guessing. If it rains, the route has a plan B.

Around the routes sits the week in Japan. Every few hours the site reads the Japanese city and food press and the English-language desks in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Fukuoka, and puts the places they name on one map. Headlines stay in the language they were written in, every story links to its source, and we quote no more than a line.

The routes and notes are written by one editor under a pen name, Sora Nakamura, drafted with AI assistance from checked material and read before they go out. Day by Day Japan is independent: no advertisers, no affiliate links, no bookings.