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Tokyo JUNKtion: Cateriam Cat Cafe

November 22, 2011

A cat cafe is not a place that serves cat sandwiches. It is a cafe......

定食 (Teishoku)

November 18, 2011

Teishoku is a pre-set meal -- a main dish, always with miso soup and a...

Persimmon Tree

November 17, 2011

Photo by Kelly Ishikawa, a San Francisco-based photographer and the co-owner of The Perish Trust.

Radiation + Japan: Interview with Tadaaki Hachisu, Egg Farmer (Saitama)

November 16, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-tTX5ktHFc *This is a part of an ongoing exclusive series on Umamimart, Radiation + Japan....

Outone Unagi Shop (Chiba)

November 15, 2011

Before leaving for my big trip to Japan, I knew that the one and only...

Tonikaku Ramen (Chiba)

November 11, 2011

Ramen is all the rage here on both coasts in the US, and it's still...

OPENharvest Trip (Video)

November 10, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9TPBDpeDyQ&feature=channel_video_title This is a short video by Tokyo-based photographer Nahoko Morimoto, which marvelously captures Yoko...

Hanging Onions

November 9, 2011

Frostopia Farm. Saitama, Japan. Photo by Kelly Ishikawa, a San Francisco-based photographer and the co-owner...

Radiation + Japan: Testing of Food in Japan (Video)

November 4, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wWPEHuTbYo&feature=channel_video_title

Radiation + Japan: Interview with Washio, Bar Owner (Tokyo)

November 3, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEYg8KURILk&feature=channel_video_title Washio is one of my favorite nomiyas (watering hole) in western Tokyo. I spent...