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Asakusa, home to a collection of historic eateries with over 100 years of history, is where you’ll find Sukiyaki Imahan Honten, serving guests since 1895. This sukiyaki specialty restaurant is renowned for its secret warishita (sukiyaki broth), a carefully guarded recipe passed down to each successive owner. Now proudly made by the current owner, this signature broth has been a…
Standing soba restaurants, known as tachigui soba in Japan, are a uniquely Japanese fast food concept, serving one of Japan’s representative dishes – Japanese soba noodles – quickly and efficiently. “Sobadokoro Kameya” (referred to hereafter as “Kameya”) is one of the capital’s quintessential popular soba restaurants. The Okachimachi branch, located near Ueno’s Ameyoko shopping street in Taito-ku (Taito Ward), is…
Japan’s high-speed rail network is legendary. With bullet trains slicing through landscapes at speeds up to 320 km/h, riding the Shinkansen isn’t just transportation—it’s a travel experience in itself. For visitors fascinated by cutting-edge technology and efficient design, understanding which trains are the fastest and how their speeds vary across different routes can add a whole new layer of excitement…