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Dancing Shrimp

Street vendors sometimes take the uncooked element one step further, selling a dish known as “dancing shrimp” (goong ten) from double-basket carts. On the other, a heap of small, translucen…

Shirouo no Odorigui

Odorigui refers to the feeling of eating live sea creatures, or “dance-eating.” When it comes to shirouo no odorigui, the creatures dancing to their death are minnow-sized, transparent fish…

Lifeguard

On appearance alone, a bottle of Lifeguard looks like a classic, over-the-top energy drink. But to set their drink apart, Japanese beverage company Cheerio added two buzz-worthy i…

Inside Los Angeles’s Hidden Japanese Village

PinDropOne of the most intriguing places in all of Los Angeles is hidden in plain sight. A “Japanese Cultural Village” exists on the edge of Little Tokyo in a 5,000 square-foot warehouse, a…

Tokyo Hidden Gems Food Tour in Shibuya Okushibu

Secret Tokyo Food Tour in Shibuya Okushibu area. Discovering Tokyo Hidden Gems street food and Tokyo restaurants that are rarely shown. This Tokyo food guide, will venture into the Tokyo backstreet…