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A bowl of thick noodles in a soupy pumpkin broth on a wooden table at Kosaku, Lake Yamanaka.

A Cosy Bowl of Hoto Noodles at Kosaku in Yamanakako

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If I had to name all the types of Japanese noodles I know, it would pretty much be udon, ramen and soba. Embarrassingly, that’s about the extent of what I’ve been exposed to living in Australia. It’s kind of like how my sushi knowledge stops at tuna and mayo. But when I was in Lake […]

Two hands holding cream puffs in the shape of Totoro

Cute Totoros at Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory, Kichijoji

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Mmm…what could possibly be better than a scrumptious cream puff? One shaped like Totoro, of course! And that’s exactly what you’ll find at Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory in Kichijōji. This charming patisserie is owned by the sister-in-law of Studio Ghibli’s founder, Hayao Miyazaki, and currently operates two locations in Tokyo. We visited the smaller, cosier

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