Food

Tasted stories from every stop.

A place for dishes, snacks, cafes, markets, and meals that deserve a little note before they fade from memory.

Kindling crab custard served in a white cup with amaebi and dark sauce Jakarta

Kindling Birthday Dinner

A cozy fine dining birthday dinner with three rooms, thoughtful service, crab custard, steak, duck, and a chef greeting.

A bowl of ramen with egg, pork, scallions, and savoury broth Sapporo

Arrival Night Ramen Alley

A late 22:30 bowl after landing in Hokkaido, with savoury broth and a cramped-but-cozy ramen shop feel.

7-Eleven dinner spread with crab, egg, grilled chicken, and snacks Sapporo

7-Eleven Hotel Dinner

A relaxed hotel-room dinner after Mt. Moiwa, with convenience store snacks, crab-style bites, egg, chicken, and dessert.

Lunch plate with omurice, fried seafood, salad, and hamburger patty Sapporo

Lunch Near Hokkaido Jingu

A comforting lunch plate after the shrine, with omurice, fried seafood, salad, and hamburger-style patty.

Soft serve ice cream cups outside Shiroi Koibito Park in winter Sapporo

Shiroi Koibito Soft Serve

A delicate, sweet soft serve eaten outside in freezing Sapporo weather after seeing how the biscuits are made.

Assorted wagyu beef plate at Ryunosu in Osaka Osaka

Ryunosu Late Lunch

Yakiniku near Shinsaibashi with legitly good meat and a large, tasty udon bowl after landing in Osaka.

CoCo Ichibanya curry with fried cutlet and spinach in Osaka Osaka

CoCo Curry Shin Umeda

A simple, filling curry lunch after Osaka Castle, with crispy cutlet, warm sauce, and easy travel-day comfort.

Gyukatsu Motomura beef cutlet set with sides and rice Tokyo

Gyukatsu Motomura Late Lunch

A late lunch after flying into Tokyo, with crispy beef cutlet, hot stones, rice bowls, and best-meal energy.