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Food
Doyo-no-Ushi 2026 Falls on July 26 — Why Japan Eats Eel, Why It's Cheap This Year Anyway, and the Cold Summer Dishes That Carry You Through
Summer doyo-no-ushi (the "Day of the Ox") in 2026 is July 26 — a single ox-day this year. Why eel on this day, why it's endangered yet cheaper in 2026, the Kanto-vs-Kansai grilling split, and what to eat on the days you won't splurge on eel.
灯里 七海·8 min read
Food
12 great old-school Chinese diners in Tokyo, picked by locals
The off-guidebook plates worth the queue.
Mika Endo·8 min read💬 1
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Konbini coffee blind taste-test 2026: 6 chains
Price, taste and machines — the surprising ranking explained.
Aoi Tanaka·5 min read💬 1
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A soup curry pilgrimage in Sapporo: 7 shops, sorted by lineage
Clear and spice-forward, or thick and rich? Mapping the dish in its birthplace.
Mika Endo·7 min read
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Depachika sweets, best of early 2026: gift-giving without misses
Evolved classics and queue-worthy newcomers, sorted by budget.
Aoi Tanaka·6 min read