Japan Vacation Pro Details How to Have a Tokyo Day in Seattle
It's the closest we have to a Japanese convenience store (kombini), a great place for groceries, snacks, bento boxes, onigiri rice balls, and hot items like pork cutlets and potato croquettes. At Kobo (Capitol Hill and International District), shop for …
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Musings on Japan
This is a great sign that Japan, or at least some in Japan, are opening up again after shutting down for the past two decades. And her Zen musings!… Japan has always been amazing — the aesthetic jumble of the modern cities vs. the perfection of the …
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Mobile shop is godsend for elderly in Mie town with falling population
Rain or shine, Higashi starts loading food into her truck from a refrigerator in her office in the town of Kihoku at 7 a.m. every morning and then visits wholesalers to purchase “bento” boxed meals to sell on her rounds through the local villages …
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