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Latest tokyo Stories

Beyond Sushi: Neighborhood by Neighborhood, Bite by Bite

CB on the Road: The Art of Kakigori at Nara’s Housekibaco

Tokyo |
By Florentyna Leow
Tokyo -- Sōsuke Hirai’s hands tilt this way and that as the machine whirrs, raining large, fine flakes of ice into a bowl. He pauses the machine, lightly pats the ice and taps the bowl on the counter, allowing the ice to sink and compress. Read more
Tokyo -- Sōsuke Hirai’s hands tilt this way and that as the machine whirrs, raining large, fine flakes of ice into a bowl. He pauses the machine, lightly pats the ice and taps the bowl on the counter, allowing the ice to sink and compress. A swirl of persimmon tea syrup is added to the ice. Then it goes back under the machine for a second ice shower. Over this, several twirls of a cinnamon-infused milk syrup, a few tea-flavored meringue cookies, two large soup spoons of rum-spiked zabaglione. More ice. His hands gently coax the shavings into an elegant dome. Read more
February 29, 2024

Miura: Seafood Simplicity

Tokyo |
By Ken Kawabata
Tokyo The Japanese philosophy of ikigai follows four key tenets: to find in life what we love, what the world needs, what we are good at and what we can get paid for. Read more
February 8, 2024

Taniya: Udon With Bounce

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Tokyo There’s a pocket of Tokyo, strolling distance from the stock exchange and the former commercial center, which feels like a step back in time. Ningyocho is filled with stores specializing in traditional crafts, some more than 100 years old. Read more
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