tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24551023467031650022024-03-18T21:14:28.856-07:00Twentythreecherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.comBlogger44997125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-36339392467242375282024-03-18T21:13:00.001-07:002024-03-18T21:13:57.125-07:00Is this frozen tonkatsu sandwich vending machine really worth 700 yen?【Taste test】<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655415" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks03.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks03.jpg 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks03.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks03.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks03.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks03.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">We tried this mysterious find <strong>in a busy Tokyo station</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>The SoraNews24 team is familiar with all sorts of vending machines–<a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/09/11/wagyu-beef-gacha-vending-machine-dispenses-meat-at-random-in-japan/">wagyu beef</a> and <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/10/29/we-find-a-vending-machine-selling-great-buddha-flavoured-drinkable-whipped-cream/">Great Buddha-flavored drinkable whipped cream</a>, to name a couple–but we continue to be surprised at every new discovery.</p>
<p>On a recent trip around <strong>Tokyo</strong>, our Japanese-language reporter <strong>Yuichiro Wasai</strong> spotted an unusual vending machine in Tokyo’s <strong>Ebisu Station</strong>. It was selling <strong>frozen tonkatsu (pork cutlet) sandwiches</strong> at price points <strong>ranging from 650 yen (US$4.40) to 1,300 yen (US$8.70)</strong> based on the sandwich’s cut of pork.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655414" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks02.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="671" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks02.jpg 977w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks02.jpg?resize=143,150 143w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks02.jpg?resize=640,671 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks02.jpg?resize=768,805 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Hold up, Yuichiro thought. Why are they so expensive? Tonkatsu sandwiches in convenience stores are normally half that price, for reference. According to the vending machine, the frozen morsels are a collaboration between tonkatsu restaurant <strong>Tonkatsu Maruya</strong> and <strong>Shokupan Maruya</strong>, a Japanese bread product brand.</p>
<p>But wait, Yuchiro thought. Why are they sold frozen? Wouldn’t you want to enjoy a hot sandwich right away? Considering Ebisu Station has an almost infinite number of restaurants in the area–including tonkatsu–so he was perplexed as to why someone would purposely purchase this not-so-cheap sandwich you need to prepare at home.</p>
<p>With a burning need to answer these questions, <strong>Yuuchiro spent 700 yen on a pork fillet tonkatsu sandwich</strong> and another 100 yen on a to-go container with an ice pack.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655416" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks04.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks04.jpg 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks04.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks04.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks04.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks04.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>He opened the mysterious sandwich as soon as he got home. Upon his initial inspection, the fillet appeared to be quite thick.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655417" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks05.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="464" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks05.jpg 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks05.jpg?resize=150,109 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks05.jpg?resize=640,464 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks05.jpg?resize=768,557 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks05.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655419" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks08.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="442" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks08.jpg 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks08.jpg?resize=150,104 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks08.jpg?resize=640,442 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks08.jpg?resize=768,530 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Some tonkatsu sandwiches are padded out with cabbage for added volume and texture, but this sandwich was simply tonkatsu and bread.</p>
<p>Yuichiro followed the instructions on the package for the best way to enjoy his sandwich, which said to pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds or 20 seconds depending on the wattage settings.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655418" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks06.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="399" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks06.jpg 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks06.jpg?resize=150,94 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks06.jpg?resize=640,399 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks06.jpg?resize=768,479 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Then he took a bite…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655420" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks09.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="485" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks09.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks09.jpg?resize=150,114 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks09.jpg?resize=640,485 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks09.jpg?resize=768,582 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>…and it was super delicious!</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655421" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks010.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks010.jpg 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks010.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks010.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks010.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/a_ks010.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>It was probably the best tonkatsu sandwich he’d ever eaten</strong>, even better than Maisen, another popular high-end tonkatsu sandwich brand.</p>
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<p>The only drawback he could think of is that, in the end, it is a frozen meal–which, in Yuchiro’s opinion, never quite stacks up to something freshly made. But if you’re looking for a delicious sandwich that you can prepare at any time you like, he thinks it’s worth 700 yen.</p>
<p>He could picture why someone would want to grab this on their busy Ebisu Station commute. Dare he say it? He could even picture someone specifically going to Ebisu Station for this tonkatsu sandwich vending machine. <strong>It’s that good</strong>.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-25705903392178272632024-03-18T19:13:00.001-07:002024-03-18T19:13:47.782-07:007-Eleven Japan teams up with two different curry restaurants for one curry dish<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655343" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4718-rotated-e1710406805431.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4718-rotated-e1710406805431.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4718-rotated-e1710406805431.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4718-rotated-e1710406805431.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Putting two different restaurants’ foods side by side it a really innovative idea</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>Convenience store chain <strong>7-Eleven</strong> is certainly no stranger to collaborations and often sells products created with the <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/05/23/japan-super-budget-dining-whats-the-best-way-to-spend-1000-yen-at-7-eleven/">help of popular restaurants</a>. But this time they’ve done something really unique and released a curry bento containing the curry from two different restaurants.</p>
<p><strong>Erick South</strong> and <strong>Spicy Curry Roka</strong> were each given the bento treatment by 7-Eleven last year as a part of the store’s Curry Festival. Now, they’re back by popular demand and sitting side by side in a single dish. Our reporter <strong>Mariko Ohanabatake</strong> decided to try it out for <strong>680 yen</strong> (US$5) at her nearest store.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655345" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4724-rotated-e1710407743268.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4724-rotated-e1710407743268.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4724-rotated-e1710407743268.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4724-rotated-e1710407743268.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>A compartment holds each of the restaurants’ curries, both of which are fundamentally based on tomato and chicken and moderately spicy.</p>
<p>The Erick South curry had <strong>coconut milk</strong> in it so Mariko was expecting it to be sweeter than it was. Instead, it was accompanied by a subtle bitterness, and the refreshing aroma of cardamom seeped in with the aftertaste.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655346" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4735-e1710407347506.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4735-e1710407347506.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4735-e1710407347506.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4735-e1710407347506.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>On the other hand, the Roka curry had a lot of onions which, along with the other vegetables, gave it a more delectable texture. There was also a pronounced taste of <strong>cloves</strong> and a hint of bitterness was present among the sweet and spicy taste. It had more of an East Asian atmosphere overall.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655347" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4734-e1710407376951.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4734-e1710407376951.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4734-e1710407376951.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4734-e1710407376951.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>Each curry had a very distinct taste but they blended together well, having the same base of tomato and chicken.</strong> Also, Roka is known for selling the trendy Taiwanese dish of <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/03/14/coco-ichibanya-selling-taiwanese-lo-bah-spice-curry-for-a-limited-time%E3%80%90taste-test%E3%80%91/">lo bah png</a> as well as curry, so a couple pieces of seasoned pork were added to this bento as well.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655348" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4732.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4732.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4732.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4732.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The rice is also a combination of long-grain basmati rice and Japanese rice mixed together and given a biryani-style seasoning. Mariko thought the rice was very flavorful and could even stand on its own as a meal.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655349" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4737.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4737.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4737.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_4737.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Both curries tasted very authentic and the pickled red onions gave it a real restaurant feel. Mariko thought of this bento as the Avengers of curry, with each component having its own skill and charisma. She’s a little ashamed to admit that her personal favorite was the pork. It was just too bad that they only gave her two little pieces of it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Erick South? I’m here to talk to you about the 7-Eleven Initiative.</p>
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<p>Speaking of which, her other complaint was that there wasn’t quite enough rice to go with the two curries, and would recommend anyone eating this to have some extra rice on hand. That being said, everything about this double-curry bento was exceptional and a sheer delight to eat.</p>
<p>It seems like 7-Eleven’s <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/05/01/taste-testing-7-eleven-japans-five-frozen-curries-to-see-which-ones-nail-it/">curry game</a> is getting stronger with each passing year and we’ll be looking forward to how they outdo themselves next time.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-15121049437773089562024-03-18T11:13:00.001-07:002024-03-18T11:13:49.218-07:00Has Kyoto Prefecture’s super spicy food area still got the heat, or has it sizzled out?<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-655368 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/1_0824a1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/1_0824a1.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/1_0824a1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>A trip that was meant to be pleasantly nostalgic resulted in a big shock, but also came with a silver, spicy lining</strong>. </span></p>
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<p><strong>Muko City</strong> in <strong>Kyoto Prefecture</strong> is a small city just to the west of Kyoto City. In 2009, Muko began a revitalization campaign by designating select eateries as part of an area dubbed <strong>Gekikara Shotengai,</strong> meaning “Super Spicy Shopping Market.” Our Japanese-language reporter with a fondness for <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/01/09/we-score-big-with-kaldis-wine-lucky-boxes-thanks-to-some-sage-advice/">wine lucky boxes</a> and spicy food, <strong>Haruka Takagi</strong>, had visited the area during her student days 10 years ago and had a blast trying some of the spiciest food she had ever tasted. She hadn’t heard much about the area in recent years, though, and recently decided to pay it a visit.</p>
<p>In Haruka’s memory, there was a lively shopping complex called Life City next to the heart of Gekikara Shotengai and not far from Higashi-Muko Station, so that’s where she headed first. The atmosphere of the station felt the same as it did 10 years ago.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-655369 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/2_6dd8f7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/2_6dd8f7.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/2_6dd8f7.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>That didn’t mean nothing had changed, though. The retro-style cafe next to the station had closed and was replaced by a standing bar called Suiba. She thought a quick drink might actually be nice for people waiting for a train or bus, and the prices were definitely reasonable.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655370" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/3_dbdfbd.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/3_dbdfbd.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/3_dbdfbd.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>As Haruka headed straight out from the station, she caught sight of an intersection with a steady stream of cars but no traffic signal. There was also a <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/07/26/japan-super-budget-dining-the-best-way-to-spend-1000-yen-at-osho-japans-favorite-gyoza-chain/">Gyoza no Ohsho</a> location that she recognized from her previous visit but hadn’t eaten at since she had opted for a Gekikara Shotengai spicy restaurant called Minmin instead.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655371" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/4_a8d14e.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/4_a8d14e.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/4_a8d14e.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>From there she headed west, where Life City and Gekikara Shotengai were waiting for her.</p>
<p>…make that where they <strong>should have been waiting for her.</strong> She was rattled to her core. All she could find of the Gekikara Shotengai was one sign with the character for <em>kara</em> (辛) or “spicy.” Even more shocking, however, was that the spot where Life City had been was now a lonely-looking abandoned lot.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655372" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/5_22ef9c.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="361" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/5_22ef9c.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/5_22ef9c.jpg?resize=150,85 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>What the heck was going on here?! She kept walking, lost and befuddled. Where was the market? The banners? The signs proclaiming “Beware of gekikara (ultra spiciness)”?!</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-655373 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/6_11744c.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/6_11744c.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/6_11744c.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Did she make a wrong turn somewhere, or were her memories mistaken? She had come all this way to Muko City to find nothing. It was as if she had been tricked into believing some fake memories she had of this place.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655374" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7_6844eb.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7_6844eb.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7_6844eb.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>As she kept circling the area between the station and where Life City should have been with an extremely puzzled expression, a male security guard who was directing traffic at the intersection approached her.</p>
<p><strong>Guard:</strong> “Excuse me, are you looking for something?”</p>
<p><strong>Haruka:</strong> “Isn’t the Gekikara Shotengai supposed to be around here?”</p>
<p><strong>Guard:</strong> “Ah, that place. It’s not here anymore.”</p>
<p><strong>Haruka:</strong> “Not…here…?!”</p>
<p><strong>Guard:</strong> “That’s right. This area has changed a lot. See over there? A huge apartment complex was built and Life City was completely demolished. On the other side [east side] of the tracks there are still a few shops, but for the most part, Gekikara Shotengai no longer exists.”</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655375" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/8_6d0461.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/8_6d0461.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/8_6d0461.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Haruka thanked him and began to walk away, but the devastation of hearing that the spicy area no longer existed prevented her mouth from forming any other words. She’d figured it might be smaller than it was back in the peak of its popularity…but to learn that it was basically wiped off the map was too shocking. Searching on her phone, she also learned that Life City had closed in 2020 but wasn’t demolished until late 2023–so the structure of it had remained until recently.</p>
<p>While almost all of her motivation had now deflated, she still latched onto the nugget that the man had told her about there still being a few shops on the other side of the train tracks. She decided to pay that side a visit before going home. She trudged along, crossing the tracks, and within two minutes caught sight of something promising on a shopfront.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655376" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/9_9b68b7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/9_9b68b7.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/9_9b68b7.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Yes, it really was there–at the Tonkotsu Himawari (“sunflower”) restaurant, there was a banner for Gekikara Shotengai!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655377" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/10_be7e66.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/10_be7e66.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/10_be7e66.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655378" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/11_6d09b9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/11_6d09b9.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/11_6d09b9.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>And that wasn’t all, because she also spotted Kirinen, a famous Chinese-style restaurant that had made countless people cry from its ultra spicy tantanmen and mapo tofu.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655380" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/13_e0d5f4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/13_e0d5f4.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/13_e0d5f4.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Thankfully, there was still spice to be found in this town after all.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-655379 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/12_55cd99.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/12_55cd99.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/12_55cd99.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>While Haruka had been searching in vain earlier, both of the restaurants had finished their lunch service, but that didn’t matter to her at this point. Sure, it would have been nice to eat at one of them, but just being able to finally see the Gekikara Shotengai banners with her own eyes after that rollercoaster ride of emotions made coming all the way to Muko City worth it in the end. She wanted to cry in happiness.</p>
<p>Things took an even better turn as she headed back to Higashi-Muko Station and a familiar character came into view.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655381" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/14_4fc1c8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/14_4fc1c8.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/14_4fc1c8.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It was none other than <strong>Kalucky,</strong> the mascot character of Gekikara Shotengai with a pepper for a head. His name is a portmanteau of <em>kara</em>, meaning “spicy,” and the English word “lucky.”</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655382" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/15_99770a.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/15_99770a.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/15_99770a.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>A monument of Kalucky with slightly faded colors was still standing, too. He stood proudly as if to tell the world that yes, Muko City is still a city that seeks to champion super spicy things.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655383" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/16_435958.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/16_435958.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/16_435958.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>At this point Haruka was really was craving something spicy, so she pulled up Google maps and found a miraculous discovery about 15 minutes away by car in <strong>Kyoto City’s Fushimi Ward</strong>: a famous mapo tofu specialty restaurant called <strong>Karaimonya.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655384" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/17_6850ef.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="361" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/17_6850ef.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/17_6850ef.jpg?resize=150,85 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>There was no way she was going to miss this opportunity so she grabbed a cab and headed over. A bowl of the famous mapo tofu cost 950 yen (US$6.40), plus, for an additional 100 yen, she was able to order it “extra spicy.”</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ At Karaimonya, you choose your desired spiciness level and whether you’d like rice or noodles.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-655389 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/22_322f53.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="359" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/22_322f53.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/22_322f53.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It turned out to be some of the darkest, most intense-looking mapo tofu sauce she had ever seen.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655385" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/18_761c02.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="359" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/18_761c02.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/18_761c02.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>To sum up her first bite in five words: <strong>umami – hotness – depth – fragrance – NUMBNESS.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655386" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/19_3f1795.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/19_3f1795.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/19_3f1795.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It was so incredibly spicy that Haruka’s taste buds seemed to be confusing the spice for actual temperature heat. Even while eating it with white rice, her body felt like it was growing warmer and warmer with each bite, with beads of sweat glistening from her pores. Her stomach felt like it was smoldering inside, but she didn’t care because it was just so darn delicious.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-655387" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/20_929414.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="360" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/20_929414.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/20_929414.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Filled with supreme spicy satisfaction, the earlier sadness of the day seemed off in a far, distant place.</p>
<p>While her trip wasn’t anything like the nostalgic walk down memory lane that she had expected, Haruka is still glad that she went. She also says that you should take this experience as a sign to revisit all of those <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/02/23/japans-life-size-moving-gundam-is-closing-soon-and-the-last-tickets-are-about-to-go-on-sale/">beloved places in your memories while you still can</a>.</p>
<p><em>Reference: <a href="https://kyoto-gekikara.com/">Kyoto Muko City Gekikara Shotengai</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/karaimonya_/">Karaimonya</a></em><em>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tonkatsu.himawari/">Himawari</a>, <a href="https://kirinen.com/">Kirinen</a></em></p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-20953947413538533582024-03-18T09:14:00.001-07:002024-03-18T09:14:10.257-07:00American Reddit post clams this soy sauce will change your life【Taste test】<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655485" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-1.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Seiji prepares to have his life changed by a Shikoku soy sauce</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>Like most people born and raised in Japan, our reporter <strong>Seiji Nakazawa</strong> has been using soy sauce as a condiment for his whole life. So it definitely piqued his interest when he was browsing English-language <strong>Reddit</strong> and came across a thread where <strong>an American woman said she’d bought a new brand of say sauce and declared “I’m not exaggerating when I say that it is life changing!”</strong></p>
<p>The woman even included a photo of the bottle. With its label written entirely in Japanese, Seiji was quickly able to see that it was a bottle of soy sauce made by <strong>Yamaroku</strong>, a soy sauce company on the island of <strong>Shodoshima</strong> in <strong>Kagawa Prefecture</strong> in Japan’s <strong>Shikoku</strong> region.</p>
<p>Seiji had never tried Yamaroku soy sauce, or, honestly, even heard of it. Doing a little research, though, he learned that the company has a history that goes back roughly a century and a half. If its soy sauce really has life-changing levels of deliciousness, it would stand to make an especially big difference in Seiji’s life, considering how much soy sauce he, like most Japanese people, consumes.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655486" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-2.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-2.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>And so Seiji bought a bottle. To clarify, Seiji ordered a bottle of <strong>Kikubishio</strong> soy sauce, which has pictures of chrysanthemums (<em>kiku</em> in Japanese) and a black stripe on the bottom left part of the label. Yamaroku also has a soy sauce variety called Tsurubishio with cranes (<em>tsuru</em>) and a red stripe on the label, but <strong>Kikubishio is the one the Reddit poster said was life-changing, while a mistakenly purchased bottle of Tsurubishio “taste[d] like normal American-issued soy sauces.”</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ The black stripe on the Kikubishio bottle</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655487" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="465" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-3.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-3.jpg?resize=150,109 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-3.jpg?resize=133,98 133w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Kikubishio can be ordered online through Amazon (<a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0036TFXYK?tag=rn24-22&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1">here</a>) and Rakuten Japan (<a href="https://hb.afl.rakuten.co.jp/hgc/g00pw2af.v307p392.g00pw2af.v307qfc8/_RTLink89573?pc=https%3A%2F%2Fitem.rakuten.co.jp%2Fkentoku%2Fkc-227%2F">here</a>), and with shipping the 500-mililiter (16.9-ounce) bottle came to about <strong>2,600 yen</strong> (US$17.70), with the shippig being about 660 yen of that. <strong>Compared to a similar-sized bottle of regular Kikkoman, Japan’s most common brand of mass-market soy sauce, Kkubishio is about six to seven times more expensive</strong>, but hey, if it changed Seiji’s life, it’d be worth the extra cost.</p>
<p><strong>Opening the bottle, he poured the Kikubishio into a soy sauce dish</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655488" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-4.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-4.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-4.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-4.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It seemed <strong>a touch more aromatic than the average soy sauce</strong>. Taking a taste, Seiji found the flavor to be good too, but not anywhere near what he’d call life-changing. <strong>“It pretty much tasted like, well, soy sauce,”</strong> he says.</p>
<p>But Seiji will be the first person to admit that he’s not a soy sauce sommelier, so next he decided to do <strong>a side-by-side tasting of Kikubishio and regular Kikkoman soy sauce</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655489" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-5.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-5.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-5.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-5.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>Once again, he grabbed a soy sauce dish and poured in some Kikkoman, and was shocked to see…</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655490" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-6.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-6.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-6.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-6.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>…just how different the colors were between the two brands!</strong></p>
<p>Placed next to each other, the Kikkoman was bright and warm in color, while the Kikubishio was darkly opaque. However, Seiji didn’t come away from this impressed by the visual density of the Kikubishio so much as by the clarity of the Kikkoman. Honestly, when Seiji imagines soy sauce in his mind’s eye, he pictures a dark hue like the Kikubishio, so his surprise was about how different from that the Kikkoman looks when they’re viewed simultaneously.</p>
<p>Checking their scents, the Kikubishio did indeed have a relatively more pronounced bouquet. <strong>Tasting each, he found the Kikubishio to have, by comparison, the more refined aftertaste, one which, if he had to liken it to something, Seiji would say reminded him of wine</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655491" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-7.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-7.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-7.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-7.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>The key clause there, though, is “if he <em>had to</em> liken it to something.” Really, though, the difference in taste between the two was fairly small, and miniscule in comparison to their difference in color</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>But now it was time for the main event</strong>. As we mentioned at the start of this article, soy sauce is a condiment. It’s not really something that’s meant to be tasted or consumed all by itself, so the only was to see if Kikubishio is truly life-changing would be to use it as intended, as a seasoning.</p>
<p>This was also a good excuse for Seiji to put some sushi on the company expense account.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655492" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-8.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-8.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-8.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-8.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Seiji decided to go with a maguro (tuna) takeout set from popular revolving sushi chain Sushiro. <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/02/09/which-japanese-conveyor-belt-sushi-chain-has-the-best-tuna-sushi%E3%80%90taste-test%E3%80%91/">Sushiro really knows their stuff when it comes to tuna</a>, but they’re still an affordable chain, enough so that Seiji is very familiar with how their sushi tastes, which would let him judge how life-changing the Kikubishio itself is.</p>
<p>So Seiji ate a piece of sushi with the Kikubishio…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655493" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="513" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-9.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-9.jpg?resize=150,120 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-9.jpg?resize=640,513 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>…and then another with the Kikkoman.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655494" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-10.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="512" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-10.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-10.jpg?resize=150,120 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/MS-10.jpg?resize=640,512 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Remember how he couldn’t tell much of a difference in flavor when he tried the soy sauces by themselves? Well, after trying them with sushi, Seiji says:</p>
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<p><strong>“I could taste even less difference between them.”</strong></p>
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<p>Again, Seiji isn’t at all saying that Kikubishio is bad. He’s just saying that, to his taste buds, the basic Kikkoman tastes just as good, and at a fraction of the cost.</p>
<p>Seiji couldn’t help feeling just a little sad that his life hadn’t been changed by the Kikubishio, and also couldn’t help wondering how it could have made such a huge impression on the Reddit thread starter. Then he remembered the woman’s comment about how it tasted so much better than “normal American-issued soy sauces.” Seiji isn’t familiar with what the soy sauce that’s readily available in the United States tastes likes, so maybe Kikubishio really is on another level of deliciousness by that standard. For him, though, it’s not hard, or expensive, to find soy sauce that tastes that good in Japan. So while this didn’t turn out to be a life-changing experience for him, it showed him that maybe, in terms of soy sauce, he’s already been living the good life all along.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-33637137768712844522024-03-18T06:13:00.001-07:002024-03-18T06:13:37.737-07:00“Red Wing Burger” is the newest crazy creation from Japan’s oldest hamburger chain【Taste test】<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655471" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="442" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-1.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-1.jpg?resize=150,104 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-1.jpg?resize=640,442 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-1.jpg?resize=768,530 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Dom Dom Burger goes big with a red wing burger for a red wing town</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>Usually, you’d expect the fish sandwich option at a fast food restaurant to be the more sensible choice. Sure, the menu might have hamburgers with multiple patties, extra cheese, or other decadent extras, but the fish sandwich is generally a more low-key eating experience.</p>
<p><strong>But that’s not the case right now at Dom Dom Hamburger</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655472" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="493" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-2.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-2.jpg?resize=150,116 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-2.jpg?resize=640,493 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Though it’s Japan’s oldest hamburger chain, Dom Dom tends to have a pretty low profile, by nature of not having all that many chains. <strong>The irony of the chain being often overlooked is that they sometimes come up with some crazy sandwiches that really stand out from the norm, and the latest is the Akaihane Burger</strong>, which is being offered exclusively at the Dom Dom branch in Ion Style Akabane, a shopping mall in Tokyo’s Kita Ward.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655473" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-3.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-3.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-3.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Akabane and Akaihane both translate as <strong>“red wings,”</strong> but the Akaihane Burger is actually a seafood sandwich, which is priced at 560 yen (US$3.80). That’s actually a little on the pricy side for a fried fish sandwich in Japan, but the extra cost is justified because…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655474" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-4.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-4.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-4.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-4.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>…the Akaihane Burger is huge!</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655475" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-5.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-5.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-5.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-5.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-5.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Oh, and just so you don’t get the mistaken idea that the Akaihane Burger achieves its dynamic appearance by using a tiny bun, here it is next to a Dom Dom fried chicken sandwich, which is the same circumference as a normal fast food burger.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655476" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="439" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-6.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-6.jpg?resize=150,103 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-6.jpg?resize=640,439 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>The “Akaihane” name seems to be because the piece of fried whitefish is so large it looks like the wing of some great bird, an it’s slathered with tomato sauce</strong>. You also get some shredded cabbage for extra texture.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655477" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-7.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-7.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-7.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-7.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Lifting up the bun really hammers home how huge the sandwich is. Dom Dom says the fish is <strong>25 centimeters (9.8 inches long</strong>, and while we didn’t bring a tape measure to check for ourselves, after eyeballing it we believe the official dimensions.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655478" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="447" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-8.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-8.jpg?resize=150,105 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-8.jpg?resize=640,447 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>When eating the Akaihane Burger, it’s best to start at the more tapered end of the fish, so that the broader, heavier end can remain in place as an anchor to keep it from sliding out from the bun.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655479" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="549" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-9.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-9.jpg?resize=150,129 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-9.jpg?resize=640,549 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Biting into it, we learned that Dom Dom saved the shocking factor for the visuals here. The sandwich itself plays things straight with no crazy seasonings or hidden ingredients, although the combination of fried fish and tomato sauce is a little unorthodox.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655480" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-10.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="523" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-10.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-10.jpg?resize=150,123 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-10.jpg?resize=640,523 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>But even if it doesn’t surprising the taste buds, the Akaihane Burger still makes them very happy, as this is a great tasting fried fish sandwich, and considering how filling it is, a pretty good value too</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655481" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-11.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="516" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-11.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-11.jpg?resize=150,121 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/DD-11.jpg?resize=640,516 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>We got our Akaihane Burger on March 16, the first day they went on sale. Dom Dom Hamburger says they’ll only be around “while supplies last,” and made no guarantee that they’d even be available for a second day, but luckily with Dom Dom’s penchant for crazy burger, we’ll see the return of the Akaihane Burger, or <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/01/12/black-bun-squid-devil-burger-set-to-shock-japan-with-tokusatsu-inspired-delicious-evil/">something similarly shocking and mouthwatering</a>, sometime soon.</p>
<p><strong>Restaurant information</strong><br />
Dom Dom Hamburger (Ion Style Akabane branch) / ドムドムハンバーガー(イオンスタイル赤羽店)<br />
Address: Tokyo-to, Kita-ku, Kamiya 3-12-1, Ion Style Akabane 1st floor<br />
東京都北区神谷3丁目12-1イオンスタイル赤羽1F<br />
Open 9 a.m.-10 pm.<br />
<a href="https://domdomhamburger.com/topics/4634.html">Website</a></p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-8504697130569191352024-03-17T22:13:00.001-07:002024-03-17T22:13:52.727-07:00Beautiful Totoro diorama box flower sets offered for Mother’s Day, but look great all year long<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655307" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-1.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Sure, you <em>could</em> buy these for your mom, but you could also buy them for yourself</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>What with all the magical creatures Mei and Satsuki meet and the mysterious adventures they go on in <strong>My Neighbor Totoro</strong>, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the whole reason they’ve moved to the enchanted countryside is to be closer to the hospital where their mom is convalescing. That familial connection gets reinforced in the film’s final act, though, and so Ghibli specialty shop <strong>Donguro no Kyowakoku</strong> is releasing a new line of beautiful <em>Totoro</em> items just in time for Mother’s Day, although they’re really suitable for any Ghibli fan in your life (including yourself).</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655308" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-2.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Though the tradition originated overseas, in Japan <strong>carnations</strong> are very strongly associated with Mother’s Day. Because of that, Donguri Kyowakoku is offering gift sets consisting of carnations and <em>Totoro</em> <strong>“diorama boxes.”</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655309" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-3.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Now, you might be wondering why they’re called “diorama boxes” instead of just “planters” or “flower pots.” That’s because while they’ll hold flowers, they can also hold plenty of other things too.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655310" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="538" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-4.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-4.jpg?resize=150,126 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-4.jpg?resize=640,538 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-4.jpg?resize=768,645 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655313" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="558" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-7.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-7.jpg?resize=150,131 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-7.jpg?resize=640,558 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-7.jpg?resize=768,670 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655314" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="563" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-8.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-8.jpg?resize=150,132 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-8.jpg?resize=640,563 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-8.jpg?resize=768,676 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-8.jpg?resize=1024,901 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>Even if you don’t put anything inside, it’s still a joy to look at, thanks to all the little details and expressive facial features on the three differently sized Totoros.</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655311" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-5.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655312" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-6.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>In addition to the bucket-style diorama box shown above, there’s also one where the Totoro trio congregates around one of Mei’s rainboots</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655315" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="602" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-9.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-9.jpg?resize=150,141 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-9.jpg?resize=640,602 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-9.jpg?resize=768,722 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ We can tell it’s Mei’s because her name (めい) is written on it in <a href="https://soranews24.com/2016/05/10/why-does-japanese-writing-need-three-different-sets-of-characters-part-1/">hiragana</a>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655316" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-10.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>Oh, wait, did I say Totoro trio? This is actually a quartet</strong>, because in addition to the little white Totoro dozing where the wearer’s toes would go…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655317" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-11.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>…there’s one climbing up the back, too.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655318" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-12.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The big gray Totoro is actually a completely separate figure who comes bundled with the set…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655319" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-13.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="563" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-13.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-13.jpg?resize=150,132 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-13.jpg?resize=640,563 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-13.jpg?resize=768,675 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>…and the beautifully rendered dewdrop on the tip of the medium blue Totoro’s umbrella leaf might just be the coolest touch of all.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655320" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-14.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Donguri Kyowakoku also has a carnation and diorama box set for fans of <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service</strong>, graced by black cat Jiji and, ostensibly, one of his kittens who appears in the Hayao Miyazaki-directed anime’s ending credits.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655321" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-15.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="594" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-15.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-15.jpg?resize=150,139 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-15.jpg?resize=640,594 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-15.jpg?resize=768,713 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-15.jpg?resize=1024,951 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655322" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-16.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="554" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-16.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-16.jpg?resize=150,130 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-16.jpg?resize=640,554 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-16.jpg?resize=768,664 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-16.jpg?resize=1024,886 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Here, the container is fashioned after Kiki’s messenger bag, and <strong>you can spot her delivery service emblem on the back</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655323" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-17.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655324" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-18.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655327" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-21.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="549" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-21.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-21.jpg?resize=150,129 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-21.jpg?resize=640,549 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-21.jpg?resize=768,659 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>Each diorama box also comes with a postcard</strong>, which you can use to write a message to your mom or whoever else you’re giving it to.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655325" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-19.jpg?w=335" alt="" width="335" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-19.jpg 335w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-19.jpg?resize=105,150 105w" sizes="(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ In the case of the <em>Kiki’s</em> one, you’ll probably want to make sure the recipient is familiar with the source material before giving her a card addressed to “Miss Witch,” especially if you’re giving it to your mom.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655326" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/TC-20.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The boxes’ materials are listed as polyester resin, PVC, EVA, and iron. Size-wise, they’re around 18.5 centimeters (7.3 inches) across and 13 to 17 inches tall. Pricing for the sets, which includes the diorama box, carnations, and domestic shipping, is 10,780 yen (US$73) for the Mei boot and Jiji versions (available through the Donguri Kyowakoku online shop <a href="https://www.donguri-sora.com/category/NEW/48406.html">here</a> and <a href="https://www.donguri-sora.com/category/NEW/48407.html">here</a>), and 12,100 for the Totoro bucket (available <a href="https://www.donguri-sora.com/category/NEW/48408.html">here</a>). And if you’re interested in just the boxes, not the flowers, Donguri Kyowakoku plans to start offering them by themselves sometime next month.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-20829899057569995922024-03-17T21:13:00.001-07:002024-03-17T21:13:52.734-07:00Can Starbucks Japan’s new Frappuccino and “cheer up” drink really change your mood?<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654613" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="391" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-1.jpg 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=150,92 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=640,391 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=768,469 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=1024,625 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Two drinks designed to improve your energy and mood at a pivotal time of year.</strong></span></p>
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<p>Just as the days seem to be flying by, so too are the limited-edition Starbucks drinks, as we find ourselves moving on to <strong>the seventh new Frappuccino of the year</strong>, not counting <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/02/19/starbucks-japans-rarest-frappuccino-can-only-be-purchased-at-15-stores-around-the-country/">the uber-rare <strong>My Fruit³</strong> variety</a>.</p>
<p>This time, we have the <strong>Caramelly Milk Coffee Frappuccino</strong>, joined by a special beverage called the <strong>Pink Fruits Cheer Up</strong>, both of which are designed to buoy our spirits at a time when people are transitioning to new jobs, schools, and sometimes new places, as April is the start of the fiscal year.</p>
<p>Keen to find out if the drinks truly deliver on their promise to brighten the mood, our Starbucks expert and coffee lover K. Masami purchased both of them, and because coffee-based Frappuccinos are a rarity, she asked staff to recommend a customisation to increase its caffeine strength and flavour.</p>
<p>They recommended adding more of the Frappuccino coffee for 50 yen (US$0.34) so that’s what she did, also switching to soy milk for an extra 50 yen, seeing as dairy no longer agrees with Masami’s belly.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654615" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="246" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-3.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=150,58 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Normally, when Masami wants to increase the caffeine content she simply requests an extra espresso shot so she was surprised when staff told her it would be better to increase the amount of roasted coffee that was originally included with the drink to create a more harmonious taste.</p>
<p>This was something she’d never thought to do before, so she was thankful to learn this new hack, and when she received the drink, it looked just as caramelly as the one on the promotional poster.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654616" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="419" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-4.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=150,98 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Unlike a lot of limited-edition Frappuccinos, this one doesn’t have a whole lot of pulp, chocolate or cookie pieces blended into the drink or in the topping, giving it a much simpler look. However, it’s this simplicity that makes it so good, as the milky coffee remains central to the flavour profile, while the white chocolate and vanilla sauce add richness and sweetness and the butterscotch sauce on the side of the cup creates a slightly bitter, caramelly contrast.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654614" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="436" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-2.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=150,102 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>For a caffeine hound like Masami, the coffee flavour was on point so she highly recommends adding extra coffee for more of a physical and mental lift, if that’s what you’re after. The balance of flavours was so comforting it made her feel like she was being hugged from the inside out, leaving her with a sense of happiness that would put her in good stead for the rest of the day.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ So what about the <strong>Pink Fruits Cheer Up</strong>?</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654617" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="391" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-5.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=150,92 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>This drink is so vibrant it makes you happy just by looking at it, and the fruity white grape, lemon, and rosehip juice within the drink makes it the polar opposite to the creamy Frappuccino.</p>
<p>The gradated, textured look of the drink comes from the jelly pieces, made with pink fruit juice — a blend of acerola, pink grapefruit, cranberry, and apple — that adds bursts of tart acidity to the beverage. Like the Frappuccino, this drink contains caffeine extracted from green coffee and polyphenols extracted from cacao for extra energy, although it’s undetectable in the flavour profile.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654618" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="455" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-6.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Starbucks-Japan-Frappuccino-new-limited-edition-exclusive-menu-cheer-up-coffee-drinks-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=150,107 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>This fruity drink is a refreshing one made to such a high standard and with such a unique blend of ingredients that Masami predicts it will be <strong>the best new Starbucks drink of 2024</strong>.</p>
<p>That’s a bold claim from Masami, who knows her stuff when it comes to Starbucks drinks, so be sure to try them while they’re available until 9 April. They really do have the power to lift your mood and give you a boost of energy to take on any challenges that may come your way!</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-15205558438387649442024-03-17T19:13:00.001-07:002024-03-17T19:13:32.614-07:00Legendary Melon Bread by Tokyo Banana returns after 20-year absence【Taste Test】<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-655273 size-large" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan8-e1710486270165.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="420" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan8-e1710486270165.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan8-e1710486270165.jpg?resize=150,98 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">It has awakened.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Tokyo Banana</strong> is the go-to souvenir snack when visiting the Japanese metropolis. Its simple design of sponge cake around a banana-flavored custard is surprisingly delicious. I’m not even all that crazy about bananas but love these things. They’re just that good.</p>
<p>Its popularity has earned it collabs with other juggernaut brands like <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/09/21/pokemon-tokyo-bananas-latest-offering-is-adorable-pikachu-and-eevee-chocolate-cookie-sandwiches/"><em>Pokémon</em></a> and <a href="https://soranews24.com/2020/07/25/tokyo-banana-and-kitkat-team-up-to-offer-limited-edition-caramel-banana-kitkats/">KitKat</a>, but those little cakes aren’t all Tokyo Banana is known for. Legend has it there exists a melon bread so tasty, it only graces us with its presence every 20 years. It is the <strong>Legendary Melon Bread (<em>Densetsu No Melonpan</em>)</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655276" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="632" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan4.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan4.jpg?resize=150,148 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan4.jpg?resize=100,100 100w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Legendary Melon Bread is currently exclusively sold at the outbound Ebina Service Area between Kanagawa and Tokyo for the first time in 20 years, but <strong>for the month of March only, it’s also being sold at the Tokyo Banana store in Tokyo Station</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ It’s fitting since Tokyo Banana is also home to their <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/12/11/tokyo-bananas-legendary-curry-bread-tests-the-limits-of-what-makes-a-good-karepan-%E3%80%90taste-test%E3%80%91/">Legendary Curry Bread</a>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655274" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Tokyo-Banana-Japanese-sweets-cur.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="645" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Tokyo-Banana-Japanese-sweets-cur.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Tokyo-Banana-Japanese-sweets-cur.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Tokyo-Banana-Japanese-sweets-cur.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Tokyo-Banana-Japanese-sweets-cur.jpg?resize=125,125 125w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Mr. Sato headed over to investigate but had his work cut out for him as these sweet buns have been selling out fast every day. <strong>They’re only sold two times a day at noon and 4 p.m.</strong>, so he arrived at 11:30 a.m. only to find there was already a long line-up. This wasn’t even the first day they went on sale and must be what it’s like here every day.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655275" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan3.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>A sign on the counter pointed out that there was a limit of three boxes per customer. Mr. Sato was also given a numbered ticket that further explained <strong>one box cost 1,188 yen (US$8) and had three Legendary Melon Breads inside</strong>. Even arriving 30 minutes early he barely made the cutoff, so he’d recommends anyone else to get there at least an hour ahead of time.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655277" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="732" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan5.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan5.jpg?resize=131,150 131w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Our reporter had made it though, and happily received his adorable box specially designed for Legendary Melon Bread.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655279" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="516" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan7.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan7.jpg?resize=150,121 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>An ordinary melon bread is usually a bun with a bit of a donut texture topped with a layer of lightly baked cookie dough. Legendary Melon Bread, however, uses <strong>a chocolate Danish pastry base</strong> made from the finest wheat Canada has to offer.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655280" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="583" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan9.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan9.jpg?resize=150,137 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It also has <strong>a rather thick layer of cookie-like crust that appears to be in the shape of a heart</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655281" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan10.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="596" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan10.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan10.jpg?resize=150,140 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Melon bread often has a filling too and in this case, <strong>Tokyo Banana’s signature banana custard was used</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655282" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan11.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="515" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan11.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan11.jpg?resize=150,121 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Mr. Sato was expecting the thick cookie layer to be crispier than other melon breads, but it turned out to be surprisingly soft. Although he prefers them more on the crispy side, he was won over by the classic taste of Tokyo Banana’s cream as it blended smoothly with the chocolate bread.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-655283" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan12.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="587" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan12.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/dmelonpan12.jpg?resize=150,138 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Honestly, “legendary” might be a bit of a stretch, but you can’t blame them for having pride in the product. Still, it was definitely tasty enough that Mr. Sato could understand why people were lining up for these baked goods. If you’re in Tokyo Station and want some too, just remember to get there as early as possible.</p>
<p><strong>Store information</strong><br />
Tokyo Bananas / 東京ばな奈s (トウキョーバナナ―ズ)<br />
Address: Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku, Marunouchi 1-9-1 (immediately after exiting the Yaesu central ticket gate of JR Tokyo Station)<br />
東京都千代田区丸の内1丁目9-1 (JR東京駅八重洲中央改札口を出てすぐ)<br />
Open: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.<br />
*Legendary Melon Bread is limited from 1 to 31 March and sold twice a day at noon and 4:00 p.m.</p>
<p>SASTAR 2<br />
Expasa Ebina (Outbound) / EXPASA海老名 (下り)<br />
Kanagawa-ken, Ebina-shi, Oyaminami 5-2-1<br />
神奈川県海老名市大谷南5丁目2-1<br />
Open 24 hours a day<br />
*Legendary Melon Bread is sold twice a day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-82893285282650730882024-03-17T07:13:00.001-07:002024-03-17T07:13:49.718-07:00Super-cheap Online Shopping – Can you make a capsule hotel look cool with a 365-yen aurora light?<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654365" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-1.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Masanuki wants to recapture the sci-fi excitement of capsule hotels, but he doesn’t want to spend much money doing it</strong>.</span></p>
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<p><em>Please be advised that the following article contains images of flashing lights.</em></p>
<p>Never let it be said that our Japanese-language reporter <strong>Masanuki Sunakoma</strong> isn’t an optimist. Time and time again he’s plumbed the deepest depths of low-priced online shopping, and no matter how many times the items he orders end up being <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/02/28/how-to-make-money-with-amazon-japans-lowest-rated-one-yen-hat/">improperly sized</a>, broken (and <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/03/31/amazon-japans-lowest-rated-beckoning-cat-good-luck-charm-is-full-of-lies-might-be-cursed%E3%80%90pics%E3%80%91/">possibly cursed</a>), or just <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/02/26/low-amazon-rated-heater-claims-to-melt-car-frost-with-energy-blasts-does-only-half-a-thing-right/">straight-up shams</a>, he never loses hope that the <em>next</em> time, things will work out great.</p>
<p>In addition to low-priced Internet shopping, Masanuki also regularly spends the night in low-priced accommodations, as a frequent user of Japan’s <strong>capsule hotels</strong>. However, recently he’s begun to feel like there’s a little something lacking to sleeping in these stacked compartments.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654366" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-2.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-2.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Back when he was newer to capsule hotels, they had a cool, sci-fi-style appeal to him, making him feel like he was tucking into a bunk on a spacecraft on an intergalactic voyage. He can’t deny that capsule hotel slots can sometimes be pretty drab, though.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654367" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-3.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-3.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>So Masanuki went looking for a super-cheap online purchase to help recapture that capsule hotel sense of wonder, that sensation of sailing through the sea of stars. His search took him to e-commerce site Temu, where he found the <strong>“Aurora LED Light Interior Mood Light Holiday Party Interior Decoration Christmas Gift.”</strong></p>
<p>Now, if you’ve been following Masanuki’s shopping adventures, you might have noticed that the length of a product’s name often ends up being in inverse proportion to its quality. As such, the Aurora LED Light Interior Mood Light Holiday Party Interior Decoration Christmas Gift doesn’t immediately fill us with confidence, and its 365-yen (US$2.48) price is concerningly low. Surprisingly, though, the user reviews were quite good, with <strong>an average ranking of 4.7 out of 5 from the roughly 5,000 previous buyers</strong>, but even that seems shady because that seems like a suspiciously large number of people to be leaving a legitimate review for an item such as this.</p>
<p>But like we said, Masanuki’s an optimist, so he smashed the buy button, and in time his order arrived.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654368" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="531" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-4.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-4.jpg?resize=150,124 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-4.jpg?resize=640,531 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The box bears a shorter name, calling this the Q6 LED Starry projection light. The way whoever designed the package couldn’t be bothered to keep capitalizing the name all the way through didn’t seem like a good sign, but still, Masanuki remained hopeful.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654369" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="518" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-5.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-5.jpg?resize=150,121 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-5.jpg?resize=640,518 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Inside the box he found the unit itself, a remote control, and a short USB cord that serves as the power source. The cord is pretty short, so if you were setting this up in the middle of your living room you might need to connect it to a mobile battery or something, but given the cozy dimensions of a capsule hotel bunk, this wasn’t an issue for Masanuki.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654370" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="853" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-6.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-6.jpg?resize=113,150 113w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-6.jpg?resize=640,853 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>After setting the Aurora LED Light Interior Mood Light Holiday Party Interior Decoration Christmas Gift/Q6 LED Starry projection light down on his mattress, Masanuki grabbed the remote control, hit the start button, and…</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Whoooaaahhhh!</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654371" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="853" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-7.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-7.jpg?resize=113,150 113w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-7.jpg?resize=640,853 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>It actually looked great!</strong></p>
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<p>Despite its small size, the device completely bathed his capsule in swirling colors. It was at once both soothing and exhilarating, and depending on the hues and patterns sometimes Masanuki felt like he was at the bottom of the ocean…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654372" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="511" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-8.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-8.jpg?resize=150,120 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-8.jpg?resize=640,511 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>…and at others he felt like he was communing with the cosmos.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654373" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="478" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-9.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-9.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-9.jpg?resize=640,478 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-9.jpg?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CH-9.jpg?resize=133,98 133w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Mystical and magical, his simple little sleeping compartment now felt like it had been transformed into an art installation, or maybe even a stylish nightclub.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654376" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CHG-3.gif?w=515" alt="" width="515" height="708" /></p>
<p><strong>There is, however, one thing to be careful of if you’re planning to use the Aurora LED Light Interior Mood Light Holiday Party Interior Decoration Christmas Gift like Masanuki did</strong>. Obviously, in a capsule hotel you’re in very close proximity to other guests, so you’ll want to make sure that the compartment curtain is opaque and securely shut so that your light doesn’t seep out and inhibit others’ ability to relax and sleep.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654377" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/CHG-4.gif?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="701" /></p>
<p>But when it comes to the item itself, Masanuki couldn’t be happier with the results, and he can’t wait to find the next great super-cheap online bargain.</p>
<p><em>Related: <a href="https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099529483749&_x_enter_scene_type=home&_x_channel_scene=spike&_x_channel_src=1&_x_sessn_id=uzsfsbjnyi&refer_page_name=bgt_order_detail&refer_page_id=10045_1709873884366_05y3fiojjm&refer_page_sn=10045">Aurora LED Light Interior Mood Light Holiday Party Interior Decoration Christmas Gift on Temu</a><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-48217229734741512092024-03-16T23:13:00.001-07:002024-03-16T23:13:42.614-07:00Come buy the SoraNews24 lucky bag and help support a good cause at Subculture Festival<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655270" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-1.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>We go from lucky bag buyers to sellers to raise money for disaster relief</strong>.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Tokyo’s Daikanyama</strong> neighborhood is a great place to spend an afternoon. Located just one stop south of Shibuya Station, Daikanyama is outside the busiest, most crowded part of downtown, but it pairs a relaxed, fashionable vibe with a wide selection of boutiques, cafes, and other classy entertainment options.</p>
<p>But an especially good afternoon to visit Daikanyama is coming up on <strong>March 23</strong>, when the neighborhood hosts <strong>Sabukaraichi</strong>, or <strong>Subculture Market</strong>. Every year a number of cool/quirky DJs and artists gather for this free art and music festival, and <strong>for 2024 they’ll be joined by SoraNews24!</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong>▼ The Subcultre Market 2024 emblem</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655240" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="320" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-2.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-2.jpg?resize=150,75 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-2.jpg?resize=640,320 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>So what are we doing at Subculture Market 2024? <strong>We’re selling lucky bags!</strong></p>
<p>As you may have noticed, this year <a href="https://soranews24.com/tag/lucky-bag-roundup-2024/">we bought <em>a lot</em> of lucky bags</a>, or fukubukuro, as the blind-buy bundles offered by Japanese merchants are called. Honestly, we’ve got more than we can use, so our Japanese-language writer <strong>Go Hatori</strong> is using that surplus to put together a new batch of lucky bags, which we’ll be offering for sale at our booth at Subculture Market.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Go’s lucky bag workshop</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655241" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="424" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-3.jpg 1546w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-3.jpg?resize=150,99 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-3.jpg?resize=640,424 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-3.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-3.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-3.jpg?resize=1536,1017 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655242" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="424" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-4.jpg 1546w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-4.jpg?resize=150,99 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-4.jpg?resize=640,424 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-4.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-4.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-4.jpg?resize=1536,1017 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>As for the exact contents, in lucky bag tradition, we’re keeping those a secret, but Go says <strong>“There’s some junk mixed in, but I’m also putting in clothing from top brands.”</strong> Price-wise, our lucky bags will be sold from about <strong>1,000 to 2,000 yen</strong> (US$6.80-US$13.60), because here at SoraNews24 <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/03/14/we-try-our-luck-by-spending-100-yen-at-a-mystery-capsule-machine-in-a-chiba-souvenir-shop/">we’re all about affordable luxury</a>.</p>
<p>One linguistic note: we’ll be appearing at Subculture Market under our organization’s within-Japan name, RocketNews24, which is written in Japanese as ロケットニュース24. Even if you can’t read the text, though, we’ve got the same spaceship logo, so keep your eyes peeled for it. <strong>We’ll be there from 11 a.m. until we run out of bags or until 5 p.m. when the event closes for the day, whichever comes first</strong>.</p>
<p>Now, you might be thinking that this is all just a marginally clever ploy for us to recoup some of our lucky bag expenses, but <strong>we’re not planning to pocket the proceeds. Instead, we’re going to be donating them to the ongoing relief efforts for the people of Ishikawa Prefecture’s Noto Peninsula</strong>, <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/01/22/which-parts-of-ishikawa-are-ok-to-travel-to-after-noto-quake-government-shares-guideline-map/">which was hit by a powerful earthquake earlier this year</a>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655243" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="426" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-5.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-5.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SM-5.jpg?resize=640,426 640w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Subculture Market will be held at Daikanyama T-Site (pictured above), the plaza right outside the Daikanyama branch of the Tsutaya bookstore. While the event takes place on both March 23 and 24, we’ll only be there on the 23rd, so we hope to see you there, <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/03/07/cherry-blossom-forecast-updated-with-later-start-date-full-bloom-predictions-added/">maybe while you’re out on a sakura stroll, since the cherry blossoms should be in bloom then</a>.</p>
<p><em>Even information</em><br />
Subculture Market 2024 / サブカル市2024<br />
Venue: Daikanyama T-Site /代官山T-Site<br />
Address: Tokyo-to, Shibuya-ku, Sarugakucho 16-15<br />
東京都渋谷区猿楽町16−15<br />
March 23-24 (SoraNews24 booth only on March 23)<br />
<a href="https://store.tsite.jp/daikanyama/event/humanities/38910-1502530221.html">Website</a></p>
<p><em>Top image: SoraNews24</em><br />
<em>Insert images: <a href="https://store.tsite.jp/daikanyama/event/humanities/38910-1502530221.html">Subculture Market 2024</a>, SoraNews24</em><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-45601465516052363372024-03-16T19:13:00.001-07:002024-03-16T19:13:34.105-07:00Truck drivers love this Saitama Ramen Shop, but will it win our hearts?【Taste test】<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655161" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-1.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Ramen Shop’s name sounds generic, but its ramen isn’t</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>With such a generic-sounding name, you might expect Japanese ramen chain <strong>Ramen Shop</strong> to serve up the blandest bowls of noodles imaginable, with nothing to distinguish them. Ironically, though, there’s a lot of variation in flavor from one branch of Ramen Shop to the next. Though the head office supplies each restaurant with a baseline soy/pork stock broth recipe and noodles, <strong>the exact actual preparation of the ramen, as well as the toppings, is left up to the judgement of the individual branch chefs</strong>.</p>
<p>So before heading to Ramen Shop to eat, our Japanese-language reporter <strong>Masanuki Sunakoma</strong> decided to do a little research, Online, you can find groups of Ramen Shop fans comparing notes about which branch is the best, and one of them, a truck driver by trade, told Masanuki that the best Ramen Shop ramen in Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo’s neighbor to the north, is in the town of <strong>Gaso</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655162" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="470" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=150,110 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=640,470 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=190,140 190w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=285,210 285w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=133,98 133w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=266,196 266w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-1.jpg?resize=399,294 399w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Officially, it’s known as the <strong>Ramen Shop Route 122 Masai Branch</strong>, since it’s located along National Route 122, the road connecting Tokyo with Nikko.</p>
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<p>Wanting to avoid the crowds, Masanuki showed up at around 10:30, figuring that he’d be after the morning meal rush and before the lunchtime one. <strong>Walking up to the restaurant’s entrance, though, he noticed that there were a lot of trucks in the parking lot, which seemed like a good sign – if a restaurant can attract customers even in off-hours, and customers who could just keep driving and eat somewhere else instead, then the food must be good, right?</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655163" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-1.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>There was exactly one empty seat left in the restaurant as Masanuki stepped inside. The chef, a woman with the friendly and energetic demeanor of a kindhearted school cafeteria lunch lady, was cheerfully chatting with regular customers as she deftly dished up bowls of noodles and topped them with strips of chashu pork.</p>
<p><strong>Even before arriving, Masanuki already knew what he was going to order, thanks to a recommendation from the same truck driver contact who’d recommended this Ramen Shop branch:</strong> a bowl of negi chashu ramen (ramen with green onions and pork), with an order of extra green onions and customized with extra oil in the broth and extra-firm noodles.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655164" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-4.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-4.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-4.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-4.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Not needing time to mull over the menu options meant he got his food that much more quickly, and it was beautiful to behold. <strong>More importantly, it was delicious to eat</strong>. The chashu was thick but tender, and tremendously flavorful.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655165" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="477" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-5.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-5.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-5.jpg?resize=640,477 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-5.jpg?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-5.jpg?resize=133,98 133w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655166" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-6.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-6.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-6.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-6.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The firmness of the noodles gave them a substantial, filling feeling, and Masanuki especially liked when they became entangled with the green onion and seaweed for a complex and endlessly enticing texture.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655167" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="466" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-7.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-7.jpg?resize=150,109 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-7.jpg?resize=640,466 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-7.jpg?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-7.jpg?resize=133,98 133w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The ramen left Masanuki completely satisfied, and he could see why so many of the customers were truck drivers who appear to stop in regularly while on their routes. It’s hard not to feel a little jealous of their easy workday access to such great food, and now that Masanuki knows how delicious the results can be for Ramen Shop’s degree of freedom it gives individual branches, he’s hoping to try as many as he can to see what the others have to offer.</p>
<p><strong>Restaurant information</strong><br />
Ramen Shop Route 122 Masai Branch / ラーメンショップ 122号騎西店<br />
Address: Saitama-ken, Gaso-shi, Kogukitateyama 111-1<br />
埼玉県加須市鴻茎立山111-1<br />
Open 6 a.m.-8 p.m.<br />
Closed Sundays</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-79853837759115417732024-03-15T23:13:00.001-07:002024-03-15T23:13:34.287-07:00We try to strike it rich with a tour of an Edo-era gold mine and a gold panning workshop<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654922 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine24.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine24.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine24.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine24.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">Okay, so the mine might be closed…but maybe we can make bank on gold dust!</span></p>
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<p>With the lingering economic effects of the pandemic and recent international conflicts, the rise of inflation, stagnating wages, and the decreased value of the yen, times feel a bit tough for residents of Japan these days. So much so that our <strong>Japanese-language reporter Maro</strong> began to wonder, “Is anything worth as much as it used to be anymore?”</p>
<p>After some thought, a brilliant idea came to mind: <strong>gold!</strong> Gold has to be worth something these days! It’s the only trustworthy currency out there…right? So Maro hopped in her car and drove over to the <strong>Ito Peninsula</strong>, west of Tokyo, where there’s a huge gold mine, to <strong>try and see if she might be able to strike it rich the old-fashioned way</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654902 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine3.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine3.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>Toi Gold Mine is on the western side of the Ito Peninsula</strong>, which is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Tokyo. It’s Izu’s biggest gold mine, which proudly produced the second-highest volume of gold in all of the country during the Edo and Meiji periods.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654901 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine2.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine2.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Unfortunately for Maro, the mines are <strong>designated as a historic landmark for the city of Izu, and in fact are closed for operation</strong>. Maro couldn’t actually mine her own gold…but there are still ways to enjoy the mine as a tourist. For example, the mine shaft is <strong>open for sightseeing</strong>, and they also offer a gold panning workshop!</p>
<p>Having just recently completed a successful <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/12/22/gem-hunting-a-top-japanese-activity-more-tourists-need-to-know-about/">gem-hunting expedition in nearby Yamanashi</a>, Maro felt nothing but confidence about her ability to pan for gold dust. But first she wanted to <strong>check out the mine shaft and Gold Museum</strong> to learn more about this part of Japanese history.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654905 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine7.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine7.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine7.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine7.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>As Izu’s largest gold mine, Toi’s mine shaft had reached <strong>100 kilometers (62 miles) long and 180 meters deep (590 feet)</strong> by the time it closed for operations.</p>
<p>At present, visitors can only walk along a small portion of that, about 350 meters, which has been paved for easy travel. The working conditions and actual labor of the Edo-era miners was represented by animatronic mannequins, which was very interesting.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654906 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine8.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine8.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine8.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine8.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The shaft also contained two special sites: <strong>Yama-jinja Shrine and The Golden Spring/Coin Washing Spring</strong>. By touching the golden torii gates at Yama-jinja and washing your coins at the Coin Washing Spring, you could bring good fortune to your finances, or so they say. Maro made sure to do both, so hopefully within the next year, she’ll find herself swimming in riches. Or, you know, at least feeling a little more financially comfortable.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654907 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine9.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine9.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine9.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine9.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Once you exit the mine shaft, you’ll enter the Gold Museum.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654908 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine10.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine10.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine10.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine10.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>There you’ll see a most impressive monument:</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654909 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine11.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine11.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine11.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine11.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>A 250-kilogram (551-pound) giant gold bar!</strong></p>
<p>Apparently, it’s the biggest in the world, and is even recognized as a Guinness World Record. Visitors are actually allowed to touch it, too. Maro would’ve thought they’d want to keep it under lock and key to prevent theft, but there’s no way anyone could just walk off with it. It’s way too heavy!</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654910 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine12.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine12.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine12.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine12.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Incidentally, if this gold bar was in the form of gold foil, it would be worth about 70,000 sheets. It was a mind-boggling amount of gold.</p>
<p>The museum also has a section where you can learn how heavy a gold bar really is, and there were lots of gold products produced by the mine on display. There was so much gold in the space, it was honestly shocking.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654911 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine13.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine13.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine13.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine13.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The <strong>gift shop</strong> was full of shiny gold-related products, too, including sweets and candy made with gold-leaf.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654925 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine27.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine27.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine27.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine27.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>With so much gold around, Maro began to wonder if gold really could be her ticket to untold riches. Well, she was going to try it out anyway. Having thoroughly explored the mine and the museum, <strong>it was finally time for her long-awaited attempt at panning for gold.</strong> With so much gold in the museum, she was bound to strike upon a fortune, right?</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654912 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine14.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine14.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine14.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine14.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It costs 750 yen (US$5.08) to participate for 30 minutes. They supply a panning plate, which you use to sift for gold dust.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654913 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine15.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine15.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine15.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine15.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>First you dunk the plate into the sand and scoop up a bunch of it.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654914 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine16.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine16.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine16.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine16.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Then you cover it lightly with water and twist it side to side while holding it like a steering wheel. Gold dust is heavier than sand, so apparently as you shake the plate, it settles at the bottom.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654899 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine1.gif" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p>Once you’ve swiveled it enough times to assure that the gold has sunk, it’s time to wash away the sand.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654900 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine2.gif" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></p>
<p>The panning plate has grooves on it to catch the heavier gold dust, so you have to trust it will do its job as you wash out the sand.</p>
<p>How was Maro’s first attempt?</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654915 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine17.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine17.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine17.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine17.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Not very good.</p>
<p>Maro didn’t know if she was just so bad at it that she washed all of the gold dust out, or if there was no gold dust in her pile of sand to begin with. Either way, she didn’t have time to think about it, so she dunked her plate back into the sand and tried again.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654916 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine18.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine18.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine18.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine18.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It seemed like it was important to pay attention to your speed and movement, so Maro did her best to go a bit faster as she tried a second and then a third time.</p>
<p>Finally, after vigorously shaking her plate on her third try, she dumped the sand and saw <strong>a speck of something shiny.</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654917 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine19.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine19.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine19.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine19.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Could it be?</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654918 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine20.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="481" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine20.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine20.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine20.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It was! A speck of gold dust!!</p>
<p>She’d been fairly rough about rinsing her sand out this time, but nevertheless there was gold trapped in the grooves of her plate. You can’t tell from the photo, but <strong>in person it really was sparkly and much easier to distinguish than she’d expected</strong>. The dust may have been small, but it was pure, 24-karat gold!</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Later, she managed to get even more.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654923 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine25.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="481" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine25.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine25.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine25.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>After that, Maro worked at a vigorous speed for 30 minutes and <strong>managed to collect seven specks of gold dust</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654919 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine21.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine21.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine21.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine21.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>She had to think she’d done a pretty good job. Surely the average is about two or three grains?!</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654920 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine22.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="347" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine22.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine22.jpg?resize=150,81 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Apparently <strong>someone really good at panning could collect about 30 grains in 30 minutes</strong>, which is quite a lot more than Maro acquired. If you manage to do so, you get to take home a special certificate and a premium bottle featuring the museum’s mascot, Kinta. Surely luck must play into it. She’d dearly love to see someone collect so much in such a short amount of time.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654921 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine23.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine23.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine23.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine23.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>You get to take home the gold you collected in a little jar, or for an extra fee you can have it incorporated into some kind of accessory. Maro was still reveling in the highs of her success, small thought it may be, so she had hers put on display within a keychain.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654924 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine26.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine26.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine26.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/toi-gold-mine26.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Panning for gold turned out to be a lot of fun and the 30 minutes flew by in no time. Altogether, including the panning experience, Maro would say <strong>you can explore the museum and mine shaft in one to two hours</strong>, but it’s well worth the time. Between the museum and the gift shop, there’s so much gold to dazzle the eye, you’re sure to be satisfied with your visit. And though you likely won’t be any richer in coin, you’ll undoubtedly be richer in mind and spirit for the experience.</p>
<p>By the way, if you plan to get there by car, be sure to stop at the Izu no Heso Roadside Station on the way, which has, among other exciting things, <a href="https://soranews24.com/2021/08/30/crazy-shiitake-crane-game-out-lets-you-win-mushrooms-by-winning-mushrooms-that-rent-mushrooms/">a shiitake mushroom crane game</a> you just have to try!</p>
<p><strong>Museum information<br /></strong> Toi Gold Mine / 土肥金山<br />
Shizuoka-ken Izu-shi Toi 2726<br />
静岡県伊豆市土肥2726<br />
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last entry at 4:30, last gold panning at 4:20)<br />
<a href="https://www.toikinzan.com/">Website</a></p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-14294481179906536502024-03-15T18:13:00.001-07:002024-03-15T18:13:49.774-07:00Looks like Starbucks isn’t coming back to its most famous Tokyo location<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655253" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="335" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg 1950w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=640,335 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=1536,804 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-1.jpg?resize=1200,630 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>But there will still be a place to grab a drink while looking at the great view of the Shibuya scramble, maybe in the company of giant anime figures</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>Back in November, the QFront building in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood closed. The QFront name might not mean much to most people, but just about anyone who’s ever been to Shibuya can form a mental image of the building since <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/11/02/tokyos-most-famous-starbucks-is-closed/">it had Tokyo’s most famous <strong>Starbucks</strong> branch</a>.</p>
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<p>The Starbucks branch was sandwiched between floors taken up by QFront’s primary occupant, <strong>Tsutaya</strong>, and the company’s video/CD rental shop and bookstore. These days the physical media industry <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/08/12/tokyos-most-famous-video-rental-shop-is-shutting-down/">isn’t what it used to be</a>, though, and so Tsutaya decided to do a complete overhaul of the building, shutting it down for roughly a half-year in the process.</p>
<p>With the grand reopening of QFront, now renamed <strong>Shibuya Tsutaya</strong>, coming up soon, we’re getting a few advance looks at what the reborn building is going to have inside, and it appears that Starbucks has lost its spot. Instead of the Seattle-founded coffeehouse, the third floor of the building, with its amazing view of the world-famous Shibuya scramble intersection, is going to be taken up by <strong>Share Lounge</strong>, Tsutaya’s own cafe/lounge space.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655254" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="335" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg 1950w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=640,335 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=1536,804 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-2.jpg?resize=1200,630 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Tsutaya opened its first Share Lounge in 2019 at Shibuya Scramble Square, a different entertainment complex in the neighborhood. Since then they’ve gone on to open a total of 25 in Japan, with the facilities a bit of a cross between a cafe and a co-working space.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655255" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="335" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg 1950w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=640,335 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=1536,804 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-3.jpg?resize=1200,630 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>For the new Shibuya Tsutaya branch, <strong>Share Lounge is looking to create two different atmospheres, one for the building’s third floor and one for the fourth</strong>. The third floor looks to be more leisure-oriented, with 93 seats and 46 standing spaces and displays of figures, including life-size versions, of characters from Japanese entertainment franchises produced by anime figure manufacturer <strong>Shibuya Scramble Figure</strong> (<a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/02/15/a-massive-photo-collection-of-the-coolest-anime-figures-from-winter-wonder-festival/">whose work we were wowed by at the recent Winter Wonder Festival</a>).</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Some of Shibuya Scramble Figure’s creations</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655257" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="297" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg 2410w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg?resize=150,70 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg?resize=640,297 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg?resize=768,357 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg?resize=1024,476 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg?resize=1536,714 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-5.jpg?resize=2048,952 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The fourth floor will be more business-oriented, including semi-private booths and meeting rooms, and with an assortment of free-to-read business publications and crowdfunding displays.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655256" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="335" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg 1950w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=640,335 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=1536,804 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/SL-4.jpg?resize=1200,630 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Instead of a traditional order system for food and drinks, Share Lounge operates on a timed “plan” system, with food, drinks, and light fare such as pasta, chicken, and French fries offered during customers’ stays. At the Shibuya Scramble Square branch, the standard plan is 1,650 yen (US$11.20) an hour, and the plan that includes alcoholic beverages is 2,200 yen an hour. Official pricing for the new Shibuya Tsutaya Share Lounge is yet to be announced, however.</p>
<p>Share Lounge opens on April 25, the same day as <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/02/29/new-pokemon-card-game-lounge-opening-in-downtown-tokyo-with-free-drinks-snacks-and-loaner-decks/">the Pokémon Card Lounge with loaner decks that’ll also be in the building</a>.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001453.000018760.html">PR Times</a> via <a href="https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2403/14/news200.html">IT Media</a>, <a href="https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/store/lounge/detail/2330/">Tsutaya</a></em><br />
<em>Top image: PR Times</em><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-64098368867317971542024-03-15T11:13:00.001-07:002024-03-15T11:13:30.859-07:00Ridesharing services legalized for Tokyo and Kyoto, but does this change anything?<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655193" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="426" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-2.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-2.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-2.jpg?resize=640,426 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-1-2.jpg?resize=768,511 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Law changes next month, but the way people get around Japan’s biggest cities might not</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>Starting next month, there’s going to be a new potential way to get around <strong>Tokyo</strong>. It’s not a new train or subway line, though, but the official <strong>legalization of ridesharing services within the capital</strong>, something that’s also happening in a handful of other major Japanese cities, including <strong>Kyoto</strong>.</p>
<p>Until now, ridesharing, in which private car owners pick up passengers and drive them to their destination for a fee, has only been allowed in Japan in a handful of rural, depopulating communities. This week, though, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has designated <strong>four highly populated areas in which ridesharing will be allowed starting in April: Tokyo, and the prefectures of Kyoto, Kanagawa, and Aichi</strong>.</p>
<p>The ministry isn’t completely throwing open the doors/streets to rideshare services, as ridesharing will only be allowed in selected parts of those areas, although they are some of the most populous, including Tokyo’s 23 central wards and Muashino and Mitaka, Kyoto’s Kyoto City and Uji, Kanagawa’s Yokohama and Kawasaki, and Aichi’s Nagoya and Seto.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655195" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="426" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-2.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-2.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-2.jpg?resize=640,426 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-2-2.jpg?resize=768,511 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>But while this easing of regulations makes ridesharing a possibility for millions of people in Japan, the revision may or may not make much of a difference in how they get around, for a number of reasons</strong>. First off, <strong>ridesharing services will only be allowed to operate on specified days and in designated time blocks during which the number of regular taxis in the area is determined to be insufficient to meet demand</strong>. However, most of the rideshare-permitted areas the ministry has named already have a large number of taxis, as well as excellent public transportation networks, which makes it unusual for the demand for taxis to outstrip their supply.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ If taxis were that hard to find in Japan, we wouldn’t have <a href="https://soranews24.com/tag/hey-japanese-taxi-driver/">a whole article series where we hop in one and ask them for local restaurant recommendations</a>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655197" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-2.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-2.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/RS-3-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Japanese taxi companies have also long been willing to come pick up passengers at the place of their choosing, and many allow you to make such requests through their apps, so ridesharing doesn’t present any advantage in that regard. Ridesharing might be beneficial, though, in Kyoto, which has a less dense web of train/subway lines and regularly receives huge numbers of foreign tourists, who are generally more likely to use taxis than domestic Japanese tourists.</p>
<p><strong>However, the biggest reason ridesharing might not really change the transportation landscape is because private car ownership is more or less a luxury in the areas designated by the ministry</strong>. For day-to-day life in Tokyo and most other major Japanese cities, it’s more convenient and less expensive to get around by train. Universities and downtown offices don’t have student/employee parking lots, so commuting by car isn’t an option, and shops, restaurants, and other facilities tend to be clustered around rail stations, which, again, usually don’t have parking lots.</p>
<p>In other words, urban-area car owners in Japan tend to be more affluent, splurging on something they want rather than need, and might only be driving on their days off from their day job. <strong>Basically, owning your own car in the areas designated by the ministry means you’ve probably already got a job and doing well enough financially that you don’t need a rideshare driver gig</strong>. That’s a stark contrast to countries where ridesharing has really taken off, like the U.S., in which a car is a daily necessity for many people who’d still be enticed by the prospect of making a little extra cash by driving strangers around.</p>
<p>On the other hand, <strong>ridesharing could be a great match for Japan’s rural communities</strong>. Out in the countryside public transportation is often infrequent at best, meaning that locals generally do all have their own cars, including those who’d be interested in part-time work. As populations shrink, though, it becomes less viable for full-time taxi companies to operate in those areas, but there still might be sporadic demand for ridesharing services from visiting travelers or elderly residents who’re no longer able to drive themselves.</p>
<p>For now, though, it’s just Tokyo, Kyoto, Kanagawa, and Aichi that are getting the ridesharing OK, thought the ministry says it may expand its allowance to other areas in the future if judged necessary.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240313/k10014390161000.html">NHK News Web</a></em><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-7298283614523553662024-03-15T09:13:00.001-07:002024-03-15T09:13:13.143-07:00Studio Ghibli unveils huge new sock collection featuring loads of anime characters<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654932" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14-1.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Totoro, Kiki, Calcifer and No Face are some of the faces that’ll put a spring in your step this spring.</strong></span></p>
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<p>We never shy away from wearing our love for Studio Ghibli on our sleeve, but now we can wear that love on our feet too, thanks to a huge new collection of socks released by the anime studio.</p>
<p>With so many characters from so many movies represented in the range, there’s bound to be something for everyone to fall in love with, so let’s take a look at the entire collection below, starting with the five designs in the <strong>Waffle Crew</strong> series, priced at 660 yen (US$4.47) each.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654543" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-2.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The characters here are:</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>San</strong> from <strong>Princess Mononoke</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654542" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-1.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Howl</strong> from <strong>Howl’s Moving Castle</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654544" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-3.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Yubaba</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654546" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-4.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Kiki</strong> from <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654547" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-5.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Mei</strong> from <strong>My Neighbour Totoro</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654548" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Next up, we have the <strong>13-Centimetre (5-inch) Long</strong> collection (550 yen each), with the length referring to the height of the sock up the leg.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654549" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-7.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>These socks combine some of our favourite characters with the settings in which we find them in their films.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ The <strong>Kodama</strong> from <strong>Princess Mononoke</strong> are seen running through Shishigami’s forest.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654548" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-6.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Calcifer</strong> from <strong>Howl’s Moving Castle</strong> is pictured in a design inspired by Calcifer and Howl’s rooms.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654550" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-8.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Boh Mouse</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong> comes with some traditional Japanese motifs from the bathhouse.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654551" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-9.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Jiji</strong> from <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service</strong> sits alongside a tea set.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654552" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-10.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ And <strong>Totoro</strong> from <strong>My Neighbour Totoro</strong> is pictured alongside leaves, acorns, small Totoros, a Soot Sprite, and the iconic umbrella.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654553" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-12.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Now we move on to the <strong>Crew Length Partial Bouclé</strong> socks (660 yen each), which feature partial bouclé processing on the character design to make it look three-dimensional.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654556" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-14.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Calcifer</strong> from <strong>Howl’s Moving Castle</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654554" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-13.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Boh Mouse</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654558" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-16.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Jiji</strong> from <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654559" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-17.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Totoro</strong> from <strong>My Neighbour Totoro</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654560" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-18.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Next up, we have what’s called <strong>Heel Embroidery Sneakers</strong>, which, as the name suggests, are designed to be worn with sneakers.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654561" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The designs on these allow the character to poke up from the back of your shoe, and there are five to choose from, priced at 550 yen each.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Calcifer</strong> from <strong>Howl’s Moving Castle</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654562" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-20.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Boh Mouse</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654563" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-21.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>No Face</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654564" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-22.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Jiji</strong> from <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654565" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-23.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Totoro</strong> from <strong>My Neighbour Totoro</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654567" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-24.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Those wanting a bit more texture can opt for the <strong>Free Pile Sneakers</strong>, priced at 660 yen each.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654933" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-19a.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Calcifer</strong> from <strong>Howl’s Moving Castle</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654568" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-25.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Boh Mouse</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654569" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-26.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Jiji</strong> from <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654570" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-27.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Totoro</strong> from <strong>My Neighbour Totoro</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654571" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-28.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>And finally, we have the <strong>Amerib Crew</strong>, which are ribbed socks with an American-style look.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654573" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-30.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Calcifer</strong> from <strong>Howl’s Moving Castle</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654572" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-29.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Boh Mouse</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654574" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-31.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>No Face</strong> from <strong>Spirited Away</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654575" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-32.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Kiki</strong> from <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654576" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-33.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Totoro</strong> from <strong>My Neighbour Totoro</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654578" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-35.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>All the socks above are sold in adult’s sizes of 23-25 centimetres (sizes in Japan are determined by the length of your foot in centimetres), but the two below are for kids, in 13-19 centimetre sizes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Kiki</strong> from <strong>Kiki’s Delivery Service </strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654577" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-34.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ <strong>Totoro</strong> from <strong>My Neighbour Totoro</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654579" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Studio-Ghibli-socks-Totoro-Spirited-Away-Mononoke-Howls-Moving-Castle-shop-new-merchandise-36.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>That’s a whole lot of socks to choose from, and they can be purchased from Donguri Kyowakoku stores and online (links below) while stocks last. Which ones are your favourites? Let us know in the comments section below!</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.donguri-sora.com/category/NEW/">Donguri Kyowakoku</a></em><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-82913088115519619682024-03-14T22:13:00.001-07:002024-03-14T22:13:28.487-07:00Final Fantasy VII art team reveals old-school way they got the game’s sandwiches looking so good<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-655180" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/FS-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="461" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/FS-1.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/FS-1.jpg?resize=150,108 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/FS-1.jpg?resize=640,461 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/FS-1.jpg?resize=768,554 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s sandwiches look good enough to eat, which makes sense considering how they were created</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>One of the cool things about <strong>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</strong> is all the little visual details the game is packed with. The original PS1 <em>Final Fantasy VII</em> is a beautiful game in its own right, but its pre-rendered backgrounds didn’t really allow for close-up views and representations of all the daily-life objects you’d come across in an actual city…like <strong>sandwiches</strong>.</p>
<p>Yes, sandwiches. As you walk through <em>Rebirth’s</em> towns and villages, you’ll come across a variety of cafes, restaurants, and bars where NPCs are relaxing and dining. Some players have been especially impressed by how lovingly detailed some of the in-game sandwiches are, and the official <em>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</em> Twitter account has shared how the artists got them looking so good: by making real sandwiches.</p>
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<p lang="ja" dir="ltr" xml:lang="ja">今日は <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#サンドイッチの日</a> です<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f389.png" alt="🎉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FF7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FF7リバース</a> に登場する美味しそうなサンドイッチはARTチームの担当者が実物を手作りして撮影しテクスチャにしたそうです<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f632.png" alt="😲" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><br />
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このサンドイッチは、実際に <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A8%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#スクエニカフェ</a> でも手作りでご提供<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/2728.png" alt="✨" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />ぜひご賞味あれ<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f96a.png" alt="🥪" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FF7R?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FF7R</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FF7?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FF7</a> <a href="https://t.co/6rQ5uMnSwW">pic.twitter.com/6rQ5uMnSwW</a></p>
— FFVII REMAKE (@FFVIIR_CLOUD) <a href="https://twitter.com/FFVIIR_CLOUD/status/1767747412829802857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
<p>Shown in the tweet’s left photo are sandwiches made by the <em>Rebirth</em> art team, and on the right are the sandwiches that appear in the game. <strong>After making the sandwiches, the art team photographed them, and then those photos were used as the textures for the in-game graphics</strong>.</p>
<p>That might seem like an easy way to get around doing digital modeling work, but bear in mind that the method meant that before Square Enix could have delicious-looking sandwiches in the game, it had to make delicious-looking sandwiches in real life, which is a challenge in itself.</p>
<p>Knowing that the sandwiches existed in real life before the game, some Twitter commenters wistfully said they wished they could have eaten them. It turns out, though, that <strong>some of the sandwiches exist in real life after the game’s release as well</strong>. The <strong>Square Enix Cafe</strong> in Tokyo’s Akihabara district is currently running a <em>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</em> collaboration, and one of the menu items is the <strong>Kalm Handmade Shrimp and Avocado Sandwich</strong>, looking just like it does in <em>Rebirth’s</em> starting village.</p>
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<p>And if you forget to snap a commemorative photo before you eat it, you can always look at it in the game.</p>
<p><em>Related: <a href="https://www.jp.square-enix.com/cafe/tokyo/pc/index.php">Square Enix Cafe</a></em><br />
<em>Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/FFVIIR_CLOUD/status/1767747412829802857">Twitter/@FFVIIR_CLOUD</a> via <a href="http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/10183780.html">Hachima Kiko</a></em><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-74251717137846807512024-03-14T21:13:00.001-07:002024-03-14T21:13:18.503-07:00Does McDonald’s Japan’s first-ever matcha pie live up to the hype?<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654963" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-2.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>A first not just for Japan but the world.</strong></span></p>
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<p>McDonald’s has long been giving us special Japan-exclusive menu items, including <a href="https://soranews24.com/2019/10/03/mcdonalds-japan-unveils-new-matcha-green-tea-frappe-filled-with-oreos/">matcha drinks</a> and <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/03/17/mcdonalds-adds-a-hot-sakura-pie-to-its-menu-in-japan/">sakura pies</a>, so it’s surprising to hear that <strong>the chain has never released a matcha-flavoured pie</strong>.</p>
<p>That all changed on 13 March, though, when the chain released the <strong>Matcha Kuromitsu Warabi Mochi Pie</strong>, which isn’t just a first for Japan, as <strong>it’s the first McDonald’s matcha pie to be released in the world.</strong></p>
<p>Needless to say, this is a menu item that people around the country were excited to try, and when we stopped by to see if it was worth the hype surrounding it, we were immediately won over by the springtime packaging, which paired matcha green with a scattering of white and pink cherry blossoms.</p>
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<p>Tearing the pack in two revealed the pie inside, which displayed a greenish hue, thanks to the matcha that had been blended into the crispy pie dough.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654964" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-3.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Not only is this the first-ever McDonald’s matcha pie, it’s the first from the chain to contain a “three-layer structure” inside. This filling consists of three ingredients — <strong>matcha bean paste, kuromitsu (black sugar syrup) sauce, and warabi mochi (bracken starch rice cake).</strong></p>
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<p>According to the chain, this three-layer structure was the hardest to perfect, as they wanted to make it visually appealing, showcasing the three different ingredients while blending them in perfect proportions for every bite. Although they were initially aiming to include two ingredients, matcha and warabi mochi, they added the third component, black sugar syrup, as this is traditionally served over warabi mochi.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654966" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-5.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-5.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-5.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>These three ingredients combine to deliver a very traditional Japanese flavour, with the matcha and white bean paste imparting a faint bitterness and aromatic finish, while the sugar syrup adds just the right amount of sweetness. The warabi mochi, which is usually jelly-like, has a delightfully soft texture that pairs well with the other ingredients, while the pie pastry adds an addictive crunch.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654967" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="479" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-6.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-6.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/McDonalds-Japan-Matcha-sakura-pie-limited-edition-spring-2024-cherry-blossom-hanami-commercial-taste-review-6.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The pie pastry is a highlight, with its slightly salty flavour and crispy texture creating a fusion of Western and Japanese flavours. If you love matcha, you’ll definitely fall in love with this pie, but what’s remarkable about it is that it’s much more than just a green tea sweet, with all the different components working together to create a delicious dessert.</p>
<p>Priced at 200 yen (US$1.35), this is a pie you’ll want to keep on buying, but it’s only available for a limited time until mid-April.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-7678219092668403562024-03-14T19:13:00.001-07:002024-03-14T19:13:19.005-07:007-Eleven opens “next generation” SIP convenience store in Japan<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654654" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="478" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=640,478 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=768,574 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=1024,765 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=133,98 133w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>An even more convenient way to shop, with surprising brands inside.</strong></span></p>
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<p>As convenient as they are, Japanese convenience stores haven’t changed much over the years, with a wide variety of goods and services still being offered and the only really big change being the post-pandemic <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/02/24/a-sad-oden-day-in-japan-as-stores-seem-to-be-steadily-stopping-self-service-pots/">lack of oden at the cash registers</a>.</p>
<p>However, Seven & i Holdings is now keen to push the envelope with <strong>a new type of convenience store dubbed SIP</strong>, which opened its first branch at Matsudo City in Chiba, Tokyo’s neighbouring prefecture, on 29 February. <strong>SIP</strong> is an acronym for <strong>7-Eleven Japan</strong> (<strong>S</strong>EJ) and <strong>Ito-Yokado</strong> (<strong>I</strong>Y), two subsidiaries of Seven & I Holdings Co, with the “<strong>P</strong>” standing for “<strong>partnership</strong>“, underlining the collaborative nature of this new venture.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Located just outside the north exit of Tokiwadaira Station on the Shin-Keisei Line, the new SIP store is a revamp of an old branch, and looks like a regular 7-Eleven from the outside.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654655" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="496" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg 2877w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=150,116 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=640,496 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=768,595 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=1024,794 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=1536,1191 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=2048,1587 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The store is approximately 290 square metres (3,121 square feet) larger than a regular store, though, and it stocks <strong>approximately 5,300 items</strong>, including fresh fish and meat that you won’t find in regular stores.</p>
<p>The store layout shows two entrances (marked by green arrows), registers at the top left, “Original Fresh Food” and drinks at the top right, a sweets area in the purple area, a grocery area in yellow, and in the green section, a variety of products, including daily essentials, fresh, frozen and processed foods, and 7-Eleven’s Premium Delica range.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654656" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="341" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-3.jpg 900w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=150,80 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=640,341 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=768,410 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>While the store exterior and layout might not seem too dissimilar to a regular convenience store, that all changes when you step through the sliding doors, as the look and feel of the place appears to combine <strong>the best features of a convenience store and a supermarket</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Say hello to 7-Eleven’s next-generation convenience store.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654657" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg 3264w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Near the front of the store is a stand filled with fruit and vegetables, and just beyond that is the chilled foods section, where you can find meat like beef, chicken, and pork…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654658" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="549" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg 2377w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=150,129 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=640,549 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=768,659 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=1024,879 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=1536,1318 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=2048,1758 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>…and fresh fish, all of which are processed and delivered by Peace Deli Nagareyama Kitchen, the food division of Seven & i Holdings.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654659" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="645" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg 2274w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=640,645 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=768,774 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=1016,1024 1016w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=1523,1536 1523w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=2031,2048 2031w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=125,125 125w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>If frozen foods are more your thing, there are freezers full of Western-style meals, and even some frozen bread from Yamazaki, which is something a lot of customers will have never seen before.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654660" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="599" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg 2093w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=150,140 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=640,599 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=768,719 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=1024,958 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=1536,1438 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=2048,1917 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654661" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="542" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg 2074w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=150,127 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=640,542 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=768,651 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=1024,867 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=1536,1301 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=2048,1735 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Another area of the store is stocked with loads of retort curries, making it look like a delicious bookshelf.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654662" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="621" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg 2364w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=150,145 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=640,621 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=768,745 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=1024,993 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=1536,1490 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=2048,1986 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ In front of the register is a corner where you can buy nuts by weight.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654663" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="499" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg 3141w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=150,117 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=640,499 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=768,599 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=1024,798 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=1536,1197 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=2048,1596 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Most surprisingly, the store has spaces dedicated to top-selling products from other stores, namely…</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ …<strong>Daiso</strong>…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654664" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="764" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg 2448w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=126,150 126w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=640,764 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=768,916 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=858,1024 858w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=1287,1536 1287w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=1716,2048 1716w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong>▼</strong> …<strong>Loft</strong>…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654665" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="652" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg 2448w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=147,150 147w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=640,652 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=768,782 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=1005,1024 1005w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=1508,1536 1508w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=2010,2048 2010w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong>▼</strong> …<strong>and Akachan Honpo</strong>, a popular chain that sells all sorts of baby and maternity goods.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654666" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="777" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg 2316w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=124,150 124w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=640,777 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=768,932 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=844,1024 844w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=1266,1536 1266w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=1688,2048 1688w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Baked goods are a popular staple at many convenience stores, but here at SIP there’s more to choose from than ever before, with the highlight being the <strong>Seven Cafe Bakery section</strong> in front of the cash registers.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ In addition to curry bread, which you can find at many stores, there are also rarer finds like <strong>financiers</strong> and <strong>chocolate cookies</strong>…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654667" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="663" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg 2448w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=145,150 145w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=640,663 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=768,796 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=988,1024 988w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=1483,1536 1483w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=1977,2048 1977w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong>▼</strong> …and <strong>melon bread</strong> and <strong>croissants</strong>, all baked fresh on the premises.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654668" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="622" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg 2332w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=150,146 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=640,622 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=768,747 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=1024,995 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=1536,1493 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=2048,1991 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>One of the most highly recommended items is the pizza, baked in-store, and there are currently two to choose from — the <strong>Margherita</strong> (780 yen [US$5.28]) and <strong>Teriyaki Chicken</strong> (880 yen).</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654669" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-16.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="539" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-16.jpg 2000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-16.jpg?resize=150,126 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-16.jpg?resize=640,539 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-16.jpg?resize=768,647 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-16.jpg?resize=1024,863 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-16.jpg?resize=1536,1294 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Unfortunately, this store doesn’t have an eat-in space, but most customers choose to take their pizzas home and reheat them or otherwise eat them at the nearby park.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654670" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="642" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg 3345w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=640,642 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=768,770 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=1022,1024 1022w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=1532,1536 1532w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=2043,2048 2043w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=125,125 125w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=250,250 250w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-17.jpg?resize=375,375 375w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The hand-tossed dough is chewy, and the tomato sauce is imbued with a subtle hint of basil for a tasty finish. Both pizzas are delicious and just the right size to fill you up for lunch or dinner.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654671" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="592" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg 2956w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg?resize=150,139 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg?resize=640,592 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg?resize=768,710 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg?resize=1024,947 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg?resize=1536,1421 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-18.jpg?resize=2048,1894 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The <strong>Melon Bread</strong> (160 yen), <strong>Croissant</strong> (170 yen), and <strong>Financier (150 yen)</strong> are other recommended items, and they’re wonderfully light and fluffy on the inside and perfect for pairing with a tea or coffee.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654672" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="548" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg 3721w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg?resize=150,128 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg?resize=640,548 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg?resize=768,658 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg?resize=1024,877 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg?resize=1536,1315 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/7-Eleven-SIP-convenience-store-Japan-new-generation-concept-Matsudo-Tokiwadaira-Ekimae-Ito-Yokado-review-photos-19.jpg?resize=2048,1754 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>With such a wide variety of food and goods to choose from, this SIP store is definitely taking things to the next level and blurring the lines between convenience store, supermarket and chainstore in all the right ways.</p>
<p>It’s an even more convenient way to shop that’s bound to catch on with the public, so we look forward to seeing them expand to more locations in future…maybe with some of those <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/02/23/how-to-use-the-new-floating-hologram-registers-at-7-eleven/">holographic registers to enhance the experience</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Store Information</strong></p>
<p>7-Eleven Matsudo Tokiwadaira Ekimae store / セブンイレブン松戸常盤平駅前店<br />
Address: Chiba-ken, Matsudo-shi, Tokiwadaira 1-20-1<br />
千葉県松戸市常盤平1-20-1</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-83994596791914204242024-03-14T11:13:00.001-07:002024-03-14T11:13:57.029-07:00Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654977" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="426" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub7.jpg 965w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub7.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub7.jpg?resize=640,426 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub7.jpg?resize=768,512 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">The Miraidon is now.</span></p>
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<p>One of the nice features added to the latest <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/10/19/real-life-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-arrive-at-japanese-cafe-chain%E3%80%90taste-test%E3%80%91/"><em>Pokémon</em> games <em>Violet</em> and <em>Scarlet</em></a> is a partner Pokémon that converts into a rad motorcycle you can whiz around the idyllic countryside on. It conjures up everyone’s dream of having a bike that you can also eat sandwiches and climb walls with.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-654975 size-large" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub4-e1710392774487.png?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="179" /></p>
<p>In fact, when the volunteer group Toyota Engineering Society held a survey last year, asking 8,000 elementary students what the “future of mobility” was, they received this wonderful picture of Miraidon, the futuristic motorcycle dragon from <em>Pokémon Violet</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ “Mirai” is the Japanese word for “future,” so the kid might have just taken the question too literally.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-654978" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub2.png?w=274" alt="" width="640" height="467" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub2.png 274w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub2.png?resize=150,109 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub2.png?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub2.png?resize=190,140 190w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub2.png?resize=133,98 133w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It really resonated with the Toyota Engineering Society, to have a vehicle seen not only as a mode of transportation but a friend. So <strong>they teamed up with the Pokémon Company and set out to make this legendary Pokémon a reality and built a life-sized Miraidon that people can ride on</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654982" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="427" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub5.jpg 910w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub5.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub5.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>This Miraidon not only matches the Pokémon’s size, but its weight of 240 kilograms (529 pounds) as well. It can also convert between four-legged and wheeled modes.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654984" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="200" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png 2271w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png?resize=150,47 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png?resize=640,200 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png?resize=768,239 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png?resize=1024,319 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png?resize=1536,479 1536w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/sub3.png?resize=2048,638 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It moves but isn’t an actual motorcycle, which is good because that would require a special license to ride. Instead, people of any skill level can hop on and ride this robot that appears to just scoot around on that box beneath it.</p>
<p>And if you happen to be in Tokyo between 15 and 17 March, you might be able to ride it too! <strong>At the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Atrium, the Toyota Engineering Society and Pokémon Company will be holding Miraidon test drives</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654986" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/main.png?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="225" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/main.png 1857w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/main.png?resize=150,53 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/main.png?resize=640,225 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/main.png?resize=768,270 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/main.png?resize=1024,360 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/main.png?resize=1536,540 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Test drive spots are limited so time is of the essence, but before you rush down there bear in mind that <strong>the maximum weight for this Miraidon is 65 kilograms (143 pounds)</strong> suggesting it’s mostly intended for kids and some relatively lightweight adults.</p>
<p>But, if you’ve been laying off the <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/03/14/pizza-hut-japan-creates-teritama-hut-melt-teriyaki-and-egg-pizza-for-cherry-blossom-season/">egg pizzas</a> and <a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/03/13/is-the-all-you-can-eat-kfc-buffet-in-tokyo-really-as-good-as-they-say-it-is/">KFC buffets</a> or have some kids who’d get a kick out of climbing on Miraidon, head on over and check it out.</p>
<p><strong>Event information</strong><br />
Toyota Miraidon Project / トヨタミライドンプロジェクト<br />
Address: Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku, Yurakucho 1-1-2 Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Atrium<br />
東京都千代田区有楽町1-1-2 東京ミッドタウン日比谷 アトリウム<br />
Hours: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. 15 – 17 March, 2024</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-47152745503428753922024-03-13T23:13:00.001-07:002024-03-13T23:13:11.858-07:00We try our luck by spending 100 yen at a mystery capsule machine in a Chiba souvenir shop<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654386 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki1.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="476" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki1.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki1.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki1.jpg?resize=190,140 190w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki1.jpg?resize=133,98 133w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">How much will we spend to get the top prize this time?</span></p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">In Kashiwa, Chiba, a little ways northeast of Tokyo, there’s a shop called <strong>Fusa no Eki</strong>, where we occasionally like to shop for interesting wares.</p>
<p style="text-align: center" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">▼ Fusa no Eki sells an abundance of local specialties and souvenirs</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654387 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki2.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki2.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>On a recent visit, we couldn’t help our attention being drawn to <strong>a certain capsule machine that we’d never seen before</strong>. It stood on a table at the end of an aisle with a hand-drawn illustration of the Fusa no Eki mascot surrounded by various Chiba specialty products. It was quite eye-catching.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654388 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki3.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki3.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>A closer look further piqued our interest, because, as the sign says, <strong>for just 100 yen (US$0.68) per turn, you can win “something from Fusa no Eki”.</strong> What exactly is that something? Obviously, we had to find out, so we gave it a try.</p>
<p><em>Clatter clatter clatter</em><em>…Plonk.</em></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654389 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki4.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki4.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki4.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki4.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The capsule that popped out was strangely light.</p>
<p>When we opened it up, there was <strong>a little laminated card that said “Slightly luck” (or 小吉 in Japanese)</strong>, with instructions to bring it to the register to exchange it for a prize. The mystery of what we could exchange it for had us almost running to the checkout counter to find out.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654390 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki5.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki5.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki5.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki5.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>As it turns out, it was <strong>a free scoop of ice cream!</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654391 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki6.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki6.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki6.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki6.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>We got to choose whatever flavor we wanted, so we chose the recommended <strong>“Peanuts King” flavor</strong>. It’s based on a Chiba food souvenir called <strong>Peanuts King</strong>, a cookie with whole, Chiba-grown peanuts on top. It was a rich, full-bodied ice cream that tempted us to order another scoop.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654392 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki7.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki7.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki7.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki7.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Ordinarily one scoop is 300 yen, and though it was a bit on the small side, <strong>getting one for just 100 yen was rather a nice discount</strong>. Since even “Slightly luck”, which we presume to be one of the lowest level prizes, comes with a pretty good value, we figured “Daikichi”, or <strong>“Excellent Luck,” should come with a seriously good prize!</strong></p>
<p>Since we still haven’t learned our lesson from <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/07/17/our-reporter-gives-up-on-1000-yen-capsule-machines-except-for-these-ones-they-feel-different/">other mystery capsule machines with premium prizes</a>, we decided to give it a couple more spins. After digging in our wallet, we came up with five more 100-yen coins. Five tries should do it…right?</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654393 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki8.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki8.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki8.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki8.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>What we got was <strong>two “Good Luck” cards and three more “Slightly Luck” cards.</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654394 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki9.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="507" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki9.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki9.jpg?resize=150,119 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>We felt a slight sting of disappointment, but of course it wouldn’t be <em>that</em> easy to get “Excellent Luck.” It <em>was</em> nice that we got “Good Luck,” but…that “Excellent Luck” was calling us.</p>
<p>So we scrounged up another 500 yen and, after putting a coin in, turned the dial. C’mon…C’mon…</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654396 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki11.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="481" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki11.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki11.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki11.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>“Uncertain Luck.”</strong></p>
<p>What…what is this? What does it mean? The Japanese characters included “房” (“fusa”) from the shop’s name, which meant “房吉” should be read as “Fusa Kichi, implying that it was “luck” (“kichi”) directly related to the shop. So…what do we get for it?!</p>
<p>Putting that thought to one side for a moment, we popped another coin into the capsule machine and turned the dial. To our surprise, <strong>out popped “Excellent Luck!!”</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654397 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki12.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki12.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki12.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki12.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>This was great, but the sudden appearance of the unknown “Uncertain Luck” sort of eclipsed it in terms of impact.</p>
<p>In the end, we didn’t have to spend the last 300 yen, so after our very first turn that yielded a free ice cream, we got, in total, three “Slightly lucks,” two “Good Lucks,” one “Excellent Luck,” and one “Uncertain Luck.” <strong>Somehow we managed to get all of the available options with just 700 yen</strong> (which is considerably better than <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/04/05/we-spent-over-us400-at-a-tokyo-premium-capsule-machine-and-were-not-sure-how-we-feel-about-it/">previous attempts at capsule machines</a>).</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654398 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki13.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki13.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki13.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki13.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>What’s more, according to the clerk, <strong>“Excellent Luck” only appears once a day</strong>, if at all, so we were surprisingly lucky this time.</p>
<p>Now began the business of exchanging the cards for prizes. We started with the three “Slightly Luck” cards, which earned us <strong>three more free scoops of ice cream</strong>. We opted for “Unrivalled Strawberry Beauty”, “Max Coffee”, and the sister of Peanuts King, “Peanuts Queen.” They were all rich and delicious, and 100 yen for each scoop was a bargain.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654399 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki14.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki14.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki14.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki14.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Next, we offered up our two “Good Luck” tickets, which we could exchange for <strong>ohagi, which are sweet rice cakes coated in sweet flavorings</strong>. Ordinarily they cost 200 yen apiece, which was oddly less than the scoop of ice cream. Nevertheless, we’d only spent 100 yen on each of the tickets, so it was still a bargain.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654400 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki15.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki15.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki15.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki15.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Next, we flashed our rare “Excellent Luck” ticket. This we could exchange for <strong>a 14-pack of Peanuts King cookies.</strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654401 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki16.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki16.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki16.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki16.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Ordinarily this box costs 1,200 yen, so we got it for a major steal! These crunchy cookies are super tasty, by the way, with whole Chiba peanuts nestled on top. They’re a great way to experience the charms of Chiba produce, so we were plenty pleased with this prize.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654402 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki17.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki17.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki17.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki17.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Now then, though we were fully satisfied with our prizes thus far, we had one more ticket to exchange: the mysterious “Uncertain Luck” ticket! It had to be something cool. We were super excited to see what it could be as we handed it over to the clerk.</p>
<p>What we received several moments later was…</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ “Here you go.”</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654403 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki18.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki18.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki18.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki18.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong>…a manju, a steamed sweet filled with red bean paste!</strong></p>
<p>We had to laugh a bit at the sheer mundanity of it. It was a perfectly ordinary <em>manju</em>, though it was perfectly tasty.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654404 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki19.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki19.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki19.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki19.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It didn’t quite match up with our expectations, but <strong>we still had fun, so in the end, we called it a win</strong>. Especially since for 700 yen, we got all this stuff!</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-654405 aligncenter" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki20.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki20.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki20.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/fusanoeki20.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>With a price point of just 100 yen per turn, this was an extremely affordable capsule machine experience that sparked a generous amount of excitement and entertainment for us. If you happen to be visiting Kashiwa, perhaps to check out <a href="https://soranews24.com/2019/06/17/we-got-all-comfy-in-a-traditional-french-manor-in-japan-and-drank-coffee-from-a-matcha-bowl/">the 18th century French chateau</a> there, then definitely make a stop at Fusa no Eki to try out their “Something” capsule machine. Apparently the prizes change, so you might win something totally different!</p>
<p><strong>Shop information<br /></strong> Kashiwanoha Fusa no Eki / 柏の葉 房の駅<br />
Chiba-ken Kashiwa-shi Wakashiba 227-1 Kashiwanoha T-Site 1F<br />
千葉県柏市若柴227-1 Kashiwanoha T-Site 1F<br />
Open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.<br />
<a href="https://store.tsite.jp/kashiwanoha/floor/shop/fusanoeki/">Website</a></p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-52906765579503227172024-03-13T21:13:00.001-07:002024-03-13T21:13:13.065-07:00Pizza Hut Japan creates Teritama Hut Melt teriyaki and egg pizza for cherry blossom season<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654411" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="336" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg?resize=640,336 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg?resize=1024,538 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-1.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>Just in time for hanami picnics in the park</strong>.</span></p>
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<p>Over the next few weeks, people across Japan will be headed to parks, riversides, and gardens for hanami, or cherry-blossom viewing. As they partake in this quintessentially Japanese springtime excursion, though, many of them will be craving <strong>pizza</strong>.</p>
<p>Pizza is actually popular at any time of year in Japan, but it’s an especially attractive choice for a hanami party in that it’s something you can eat with your hands, meaning you don’t need to worry about bringing cutlery with you if you’re planning to eat under the boughs of a sakura tree. Knowing this, <strong>Pizza Hut Japan</strong> has brought out a suitably eclectic addition to its menu, the <strong>Teritama Hut Melts</strong>.</p>
<p>As for what exactly that name means, Hut Melts is Pizza Hut Japan’s recently launched <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/09/05/moon-viewing-pizza-comes-to-pizza-hut-japan-for-tsukimi-season/">Hut Melts line of individual-sized pizza with crisp crust on both the bottom and top</a>, making them a little like a quesadilla, structurally speaking. Teritama is a combination of <strong>teriyaki</strong> and <strong>tamago</strong>, the Japanese word for “egg,” since the Teritama Hut Melts is stuffed with not just cheese, but also <strong>teriyaki chicken and egg</strong>.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654412" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="336" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg?resize=640,336 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg?resize=1024,538 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-2.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654416" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-30.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="566" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-30.jpg 1000w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-30.jpg?resize=150,133 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-30.jpg?resize=640,566 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-30.jpg?resize=768,679 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>For those who want to add even more flavor to the mix, the Teritama Hut Melts comes with a pair of dipping sauces, honey mustard and <strong>mentaiko</strong>, or spicy cod roe. Though mentaiko isn’t exclusively eaten in spring, Pizza Hut Japan points out that its pink color is sakura-similar, which it says also applies to the bacon in the <strong>Carbonara Hut Melts</strong> it’s also introducing.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654414" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="336" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg?resize=640,336 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg?resize=1024,538 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-4.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Both Hut Melts come with a side of French fries and are priced at 880 yen (US$6) for carry-out or 1,180 yen for delivery. They’re on sale now and will be available for a limited time, and if you order them at lunchtime (designated as 11 a.m.-4 p.m.) on a weekday, Pizza Hut will throw in a free bottle of tea, cola, or other soft drink.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654415" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="336" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg 1200w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg?resize=150,79 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg?resize=640,336 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg?resize=1024,538 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg?resize=580,305 580w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/PH-5.jpg?resize=1000,525 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Because really, you can never have too many excuses to blow off work and just go relax in the park during sakura season.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a href="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000192.000031164.html">PR Times</a> via <a href="https://entabe.jp/56754/pizzahut-spring2024">Entabe</a></em><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-83476959608691739112024-03-13T19:13:00.001-07:002024-03-13T19:13:09.323-07:00CoCo Ichibanya now selling Taiwanese Lo Bah Spice Curry for a limited time【Taste test】<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654612" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_9995.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="434" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_9995.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_9995.jpg?resize=150,102 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">The bah is set pretty lo for this curry.</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/05/30/curry-house-coco-ichibanya-has-1247-branches-in-japan-but-only-one-has-this-special-topping/">CoCo Ichibanya</a> is Japan’s largest curry chain, but like many huge chain restaurants, the emphasis tends to be on reliable flavors that are palatable to the masses rather than daring and bold flavor experiments. But from 1 March they decided to really mix things up and started offering <strong>Lo Bah Spice Curry</strong>.</p>
<p>This is based on the Taiwanese dish <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/04/27/we-tried-gua-bao-pork-belly-buns-in-a-local-taipei-night-market-thats-totally-worth-lining-up-for/">loh ba png</a>, which is minced pork in a flavorful sauce served on rice. <strong>According to CoCo Ichibanya, this taste is achieved with the help of five-spice powder</strong>, which is a seasoning commonly used in Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine. The exact spices can vary but they tend to be rather bold in taste and are intended to represent the five flavors of sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and savory.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654622" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_9984.jpg?w=570" alt="" width="570" height="1024" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_9984.jpg 570w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_9984.jpg?resize=83,150 83w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" /></p>
<p>Common sense would suggest that adding five-spice powder to curry, which is already a rather complex mélange of spices, is a recipe for flavor chaos. However, since CoCo Ichibanya tends to make curry on the simpler side, this could end up working out.</p>
<p>To find out, our reporter Takashi Harada went to his nearest location to try some. <strong>The basic curry and rice cost 1,070 yen (US$7.25) but he was advised to get it with a soft-boiled egg for an additional 120 yen.</strong></p>
<p>After about five minutes of waiting, his Lo Bah Spice Curry arrived in all its glory… or as much glory as CoCo Ichibanya could muster.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654624" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0007.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="448" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0007.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0007.jpg?resize=150,105 150w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Takashi was a little underwhelmed by the appearance since 1,070 yen was a rather premium price for something from a chain restaurant. However, <strong>it did have a very distinct and potent aroma</strong>. A common component of five-spice powder is star anise, which has a rather complex combination of sweet and spicy flavors and a strong aroma, which came out front and center in this curry.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654626" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0030.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0030.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0030.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0030.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>As for the taste, our writer wasn’t surprised that CoCo Ichibanya hadn’t painstakingly recreated the taste of lo bah png, but it wasn’t a bad attempt either. It was a less flavorful affair, but <strong>the ample toppings of bamboo shoots, shiitake, and mustard greens added a lot of depth to the texture</strong>. By far, the main character of this dish were the small cuts of braised pork.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654627" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/96A5-01-0.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/96A5-01-0.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/96A5-01-0.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/96A5-01-0.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Also, the marriage of five-spice powder and curry was surprisingly good. There were some additional sweet notes to the curry flavor and the overall spiciness of it was well balanced. This curry was also a lot thinner than the kind usually served here which made it go down smooth and created a lighter meal in the end.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-654628" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0027.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0027.jpg 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0027.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/IMG_0027.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>All in all, it was a very nice dish and Takashi’s only complaint was the rather high price, which will probably keep him from ordering it again. Still, <strong>he’d recommend it to anyone to try once, just as long as they aren’t put off by strong smells</strong>, particularly <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/03/25/lush-x-super-mario-bros-movie-collaboration-is-filled-with-surprises-for-nintendo-fans/">that of star anise</a>.</p>
<p>If that’s not a deal breaker, be sure to hop down to a CoCo Ichibanya near you because the Lo Bah Spice Curry is only available while supplies last after April.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-19227820951041782592024-03-13T11:14:00.001-07:002024-03-13T11:14:21.563-07:00Japan apartment hunting – Can you find cheaper rent by avoiding the peak spring moving season?<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654351" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-1.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large">With tons of college students and office workers looking to move at the same time, is dodging the “new lifestyle” season a smart move?</span></strong></p>
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<p>In Japan, spring isn’t just cherry blossom season and hay fever season, it’s also <strong>moving season</strong>.</p>
<p>The vast majority of Japanese colleges start their academic year in April, and mid-year transfer admissions are rare. The situation is similar at Japanese companies; most start their business year in April, and do most, or even all, of their hiring in one batch, with new employees all starting in the spring. Mid-career office transfers also usually happen around the same time too.</p>
<p><strong>This results in <em>a lot</em> of people looking for a new apartment to move into in March, so that they’ll be settled in and close to their new school or workplace</strong>. It’s such a widespread social phenomenon that early spring is often called the <strong>shin seikatsu</strong>, or “new lifestyle,” season in Japan. <strong>With so many people looking for apartments in spring, though, there’s a bit of folk wisdom that says that if you can hold out and wait to move until after the early-spring rush, you can find places with less expensive rent, since demand for apartments is lower</strong>.</p>
<p>This is something that our Japanese-language reporter Seiji Nakazawa has been hearing ever since his student days, but also something that he’s never been able to confirm. Moving to a new apartment is ordinarily something you do only once every couple of years, and often to a new neighborhood where the average rent might be different from the area you’re leaving, so it’s hard to track month-by-month prices for truly comparable apartments.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654353" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-2.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-2.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Though he’s not looking to change jobs or enroll in school, Seiji is thinking about moving soon, and he’s already started apartment hunting. But that old advice about being able to save money by dodging the peak moving season is rattling around in his head, and luckily he got the chance to ask a pro if it’s true or not. In Japan, pretty much all apartment hunting is done through a real estate agency, and while Seiji was riding in his realtor’s car to check out a couple promising places, the realtor brought up the topic of the new lifestyle season, saying “It really is nice having so many options to choose from during the moving season, isn’t it? If you start apartment hunting too early or too late, all the good places will be taken already.”</p>
<p><strong>“But I’ve heard that if you avoid moving season, rents go down,” countered Seiji. “Is that true?”</strong>, to which his relator answered:</p>
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<p><strong>“No, rents don’t change in the off-season. All that seems to happen is your number of options go down.”</strong></p>
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<p>In hindsight, this makes a lot of sense. The logic behind the theory that it’s cheaper to look for an apartment in the off-season comes from the concept that the demand for apartments is highest in the spring, so prices will be higher, and that conversely if you go looking for an apartment in the off-season, when demand is lower, landlords will have brought rents down to attract new tenants.</p>
<p>Really, though, that’s an oversimplification of how economics works. <strong>Demand is only half of what determines price. Just as important is supply</strong>. Most people moving into new apartments in spring means few people moving out of their apartments at other times of the year, i.e. a lower supply of vacant apartments. So whether you’re moving in the spring, when both the demand for and supply of apartments is high, or in the off-season, when apartment demand but also supply is lower, those factors are still in similar equilibrium, meaning that prices don’t change much between the moving peak and off-seasons.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654356" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-3.jpg 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-3.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/OS-3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>It’s the relative difference between supply and demand that determines price, so if that relative difference stays pretty consistent throughout the year, it’s really in your best interest to plan your move in the spring, when the total supply of vacant apartments is at its highest. The more options you have, the better your chance of finding a place that has the location, features, and other factors you want at a price you’re comfortable with. Wait until the off-season, and you might get stuck with only a small pool of available apartments and end up having to choose the one you dislike the least, as opposed to one you actually like, and without any lower-rent savings to make up for it.</p>
<p>Following up on Seiji’s question, his realtor asked his coworkers at the agency, which operates in the Shibuya and Ebisu neighborhoods of downtown Tokyo, and they all felt the same way: apartment hunting in the off-season won’t get you cheaper rent, and you’ll just have fewer choices.</p>
<p><strong>That said, there is a way to save money by moving outside of peak time, but not with cheaper rent</strong>. The realtor told Seiji that you can sometimes get cheaper prices from moving companies who’re transporting your stuff to you new place if you’re moving in the off-season. Again, this goes back to supply and demand. With fewer people moving in the off-season, demand for moving services is lower. It’s not like moving companies sell off their trucks and fire their employees in late spring, though. The supply of moving services remains high throughout the year, so when demand is lower, some of them will offer discounts. Some movers will even lower their prices if you’re willing to have them move your stuff on weekdays, particularly in the morning or afternoon, since most people need to wait until the weekend, or at least after work.</p>
<p>As far as hunting for the apartment itself, though, Seiji’s real estate agent tells him there’s no time like the present.</p>
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-46652387497176268612024-03-12T21:13:00.001-07:002024-03-12T21:13:03.440-07:00Pizza Hut Taiwan serves up a slam dunk with…an edible basketball and hoop<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654246" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large">You don’t get to taste pizzas like this every day.</span></p>
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<p>Pizza Hut is always looking for ways to get an edge on the competition, but right now in Taiwan, the chain has created a pizza that’s a total slam dunk — literally and figuratively — as it depicts <strong>a basketball inside a hoop</strong>.</p>
<p>Sold only for a limited two-week period from 5 March, our Taiwan-based reporter Yui Imai was quick to order one for NT$329 (1,540 yen [US$10.45]).</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654245" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-1.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=768,575 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Called the <strong>“</strong><strong>Bishen Jinchuudaabisa” (“</strong>Must-win goal pizza”), this basketball-inspired pizza was created to cheer on the high school basketball finals being held in Taipei.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Lifting the lid on the pizza reveals…an edible basketball and hoop!</p>
<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654246" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The pizza is like a two-for-one special, with a round pizza in the middle and a ring of dough surrounding it. The clever design means you can enjoy slamming the middle pizza inside the hoop, living out your dreams of scoring that winning goal for your team.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654247" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-3.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The basketball is topped with salami, teriyaki sauce, mayonnaise, and cheese, while the ring around it contains sausage and cheese.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654248" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-4.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Despite the unconventional design, the fillings aren’t as weird and out-there as some of the chain’s previous Taiwan-exclusives like <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/05/16/pizza-huts-new-oreo-pizza-is-like-nothing-weve-ever-seen-before/">Oreo pizza</a>, so Yui felt no nerves when she sliced into the basketball and gave it a bite.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654249" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-5.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The flavour of the salami and cheese was layered with the sweet and salty teriyaki sauce and mayonnaise, making it simply delicious. This was a familiar combination you can’t go wrong with, but how would the sausage hoop fare?</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-654250" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-6.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/Pizza-Hut-Taiwan-basketball-weird-food-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>The thick and fluffy dough made a statement with the addition of crispy sausages and slightly salty cheese, but the dough was totally disproportionate to the fillings, making it seem more like <strong>a bread with sausages than a pizza crust</strong>. Yui didn’t mind, though, as it was pillowy soft and delicious, and a nice contrast to the flavourful basketball.</p>
<p>It was a fun pizza with a fantastic flavour that’ll appeal to a wide range of tastes, and as a love letter to the sport of basketball, it’s a delicious offering that’ll melt the heart of any player. Compared to the chain’s <a href="https://soranews24.com/2023/04/10/pizza-huts-sakura-pizza-takes-cherry-blossom-season-to-weird-places-in-taiwan/">sakura</a> and <a href="https://soranews24.com/2022/07/13/durian-mango-cheese-pizza-comes-to-pizza-hut-taiwan-we-put-our-nose-on-the-line-and-try-some/">durian</a> pizzas, this one is playing in a whole other league!</p>
<p><em>Related: <a href="https://www.pizzahut.com.tw/menu/?parent_id=262&ppid=4080">Pizza Hut Taiwan</a><br /></em> <em>Images © SoraNews24</em><br />
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cherishehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898378079103463422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455102346703165002.post-21546258236450069812024-03-12T18:13:00.001-07:002024-03-12T18:13:52.203-07:00Is the all-you-can-eat KFC buffet in Tokyo really as good as they say it is?<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653769" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-1.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-1.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-1.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><strong>KFC buffet includes dishes you won’t find anywhere else.</strong></span></p>
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<p>Did you know <strong>KFC has an all-you-can-eat buffet in Japan</strong>? In fact, it doesn’t just have one, it has <strong>three</strong>, with one in <strong>Tokyo</strong>, one in <strong>Nagoya</strong>, and one in <strong>Osaka</strong>, the latter of which was <a href="https://soranews24.com/2015/11/18/we-try-the-sweets-soups-pastas-and-fried-chicken-of-kfcs-all-you-can-eat-buffet-restaurant/">the first to open back in 2015</a>.</p>
<p>Our reporter Yui Imai has been keen to visit the KFC buffet in Tokyo to find out if it lived up to the hype, and she finally got a chance to put it to the test last month, when she arrived at the restaurant at 9:55 a.m. on a weekday, five minutes before numbered tickets were officially issued for the day.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ Tickets are issued from 10 a.m. on weekdays and 9:45 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653773" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-3.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-3.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-3.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Entry takes place in numerical order, so even if you line up when the ticket issuing commences, there’s a chance you won’t be eating until after midday, depending on how many people are ahead of you. Despite arriving five minutes early, Yui was 18th in line, which shows just how popular the buffet is, so you’ll want to keep this in mind when visiting.</p>
<p>Weekday lunchtime prices are 2,480 yen (US$16.78) for adults (junior high school students and older), 1,080 yen for elementary school students, 540 yen for children under elementary school age, and free for children 3 and under. Surprisingly, all-you-can-drink soft drinks are included in the price, which makes it an even better deal.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653771" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-2.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-2.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-2.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Thankfully, Yui didn’t have to wait and strolled right in to the bright and spacious seating area.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653775" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-4.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-4.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=768,575 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-4.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>She made sure to sit close to the buffet, which was yet to be overrun by ravenous diners.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653776" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-5.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-5.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-5.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Wasting no time in grabbing a plate to begin her feast, Yui made a beeline for the fried chicken pieces, which were hard to distinguish from each other without comparing their shapes to the signs above the display.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653777" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-6.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-6.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-6.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>After plucking out a couple of pieces of fried chicken, Yui was excited to see other familiar items around her, like nuggets, Colonel Crispies, and biscuits, which you can slather with as much honey maple syrup as you like.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ There are also dishes that are only available here, such as steamed potatoes, Cajun chicken, garlic rice, pasta….</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653778" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-7.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="427" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-7.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-7.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">▼ …and soup curry, which is designed to be eaten with the Colonel’s original chicken, as a dipping sauce.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653779" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-8.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-8.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-8.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>At the salad bar you can find lots of fresh vegetables to cut through all the fat, and there’s even the chain’s special coleslaw. Next to the salad section are other options like corn soup, onion soup, and mini croissants.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653780" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-9.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-9.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-9.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>In the sweets corner, there are mini cakes, jellies, and fruit punch, which will make you wonder if you’re still at KFC.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653781" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-10.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-10.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-10.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>When it comes to buffets, Yui prefers to see them as an opportunity to try a wide variety of food rather than an excuse to overindulge, so she started conservatively.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653782" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-11.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-11.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-11.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Everything was delicious, but what really stood out for Yui was <strong>the fried chicken and soup curry combination</strong>. She decided to follow the store’s recommendation to dip her chicken into the curry while eating it, which was a great choice as it was spicier than usual, adding a good kick of heat to the meat</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653783" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-12.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-12.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-12.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Yui is no longer a spring chicken so on her second trip to the buffet she grabbed only a few small portions of food, including one last piece of fried chicken, with a cup of corn soup on the side.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653784" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-13.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-13.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-13.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>As she headed back to the buffet for dessert, Yui passed a group of students who had their plates piled high with fried chicken, making her long for the days when she could eat with such carefree abandon. While those days might now be behind her, she always has enough gusto for dessert, so she followed the staff’s recommendation to add soft serve ice cream to her biscuit, and picked up a cup of coffee as well.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653785" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-14.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-14.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-14.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>She also enjoyed some coffee jelly, lemon jelly, and fruit, which completed her 80-minute all-you-can-eat meal.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653786" src="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-15.jpg?w=640" alt="" width="640" height="480" srcset="https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-15.jpg 1280w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=150,112 150w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=640,480 640w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=768,575 768w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w, https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/03/all-you-can-eat-KFC-Japan-Tokyo-Osaka-address-map-review-photos-15.jpg?resize=95,70 95w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p>
<p>Yui was suitably impressed with everything on offer at the buffet, deeming it to be well worth the hype. However, the big question remained..did Yui get her money’s worth from the all-you-can-eat deal? Well, using the menu on the official KFC website as reference, she checked the prices of everything she ate and compared it to her meal.</p>
<p><strong>・Original chicken 3 pieces — 930 yen<br />
・Colonel Crispy 1 piece — 290 yen<br />
・Coleslaw (small) — 290 yen<br />
・Fries (small) — 290 yen<br />
・Biscuit — 290 yen</strong></p>
<p>According to these rough calculations, Yui’s meal came to a total of<strong> 2,090 yen</strong>, which fell short of the 2,480 yen she paid for it. However, considering she hadn’t accounted for the soup curry, sweets and coffee, she figured she probably came out just about even at the end of the day.</p>
<p>Yui might not have eaten much, but when she left the restaurant she did so without a bellyache, which, by her estimates, is a result you can’t put a price on. Whether you choose to go all out or rein it in like Yui did, you won’t be disappointed with a trip to the KFC buffet!</p>
<p><strong>Restaurant information</strong><br />
KFC Restaurant / KFCレストラン<br />
Inside Minami Machida Grandberry Park / 南町田グランベリーパーク駅<br />
Address: Tokyo-to, Machida-shi, Tsuruma 3-4-1<br />
東京都町田市鶴間3-4-1<br />
Hours: 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (lunch) 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (dinner; last order 8:30 p.m.)<br />
Prices vary on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and dinner times so check the website for details<br />
<a href="https://www.kfc.co.jp/search/detail/?shop_id=4341">Website</a></p>
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