Legends say Sai no Kawara exists on the border between the realms of the living and the dead, but the map says it’s in Tottori.
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We grab a bowl of Ichiraku ramen and down a chakra drink at Naruto’s favorite noodle house.
When a restaurant stops selling your favorite menu item, sometimes you have to roll matters into your own hands.
Our Japanese reporter dishes on her experience trying sushi at a popular sushi delivery chain.
Our fashionable reporter has never worn a wig before, and will she want to again after this?
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The dish is unique in that all parts of the seri plant are consumed–leaves, stems, and roots included.
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