6 Must-Go Places to Visit and Eat Matcha in Uji | Japan
We visit Uji, the city in Japan that produces the world’s best matcha, to try some interesting matcha dishes and learn more about matcha.
Where we sit down and eat.
We visit Uji, the city in Japan that produces the world’s best matcha, to try some interesting matcha dishes and learn more about matcha.
We visit Nagahama to try their famous fermented funazushi fish and for a wander around the peaceful Kurokabe Square.
Kobe beef on a budget that isn’t Steakland? We visit Teppan Dining Houki, a hidden restaurant with a simple yet elevated Kobe beef lunch set.
We try some of Kobe’s cheaper fare – beef tendon gyuu suji, carbtastyic sobameshi and modanyaki, eggy akashiyaki, and Chinatown’s famous nikuman from Roushouki.
We gorge on Okayama’s fresh locally-caught fish, a huge fresh melon parfait, and demi-glace deep-fried pork cutlet rice bowls demi katsudon.
We try two delicious spicy noodles, unique to Hiroshima but completely different from each other!
We indulge in one of Fukuoka’s most famous specialities – motsunabe, or beef intestine hotpot, one of our favourite meals in Japan.
We try udon and champon, two noodles in Japan that is famous in the Kyushu region of Japan.
From braised pork leg and sweet pancakes to pufferfish soup and cold noodles, we sample a variety of Busan’s local dishes.
We visit GeumJeongSan for hiking, incredible views, and incredible barbecue duck.