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Chinese food and Japanese food

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It's very difficult to tell what meat you're eating when you eat Japanese food~

Sushi and beyond at Tsukiji Fish market

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I went to Tsukiji several times with friends (both Japanese and foreigners) so I brought my family down for some fresh sushi on their first day in Tokyo. However this post will be a compilation of ALL my trips down to Tsukiji so you can have a better idea of what to expect.

Tokyo Sky Tree with elderly and toddler

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Now that I'd cleared everything from CoFesta, I'm going to travel further back in time about my family trip to Tokyo in September!

Manner in drinking sake rice wine in Japan

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I tried to pour sake (rice wine) for myself but was often stopped by my Japanese friend because it is a custom for others to pour for you. Oops!

Bathing habits in US, Singapore and Japan

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You are never alone in Japan :P *PS. Monkeys don't drink and you can only find them at Nagano's onsen (hot spring).

CoFesta Day 3: Difference between a 20,000yen sushi meal and a 2000yen sushi meal

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I am finally getting into the finale of our whole trip: a grand treat at Ginza Sushikoh , located above Tokyo station on the 35th floor, worth 20,000+++yen! (SGD250/ USD200) My Japanese friend told me that it is a very famous sushi restaurant and is difficult to get a reservation there.

CoFesta Day 3: Animate, world's biggest anime goods store at Ikebukuro

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After our techie morning at the Digital Contents Expo, we took a cab to Ikebukuro, where we stayed for hours at the world's largest anime goods store: animate. Of course, we didn't go there just for shopping…