Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo is a Japanese drama available on Rakuten Viki that follows a very similar format to Midnight Diner. Each episode of Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo is only 25 minutes, but they manage to fit an entire story (as well as a life lesson) in each one. Three Star…
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Address: Japan, 〒107-6245 Tokyo, Minato City, Akasaka, 9 Chome−7−1 東京ミッドタウン 45F The Ritz Carlton in Tokyo Midtown is one of the nicest hotels in the world, and it also is home to an amazing restaurant on the 45th floor. The restaurant is called Hinokizaka, and it is a 1-Michelin star restaurant (apparently the only Japanese…
Since I have been pretty busy recently, I have not had as much time to write new blog posts. While I am still constantly finding new things I love to recommend, I wanted to share some of my previous favorite recommendations. Over the course of this blog, I have now written over a year’s worth…
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Choosing Spouse by Lottery is a drama with an interesting concept on Rakuten Viki. The show is completely fictional, but it proposes a Japanese society in which anyone from the ages 20-38 (who are not currently married) gets randomly matched with people from their age group. The pairings are completely random, and the only way…
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Influence is a new Japanese drama available to watch on Rakuten Viki, and it is a mystery/thriller show. The main story revolves around three childhood friends who all went to the same high school. When they were in high school, they got caught up in a difficult situation, and it led to them having to…
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Out of all the Japanese shows that I have watched so far (and there have been a lot), The Good Doctor, Jimmy, and Midnight Diner, have been some of my favorites. However, after watching my latest Japanese drama, The Emperor’s Cook, I can definitely say that this is my favorite drama so far (subject to…
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Ore no Hanashi Wa Nagai is a Japanese drama with a story that many viewers will probably find relatable. Ore no Hanashi Wa Nagai stars Ikuta Toma (from Ouroboros and Hana Yori Dango) as Mitsuru, the main character, but also has several other main supporting characters. Ore no Hanashi Wa Nagai is about Mitsuru, a…
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While I am someone who watches the MLB All-Star game every year already, I think this years MLB All-Star game is going to be watched by more people than ever before. For one, there was no All-Star game last year because of COVID-19, which means this is the first one in 2 years. Even more…
Address: 2125 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Korean BBQ is the most popular type of Asian BBQ, but I personally prefer yakiniku (Japanese BBQ). One of my favorite places for yakiniku outside of Japan is called Manpuku. Manpuku has multiple locations, and I have been to ones in both Costa Mesa and Sawtelle. I…
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Gibo to Musume no Blues translates to the Blues of Stepmother and Daughter, and the show follows the title closely. Gibo to Musume no Blues stars two extremely famous actor/actresses, Takeru Satoh and Haruka Ayase. Gibo to Musume no Blues is a show about the development of the relationship between a stepmother and her daughter.…
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