taiyaki

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Summer in Japan: Sweets to Beat the Heat!

Jul 18, 2025
BY Yuki Alessio

Summer in Japan can be pretty rough; all the heat and humidity may make you want to stay in your chilly room with the air-conditioner on full blast. But all the desserts we’re going to show here are definitely worth the struggle of facing Japan’s blazing […]

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Japanese Snack Round Up: From our JFTP Friends and Family

May 12, 2022
BY Lauren Shannon

About a year into covid, our Arigato Travel founder Anne and I started a Facebook group because we discovered, almost by accident, that there are amazing tourism professionals that are international residents spread out all over Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa. In just over a year […]

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Taiyaki: a crispy, fishy treat! Take one bite with all your might!

Apr 21, 2022
BY Shalini Sookoo

The fishy snack that’s not a fish! Please be aware that no real fish were harmed in the writing of this blog! (lol) If you’re an anime fan like myself, you’re sure to have seen these fish-shaped delicacies called taiyaki being sold by street vendors. What […]

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