Three different ways to spice up your natto (fermented soybeans).

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Japan is an expensive country, and its coinage reflects that. Save it wisely, and you can fool yourself into putting aside a ton of money to use somewhere important - like a plane ticket!

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"Higaeri" means using an onsen without staying the night - daytripping to have a soak and then head home. The Seishun 18 Kippu makes it easy to get to some cool onsen very cheaply. Here's how you do it.

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The Japanese are carnivorous, deep-frying motherfuckers, and tonkatsu are the hidden pièce de résistance of the Japanese culinary world. Details on the restaurants here: howtojaponese.com/2009/01/26/p179/

Volume 2 of How to Japanese's Underrated Japan series. Mikan are an important cultural object in Japan...they're also a damn tasty fruit! Read more here: howtojaponese.com/2009/01/21/p176/