It seems that every week, there’s a new drink which quietly sneaks up on you by simply showing up, unannounced, in your local vending machine. Japan is a culture of vending machine drinks. Apparently there’s one vending machine for every four people. So, keeping these machines profitable – means lots and lots of drinks – […]
Author Archives: Yoko Kumano
March 3, 2007
Why I can’t write a review on Matsuya.
Maybe it’s an ominous sign that my first blog entry as the Tokyo correspondent for Umami Mart is about being unsuccessful on my first assignment – write a review on Matsuya.There are a slew of other teishoku (set meal) chain stores like Matsuya – i.e. Yoshinoya, ã™ã家, etc. These are establishments that serve set meals […]