The Japans

Ken's Japan Recs

Bars · Eats · Coffee · Denim · Lodging 

Region

Kobe

Port city between the mountains and the sea — famous for beef, jazz bars, and a cosmopolitan streak.

Eat

Harborland · ★ 3.9 (239) Chapeau Rouge —

A yoshoku-style Western restaurant — Japan’s beloved, century-old take on European comfort food. Expect the classics done with Japanese precision: rich sauces, crisp cutlets, old-school charm. The kind of place regulars have been coming to for decades.

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Shop

Kitanagasadori · ★ 3.9 (277) THE REAL McCOY'S —

Another Real McCoy’s outpost — same obsessive reproductions, same made-in-Japan quality. If the first shop didn’t have your size, this one might. The loopwheel tees alone justify the visit.

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