Mother series creator Shigesato Itoi’s company Hobonichi has announced that a real-life version of the Burglin Park market from
EarthBound is coming to Japan next month. However, instead of ketchup packets and other sketchy items, the market will have various goods from the series. The “
Mother‘s Plaza” will be available to check out from July 1 to July 11 at the Shibuya Parco.
While the original Burglin Park had questionable items from the condiments shop and the sign shop, the real-life Burglin Park market at Shibuya Parco will feature new official
EarthBound /
Mother goods.
Items include hats, shirts, pins, keychains, plushes, and more. There’s even an official Ness hat that comes with the
From vegetarian butchers and junk food to decadent desserts and smoothie bowls, Metropolis has all your cravings covered. Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, environmentally-conscious, have allergies or are just looking to eat a little cleaner in 2021, be sure to check this guide to the 10 best vegan and vegetarian-friendly spots in Tokyo.
1. The Vegetarian Butcher, Ikebukuro
Jaap Korteweg, the founder of Tokyo’s first vegetarian butcher, is a ninth-generation farmer who gradually became disgusted with the slaughtering of animals. After quitting meat, he realized there were hardly any decent alternatives. In 2010, he took the problem into his own hands, opening the Vegetarian Butcher in the Netherlands. The Ikebukuro offshoot, which opened August 2020, produces vegetarian meat products that can convert even the staunchest of meat enthusiasts. The “meats” all have fun, punny names, such as “WHAT THE CLUCK” for faux chicken and “UNBELIEVABALLS” for plant-based mea
Dec 19, 2020
What a year. And what a relief to reach the end of it. But before we consign 2020 outright to the reject bin of history, it’s worth looking back for a moment. In hindsight, there were plenty of culinary highlights that helped bring notes of optimism and positivity to these difficult months.
For better or worse, this has been the year of the neo-
yokochō. The idea of creating cheerful, bustling floors of closely clustered restaurants and bars no matter how well-designed and carefully curated now flies in the face of social-distancing wisdom. Nonetheless, the concept has struck a popular chord, from last year’s