Happy New Year my fellow Ibarakians! And so we bid farewell to 2023 and welcome the year of the dragon, 2024. This year was great! I...

On a nice sunny summer day, the Ibaraki Eats Duo found ourselves around Moriya City looking for a place to just sit down and relax. My...

I know I talk a lot about Western food on this blog. I just had a burger month last month where all I did was post about burgers. But...

Chicken Over Rice. That is what it is called here in Japan. I grew up calling it arroz con pollo, chicken with rice. Basically, they are...

I would have never guessed that I would be doing a side note on hot sauce. For many years in Ibaraki, different flavored hot sauces were...

The last entry for Burger Month is about a very meaty burger. It is a story of beef and pork coming together to make an amazing burger....

For the third installment of Burger Month, I went in a different direction. I am sure you were expecting a post about a juicy hamburger...

The next entry in Burger Month is a fun burger place that has a good selection of original burgers, and an interesting place to eat them....

Welcome my fellow Ibarakians to this year's Burger Month! All posts from now until the end of November will be all about the burgers...

Tacos, burritos, quesadillas. What do these amazing dishes all have in common? Tortillas. This fantastic invention from Mexico is all...

A few years ago, I used to teach English at a research facility near the Matsushiro area of Tsukuba. I always traveled on a small road to...

Do you have an appetite that is never fully satisfied with all the small portions Japanese restaurants serve? Are you frustrated by how...

Here is a question I have received on occasion, "Hey Mr. Ibaraki Eats, where can I get a good milkshake?" I usually point everyone in the...

Before we were hit by the pandemic, tacos were making their way around Tokyo. A lot of different Mexican restaurants and taco trucks...

Have you ever been to the Himitsukichi area in Tsukuba? It is a lovely wooded area, with a furniture store, trees, tables, and chairs for...

What do you do on a day when you just feel like sipping on some tea or coffee and enjoying the day? The Ibaraki Eats Duo usually decides...

Where can you get some good crepes in Tsuchiura? Some people living here may tell you to go to the train station that has a crepe...

It warms my heart to write this post. I have found a Cuban sandwich place here in Ibaraki somewhat close to where I live. I did talk...

Where do I go for a swim during summer in Ibaraki? Ajigaura Beach in Hitachinaka. A fun place to go swimming and even ride a banana boat....

French fries, or just fries, or Freedom Fries like some of us Americans call it. (Yeah, I don't have a rational explanation for that)...