132 951 (community total) + 17 (my reviews) = 132 968
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132 968 (community total) + 12 + 3 + 27 (my reviews) = 133 010
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133 010 (community total) + 31 (my reviews) = 133 041
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133 041(community total) + 11 (my reviews) = 133 052
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133 052 (community total) + 16 (my reviews) = 133 068
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133 068 (community total) + 14 (my reviews) = 133 082
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133 082 (community total) + 48 (my reviews) = 133 130
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133 130 (community total) + 64 (my reviews) = 133 194
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133 194 + 62 ( MY NEW HIGSCORE!!! 
) = 133 256 ( the new total!)
I haven’t had much time to do bunpro lately since school has officially started for me and I lost my streak, but the race shall go on!
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133 256 + 35 = 133 291
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133 291 + 19= 133 310
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133 310 (community total) + 11 (my reviews) = 133 321
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133 321 (community total) + 30 + 37 (yesterday’s + today’s reviews) = 133 388
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We made it to Osaka!
Osaka Metropolitan Prefecture
Octopus Balls たこ焼き
Sorry for the unfortunate English translation, but I would guess a huge proportion of you know what takoyaki is. A simple dish: simply make a batter from flour, then put it onto a special takoyaki grill, pop a piece of octopus in each section, and make spherical shapes with it. You can also add red ginger to taste. After finishing, you can add your toppings. There are many toppings to choose from but the generally accepted ones are takoyaki sauce with mayonnaise, followed by dried seaweed and katsuobushi, a kind of dried fish flake that waves in the heat of the food.
Kushi Katsu 串カツ
This one is particularly close to my heart since I was a regular customer of a kushu katsu restaurant until it closed down due to covid. Basically put, it’s fried stuff on sticks! Meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, or basically whatever you want, is covered in batter, then breadcrumbs and fried. The special feature of Osaka’s kushi katsu is that the coating has a particularly jagged texture for that extra crunch. People who eat kushi katsu should know the Japanese phrase 二度漬け禁止, or ‘don’t dip twice’, since the same sauce will be used for the following customers and they don’t want your spit in there!
Okonomiyaki お好み焼き
Okonomiyaki is made with flour and eggs, with your favourite ingredients such as finely-chopped seafood, beef, pork, vegetables, etc. It is also mixed with finely-chopped cabbage to give it volume. Traditionally, you are handed the ingredients in a cup, and you cook it on an iron griddle in front of you. It doesn’t look like much, but it really is deceptively filling!
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Again, a very cheap ticket - only 410 yen to get to Kobe, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. Our new target is 133,710. Let’s go!
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133 388 (community total) + 19 (my reviews) = 133 407 (new total)
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133 407 (community total) + 20 (my reviews) = 133 427
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This ticket is my treat, no need to thank me^^
133 427 (community total) + 475 (my weeks worth of reviews) = (133 902)
Here comes the Kobe beef ( ⓛ ω ⓛ * )!
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We’re in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture! That was quick!
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe Beef 神戸牛
OK so there’s something I want to get off my chest first, because we all know that Kobe is famous for beef. I was watching a YouTube video a while ago and there was an American advert in it, advertising “100% American Kobe beef”. The mental gymnastics you would have to do to get there are just… there are no words… Anyway I’ve had my rant. So Kobe beef is the most famous beef in Japan. It is very expensive since there are only around 3,000 cattle per year that qualify for the name. It can be eaten in many ways, particularly barbecued, but if you want a steak, you might have to sell one of your limbs to pay for it. The fat is so evenly distributed within the meat, that you get an amazing, melt-in-the-mouth experience.
Hippari Octopus Rice Pot ひっぱりだこ飯
This extremely popular ekiben (lunch sold at a train station) has been a core product in Hyogo Prefecture since 1998. It is unique because it is put in a special pot and sealed before selling, to lock in the taste. It is topped with octopus and various other ingredients such as bamboo shoots and herbs, for a fulfilling taste.
Akashi Yaki 明石焼き
By looking at this dish, you would imagine that it was inspired by Osaka’s famous product, takoyaki; however, it is actually the other way around. These eggy dumplings are made on the same grill as takoyaki, but instead of being topped with various things, they are dipped into fish stock before being eaten.
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Right, so it’s time to wave goodbye to Kansai and head for Shikoku. Our next stop is Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture. The train ticket is 7,560 yen, giving me a rest and you lot a load of reviews to get done!
New target: 141,270. Go!
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