One of Nintendo’s cutest — and hungriest — game characters is causing long lines outside Japan’s oldest beef bowl chain nationwide. Now through Aug. 31, Yoshinoya is offering a special Kirby set that includes the chain’s famous gyudon — thinly sliced beef and onions atop a bed of white rice

Maison Kei in Gotemba offers a multicourse French dining experience with a view of Mount Fuji.

California Roll & Sushi in Pyeongtaek, just a five-minute drive from the main gate at Osan Air Base, specializes in sushi rolls that put an American twist on a Japanese mainstay.

Immerse yourself in a Japanese tea ceremony in proper ceremonial garb at a 300-year-old Zen Buddhist temple on Itsukushima, an island near Hiroshima.

This eatery reminiscent of Cajun seafood is a wonderful taste of home for Southerners stationed at Camp Humphreys.

World Philly Cheesesteaks near Osan Air Base offers the classic American sub and many other items with a tasty Asian twist.

Slowalk Coffee Roasters near Maina on Route 1 is spacious, warm and welcoming, a great place to get a drink and possibly a bite to eat and hang out as long as you like.

Vegan food, especially Japanese curry, can be hard to find in Japan, but at Marugoto Vegan Dining Asakusa in Tokyo, vegan diners can enjoy the Japanese culinary classic.

Pasta Vino, just five minutes from Osan Air Base’s walk-in gate in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, features such a wide selection of Italian appetizers and pastas with tomato or creamy sauces that narrowing your choice can be overwhelming.

Bikkuri Donkey is a middle-of-the-road Japanese hamburger steak chain known for going overboard from time to time. The eatery’s latest astonishment is a time-limited campaign called We Love Cheeeese.