Robb Satterwhite
@robb-in-tokyo.bsky.social
Editor of Bento Japan restaurant guide and WhereInTokyo.com. Fan of spice curry, craft beers and quirky museums. Author of What's What in Japanese Restaurants (Kodansha). Software developer. Born in Morningside Heights, NYC; now in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
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(1/3) The results are in for the 10th Annual Capybara Watermelon-eating Contest, and it was a close one!
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
...and shouldn't the can be laying sideways?
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
...and shouldn't the can be laying sideways?
Ooh, in a shocking development, "Tabloid!" is a new, Turing-complete programming language made up entirely of phrases from clickbait headlines! DON'T MISS IT!
tabloid.vercel.app
tabloid.vercel.app
Tabloid: the clickbait headline programming language
Tabloid is a real, turing complete programming language written in JavaScript, inspired by cilckbait headlines.
tabloid.vercel.app
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ooh, in a shocking development, "Tabloid!" is a new, Turing-complete programming language made up entirely of phrases from clickbait headlines! DON'T MISS IT!
tabloid.vercel.app
tabloid.vercel.app
Tokyo looking good tonight!
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Tokyo looking good tonight!
The Xmas stollen has arrived at Seijo Ishii!
October 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The Xmas stollen has arrived at Seijo Ishii!
New at BeerBarsJapan: Tex-Mex cuisine and American-style craft beers make an excellent match, and we're pleased to report that both the food and the drink at this flashy brewery-run restaurant are top-notch.
rev.bento.com/bb-wcbroom
#tokyo #craftbeer #westcoastbrewing #toranomon #tacos #birria
rev.bento.com/bb-wcbroom
#tokyo #craftbeer #westcoastbrewing #toranomon #tacos #birria
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
New at BeerBarsJapan: Tex-Mex cuisine and American-style craft beers make an excellent match, and we're pleased to report that both the food and the drink at this flashy brewery-run restaurant are top-notch.
rev.bento.com/bb-wcbroom
#tokyo #craftbeer #westcoastbrewing #toranomon #tacos #birria
rev.bento.com/bb-wcbroom
#tokyo #craftbeer #westcoastbrewing #toranomon #tacos #birria
New at Bento - "Jimbocho landmark Bondy has been serving classic Japanese curries for half a century now, and they're still drawing the crowds. Their excellent curry roux is made from fond de veau simmered with a mix of fruits, vegetables and spices to achieve a complex sweetness." #tokyo #curry
Bondy: Jimbocho
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October 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
New at Where In Tokyo: "Brown, Sally, Choco and all your other favorite LINE characters are back in Tokyo! Their new home is a sprawling, three-story character-goods complex called LINE Friends Square, located in the heart of Shibuya."
rev.bento.com/LINE
#tokyo #shibuya #linefriends #bts
rev.bento.com/LINE
#tokyo #shibuya #linefriends #bts
October 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
New at Where In Tokyo: "Brown, Sally, Choco and all your other favorite LINE characters are back in Tokyo! Their new home is a sprawling, three-story character-goods complex called LINE Friends Square, located in the heart of Shibuya."
rev.bento.com/LINE
#tokyo #shibuya #linefriends #bts
rev.bento.com/LINE
#tokyo #shibuya #linefriends #bts
Now that's a party!
Multiple mascots at the Yuruverse event in Sumida Park yesterday.
September 29, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Now that's a party!
September 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I don't know why, but I always like visiting the party-boat parking lot when I'm in Asakusabashi.
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I don't know why, but I always like visiting the party-boat parking lot when I'm in Asakusabashi.
New at Bento - Muy's dramatically lit bar is an impressive sight, stretching half a city block and offering a stunning nighttime view. The atmosphere is lively but not too noisy to impede conversation, and prices are quite reasonable.
rev.bento.com/muy
#tokyo #muytokyo #ceviche #sherry
rev.bento.com/muy
#tokyo #muytokyo #ceviche #sherry
September 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
New at Bento - Muy's dramatically lit bar is an impressive sight, stretching half a city block and offering a stunning nighttime view. The atmosphere is lively but not too noisy to impede conversation, and prices are quite reasonable.
rev.bento.com/muy
#tokyo #muytokyo #ceviche #sherry
rev.bento.com/muy
#tokyo #muytokyo #ceviche #sherry
What better way to beat the summer heat than with a refreshing Chocolate Mint Whipped Cream sandwich from 7-Eleven! (The little sticker says "peppermint oil".)
#tokyo #combinisando #seveneleven
#tokyo #combinisando #seveneleven
August 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
What better way to beat the summer heat than with a refreshing Chocolate Mint Whipped Cream sandwich from 7-Eleven! (The little sticker says "peppermint oil".)
#tokyo #combinisando #seveneleven
#tokyo #combinisando #seveneleven
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Sobacchi is a sentient bowl of soba noodles from Iwate Prefecture.
August 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sobacchi is a sentient bowl of soba noodles from Iwate Prefecture.
Travel notes: Sobameshi - a mashup of yakisoba and fried rice flavored with stewed beef tendon - is Kobe's unique contribution to Japan's down-to-earth "B-kyu gourmet" culture. Tankubo has been serving it since the 1950s.
#kobe #yakisoba #japanesefood #b級グルメ 🍜 #sobameshi
rev.bento.com/tankubo
#kobe #yakisoba #japanesefood #b級グルメ 🍜 #sobameshi
rev.bento.com/tankubo
August 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Travel notes: Sobameshi - a mashup of yakisoba and fried rice flavored with stewed beef tendon - is Kobe's unique contribution to Japan's down-to-earth "B-kyu gourmet" culture. Tankubo has been serving it since the 1950s.
#kobe #yakisoba #japanesefood #b級グルメ 🍜 #sobameshi
rev.bento.com/tankubo
#kobe #yakisoba #japanesefood #b級グルメ 🍜 #sobameshi
rev.bento.com/tankubo
Reposted by Robb Satterwhite
There's a crab on the loose near Tokyu's Gakugei Daigaku Station, with multiple crab sightings reported over the last 6 weeks.
I've got "there's a kani on the loose" going round my head to the tune of Thin Lizzy's Killer on the Loose now 😁🦀
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f17...
I've got "there's a kani on the loose" going round my head to the tune of Thin Lizzy's Killer on the Loose now 😁🦀
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f17...
August 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
There's a crab on the loose near Tokyu's Gakugei Daigaku Station, with multiple crab sightings reported over the last 6 weeks.
I've got "there's a kani on the loose" going round my head to the tune of Thin Lizzy's Killer on the Loose now 😁🦀
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f17...
I've got "there's a kani on the loose" going round my head to the tune of Thin Lizzy's Killer on the Loose now 😁🦀
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f17...
Travel notes - Cafe Tales in Osaka serves only Colombian coffees, making it a good spot to compare coffees from Colombia's different coffee-growing regions. They also have a breakfast/brunch menu featuring French toast (sweet or savory) and big salads.
#osaka #coffee ☕
rev.bento.com/tales
#osaka #coffee ☕
rev.bento.com/tales
August 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Travel notes - Cafe Tales in Osaka serves only Colombian coffees, making it a good spot to compare coffees from Colombia's different coffee-growing regions. They also have a breakfast/brunch menu featuring French toast (sweet or savory) and big salads.
#osaka #coffee ☕
rev.bento.com/tales
#osaka #coffee ☕
rev.bento.com/tales
Reposted by Robb Satterwhite
You can challenge anyone to a dance battle on this corner by being the first to strike a pose
July 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
You can challenge anyone to a dance battle on this corner by being the first to strike a pose
"One of just a handful of Greek restaurants in the Tokyo area, Fili offers well-prepared Greek standards in a homey, Mediterranean-inspired setting. There's a decent selection of Greek wines by the bottle or glass to go with your meal, and ouzo for the adventurous."
#tokyo 🍜
tinyurl.com/b-FiliTokyo
#tokyo 🍜
tinyurl.com/b-FiliTokyo
July 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"One of just a handful of Greek restaurants in the Tokyo area, Fili offers well-prepared Greek standards in a homey, Mediterranean-inspired setting. There's a decent selection of Greek wines by the bottle or glass to go with your meal, and ouzo for the adventurous."
#tokyo 🍜
tinyurl.com/b-FiliTokyo
#tokyo 🍜
tinyurl.com/b-FiliTokyo
Reposted by Robb Satterwhite
(1/3) The results are in for the 10th Annual Capybara Watermelon-eating Contest, and it was a close one!
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
(1/3) The results are in for the 10th Annual Capybara Watermelon-eating Contest, and it was a close one!
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
Reposted by Robb Satterwhite
"brutalism fans rejoice, swiss post just unveiled concrete stamps made with cement pigments" r/brutalism
July 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"brutalism fans rejoice, swiss post just unveiled concrete stamps made with cement pigments" r/brutalism
(1/3) The results are in for the 10th Annual Capybara Watermelon-eating Contest, and it was a close one!
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
(1/3) The results are in for the 10th Annual Capybara Watermelon-eating Contest, and it was a close one!
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
Hejima from Saitama Children's Zoo won for the fourth year in a row, beating second-place Mitto from Nagasaki Bio Park by just two seconds....
#capybara #watermelon #outdoorsports #カピバラ
Tokyo industrial district.
July 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Tokyo industrial district.
Central Burger Shop in Yokohama's Motomachi district serves great smash burgers, burritos (Baja fish, "smash beef"), quesadillas, and shakes in vanilla, banana, berry, Nutella and peanut-butter flavors.
#yokohama #burgers 🍜 🍔
tinyurl.com/b-central
#yokohama #burgers 🍜 🍔
tinyurl.com/b-central
July 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Central Burger Shop in Yokohama's Motomachi district serves great smash burgers, burritos (Baja fish, "smash beef"), quesadillas, and shakes in vanilla, banana, berry, Nutella and peanut-butter flavors.
#yokohama #burgers 🍜 🍔
tinyurl.com/b-central
#yokohama #burgers 🍜 🍔
tinyurl.com/b-central