<h3>Baikingu Eiji Kotoge (46)</h3>
<p> Koge refueled his American car at a gas station in Ebisu, Tokyo. He looked at his car parked on a nearby street and ate fried rice at a popular Chinese restaurant.</p>
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<p> Autumn is the season of appetite, and we would like to introduce some of the celebrity dining spots caught by FRIDAY.</p>
<p> But many of you may be thinking, &#8220;Oh? But there are probably many of you who may have thought, &#8220;Oh, no? Celebrities are often seen dining at high-end restaurants that are frequented by celebrities. However, surprisingly, they often go to popular ramen stores or beef bowl chains. Celebrity journalist Emi Miyamoto says, &#8220;Celebrities are extremely busy.</p>
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<p><strong> Celebrities are extremely busy. In between their schedules, they often have a quick meal at a fast-food restaurant. In particular, ramen and beef bowls are Japanese soul food, and celebrities love them. Customers don&#8217;t expect celebrities to come to a popular restaurant, so they hardly notice them.</strong></p>
<p> In the photo above, Eiji Kotoge (46) of &#8220;Baikingu&#8221; also entered a Chinese restaurant in Ebisu (Shibuya Ward), Tokyo. He was probably concerned about his car parked on the street. He sat at a table with a view of the outside and wolfed down a bowl of fried rice, then left the restaurant in a short time.</p>
<p><strong> Of course, with someone you are in a relationship with or with someone special, you would choose a high-class restaurant such as a members-only restaurant,&#8221; he said. A popular choice is yakiniku restaurants. Yuriko Yoshitaka (34) and Haruka Ayase (37) are famous meat lovers. Red meat is high in protein and good for the skin,&#8221; says Yuriko Yoshitaka, 34, and Haruka Ayase, 37, both well-known meat lovers. The many private rooms are also ideal for dates,&#8221; says Miyamoto.</strong></p>
<p> Ryo Nishikido (38) munches on a beef bowl and Ryoko Hirosue (42) gulps down a glass of Shaoxing sake. &#8230;&#8230; During the blissful mealtime, the busy celebrities let out smiles that are not usually seen.</p>
<h3> Ryoko Hirosue (42)</h3>
<p> At a popular Shanghai restaurant in Tokyo&#8217;s Setagaya Ward, Hirosue gulped down Shaoxing sake while discussing childcare with several men and women of her acquaintance. The restaurant, which did not have private rooms, was a lively place.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276329" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276329" style="width: 1561px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="3e07ea5d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/0e89ec6c59046f6353525d1e6816dfd3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276329" class="wp-caption-text"> Ryoko Hirosue (42) March 30, &#8217;18</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Kyoko Koizumi (56) &#038; Kosuke Toyohara (57)</h3>
<p> Kyon Kyung and Toyohara, who were dating, were quietly talking at a quiet bar in Tokyo. The way they looked at each other after exchanging a few words was picturesque.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276332" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276332" style="width: 1661px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="2c6d1106"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/083582f617343954427c8ab1c0f5df9f.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276332" class="wp-caption-text"> Kyoko Koizumi (56) &#038; Kosuke Toyohara (57) March 27, 2003 issue</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Yuriko Yoshitaka (34)</h3>
<p> On location for the drama &#8220;Saiai&#8221; (TBS). She was dressed as a high school girl and looked satisfied as she ate a location bento.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276341" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276341" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="bcb67361"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/71755d4d3f0221e63592f89fdfa8c392.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276341" class="wp-caption-text"> Yuriko Yoshitaka (34) October 29, &#8217;21</figcaption></figure>
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<h3>NTV Announcer Mami Mizuto (35) &#038; Freelance Announcer Taichi Masu (41)</h3>
<p> Lunch in Ginza between Mizuto and Masu, who was working for Nippon TV at the time. They toast quietly with wine in the afternoon.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_276343" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276343" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="161a85cd"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/6a9195801a299fa8bd7dedfc1974e07e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276343" class="wp-caption-text"> NTV announcer Mami Mizuto (35) and freelance announcer Taichi Masu (41), July 12, &#8217;19 issue</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Free TV announcer Ayako Kato (37)</h3>
<p> A high-end French restaurant in Hiroo, Tokyo, frequented by celebrities. Katopan was in a good mood and laughing with three male acquaintances as they sipped white wine.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_276339" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276339" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="aa4ed07b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/d91f209c82150dab3cb3b2d0a0e5109c.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276339" class="wp-caption-text"> Ayako Kato, freelance announcer (37) Nov. 1, &#8217;19</figcaption></figure>
<h3> NHK Announcer Maho Kuwako (35)</h3>
<p> Kuwako visited an izakaya (Japanese-style bar) with red lanterns lit with a red lantern. The cheapest price of sashimi is 500 yen.</p>
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<h3> Hisayoshi Nagano (37), Hiroshima Carp (at the time)</h3>
<p> Hiroshima players gathered in Roppongi, Tokyo. Nagano (now of the Giants) was drinking beer from a beer tap with gusto.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276330" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276330" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="cd883e35"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/0f24e65c419c93a622cdcbc823fc5c9e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276330" class="wp-caption-text"> Hiroshima Carp (then) Hisayoshi Nagano (37) June 21, &#8217;19 issue</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Arata Furuta (56)</h3>
<p> Furuta is in a good mood with a beautiful woman at a tavern in Sangenjaya, Tokyo. He hugs a beautiful woman as he leaves the bar, but goes home quietly.</p>
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<h2>Beef bowl version</h2>
<h3> Ryo Nishikido (38)</h3>
<p> Nishikido parked his car in a coin parking lot and went to a beef bowl chain. He finished his miso soup and beef bowl in about 10 minutes.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_276324" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276324" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="10cd6cac"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/c7967585f8c0d78cbca4a2ca88b8a089.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276324" class="wp-caption-text"> Ryo Nishikido (38) January 4, &#8217;19</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Kendo Kobayashi (50)</h3>
<p> KENKOVA entered a restaurant alone and wolfed down a beef bowl in 10 minutes. After that, he went to a convenience store and then to his apartment.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_276344" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276344" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="4540b92a"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/b4a91e6a3a7c73d272da54e66de6202e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276344" class="wp-caption-text"> Kendo Kobayashi (50), November 20, 2003</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Rugby Ayumu Goromaru (36)</h3>
<p> Goromaru was a student at Waseda University. After the victory party for winning the national university rugby championship, he went to Yoshinoya with his friends.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276323" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276323" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="194a05b2"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/97de5ed7edf640c39843f00212471152.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276323" class="wp-caption-text"> Rugby Ayumu Goromaru (36) (Jan. 27, 2006)</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Hiroshi Tamaki (42)</h3>
<p> Tamaki was dressed up in a cap and black sunglasses. He drove his car to a beef bowl chain.</p>
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<h2> Yakiniku Edition</h2>
<h3> Haruka Ayase (37)</h3>
<p> Enjoyed a two-hour &#8220;top-secret date&#8221; at a high-class yakiniku restaurant in Tokyo with a Korean TV personality with whom she was reportedly dating.</p>
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<h3> Yuki Yanagita (34), SoftBank Hawks</h3>
<p> After the Japan-U.S. Baseball Game, he and his colleagues from SoftBank went to a famous restaurant in Yotsuya, Tokyo. They left the restaurant in about an hour.</p>
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<h3> Tomoyo Harada (54) &#038; Kippei Shiina (58)</h3>
<p> The super-large couple headed for an upscale hormone-yaki restaurant in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. Shiina escorts them in a gentlemanly manner.</p>
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<h3> Magical Lovely Crystal Noda (35)</h3>
<p> A date with a beautiful trimmer at a hormone-yaki restaurant. Noda, who says she is weak on alcohol, looks flustered as she leaves the restaurant.</p>
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<h2>Ramen and Dumplings Edition</h2>
<h3> Leonardo DiCaprio (48)</h3>
<p> The world-famous celebrity is slurping up chicken ramen made by a Japanese chef at a famous restaurant in Hollywood. The price is about 1,360 yen.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_276326" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276326" style="width: 1648px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="0ec7bf12"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/760382a9cc35707ddee8cad09353a59c.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276326" class="wp-caption-text"> Leonardo DiCaprio (48) April 1, &#8217;16</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Yui Aragaki (34)</h3>
<p> Gakki and her driver go to a ramen restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo. She sits at the far end of the restaurant and eats her meal while keeping an eye on her surroundings.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_276336" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276336" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="91c5bfee"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/3d2e88b012e2d8e3092d129f45f8a996.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276336" class="wp-caption-text"> Yui Aragaki (34) June 20, &#8217;14</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Ken Saito (41)</h3>
<p> Saito appears at a Yokohama-style ramen restaurant in Komaba-Todaimae, Tokyo, a student town. The restaurant sells a thick tonkotsu soy sauce broth.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276338" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276338" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="68cf61b8"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/aea51e694f258629170d7770f2339ded.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276338" class="wp-caption-text"> Takumi Saito (41) February 26, &#8217;16</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Mirei Kiritani (32)</h3>
<p> Kiritani is known as a big ramen lover. She sometimes waits for more than an hour alone at a restaurant she is interested in.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276335" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276335" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="74a15786"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/1531a76e675b55029119de73453c294f.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276335" class="wp-caption-text"> Mirei Kiritani (32) April 19, &#8217;13</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Beauden Barrett, NZ national rugby team (31)</h3>
<p> NZ national team eating ramen in Shinbashi, Tokyo. The center is Barrett and the right end is Brodie Retallick.</p>
<figure id="attachment_276340" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-276340" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="9b0ac1f4"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/11/df58b2ffa6f4623f01d74220242bfed7.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-276340" class="wp-caption-text"> Beauden Barrett, Rugby NZ national team (31) October 11, &#8217;19 issue</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Becky (38)</h3>
<p> Becky was pouring a lot of soy sauce and vinegar on her grilled dumplings. She finished her meal with a man she knew in about 20 minutes, but remained depressed throughout.</p>
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<p> From the December 2 and 9, 2022 issues of FRIDAY</p>


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