Located in the Jingumae area of Harajuku is a cafe/store that many people regard as one of the coolest coffee shop places to visit and it’s Deus Ex Machina. But before we talk about the cafe portion of the store, Deus Ex Machina began in Read More …
Located in Osaka is 551 Horai, a famous location to purchase steamed pork dumplings. Many claim it’s as good as the ones in China and others who say it’s the most delicious dumplings they have ever tried. There are stores where you can purchase these Read More …
In Japan, Dorayaki is a popular Japanese confection that is said to have been invented in 1914 by Usagiya in Ueno. Featuring two small pancakes with sweet Azuki-red bean paste, dorayaki is popular among Japanese. In the Kansai area, some may know this as Mikasa. Read More …
November 2013 is when eggcellent opened in Roppongi. A popular breakfast destination and also a popular destination for egg lovers, eggcellent’s Chief Operating Officer, Jinguji Nozomi was an airline flight attendant who traveled abroad and throughout Japan. Because she flew on international flights, she would Read More …
When I was at Nikko, the locals told me that Yuba is the local cuisine to eat in the area. Yuba is made from boiled soymilk and the thick residue that is built when the yuba is boiled is skimmed off. While Yuba is known Read More …
I wrote about my experience at Moriva Coffee back in January 2017 but there are times that I get there and start working on posting photos on Facebook or answering messages that I forget to take photos of the interior or the food. So, I Read More …
When it comes to beer, it is said that there are 100 types of beer in the world and most of the time, it’s divided into “ale” or “lager” beer. The differences between the two is on the temperature they are fermented. And this is Read More …
Located at the famous Commune 2nd is BEER BRAIN, one of the popular locations for people interested in quality craft beer. What started out as a conversation between close friends (known as the Tokyo Beer Boyz), about wanting to drink quality craft beer anywhere they Read More …
Do you know the feeling of when you go to an establishment, you drink or eat there and then after, while doing a blog post or research on the place you been to, you realized you missed out entirely of why people visit the location? Read More …
Harajuku and Omotesando are a place for trendy cafe’s, coffee shops and shops. Especially near the Jingumae area of Shibuya. And there are numerous shops that people line up for nearly an hour just to get a taste of what is being offered. Near Omotesando Read More …
When you head to Kotoku-in in Kamakura, Kanagawa, one thing you will notice a lot of are soft cream (ice cream) shops. In fact, the area takes pride in their ice cream that you’ll even see President Obama partaking in soft cream. And one of Read More …
Located in the posh shopping, Marunouchi building, Marunouchi Cafe x WIRED CAFE is a restaurant in Chiyoda ward that promotes the theme of “Work, Play, Learn”. A place that hosts dinner parties, work meetings or to grab something to eat or if you want coffee, Read More …
Located in Kichijoji, right next to Harmonica Alley is the restaurant known as Satou. While Satou Steakhouse is on the second floor, on the first floor is where you will see a large line of people waiting. In Musashino and Tokyo in general, Satou is Read More …
I had a chance to try the omurice restaurant “TAMAGO-TO-WATASHI” in Shibuya. Located in the sixth floor of Gourmetown, where restaurants tend to focus on different sauces (which many Japanese omurice restaurants with large menu’s tend to do), “TAMAGO-TO-WATASHI” experiments with different things to go Read More …
Located a floor above Gorilla Coffee Shibuya is a pancake shop known as J.S. Pancake Cafe. I’ve written about the popularity of pancakes in Japan and they are no doubt much different in terms of perception, look and taste when compared to the typical pancakes Read More …