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Japanese pudding gets a massive big-eats upgrade at this Tokyo cafe

Oona McGee
Sep 13, 2026
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Can we demolish a four-kilo purin made with 32 eggs?

Japan
(big eats • cafe • cafes • desserts • Harajuku • huge • huge food • must try • Omotesando • pudding • purin • SNJO • Sweet Check • sweets • Tokyo)

Visiting Tokyo’s newest unmanned Self Cafe in Shibuya

Elliot Hale
Apr 23, 2026

Skip the guilt of camping at a coffee shop and work for hours at this staffless oasis.

Japan
(cafe • COK • ice cream • Lady Borden • Mr. Sato • Self Cafe • Shibuya • SNJO • Tokyo • unmanned • unmanned cafe • unmanned shop • Wood Design Park)

Starbucks Japan has a secret coffee press service that not many people know about

Oona McGee
Mar 29, 2026

Elevate your Starbucks experience with a special service that’ll turn heads during your visit.

Japan
(cafe • cafietere • coffee • coffee press • French Press • latte • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

This upcycled Kyoto train cafe is the ultimate kawaii spring experience

Elliot Hale
Mar 28, 2026

Produced by Kawaii Monster Cafe creator, the Future Train diner serves up pink teriyaki burgers and wobbly pancakes aboard the Sakura Express.

Japan
(cafe • cherry blossoms • cool • cute • diner • food and drinks • Future Train • Future Train Diner & Cafe • Japanese trains • Kyoto • pink • Restaurant • sakura • Sakura Express • seasonal menu • seasonal specials • Sebastian Masuda • themed restaurants • train • Umekoji Highline)

A secluded British mansion in Chiba is a hidden holy land for afternoon tea lovers

Elliot Hale
Mar 23, 2026

You might get lost on your way there, but you’ll be rewarded by a stunning escape filled with scones, antiques, and cow-shaped jugs.

Japan
(afternoon tea • british culture • cafe • cafes • Chiba • COK • drinks • drinkware • food • interior • Mariko Ohanabatake • restaurants • Sakura Manor House • scones • SNJO • sweets • tableware • tea • tearoom • Winstanley Cat)

Peko-chan Milky Time Cafe opens in Chiba and we go to check out all of the pastries and merch

Krista Rogers
Mar 19, 2026

It’s time to chow down on all of the pastries inspired by Fujiya’s famous brand of Milky candy and its little girl mascot, Peko-chan.

Japan
(cafe • candy • Chiba • donuts • Fujiya • Happy Bag • LaLaport • milky • new • pastries • Peko-chan • sweets)

Tokyo Skytree turns pink for the cherry blossom season

Elliot Hale
Feb 23, 2026

Japan’s tallest tower transforms into a cherry blossom-viewing spot, complete with pink projections and themed drinks.

Japan
(cafe • cafes • cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • events • food • illumination • Japan travel • photo spot • sakura • Tokyo Sky Tree • Tokyo Skytree • tourism • travel)

Gifu’s Edison cafe is a shining example of Japan’s Tokai morning culture

Elliot Hale
Oct 17, 2025

Free toast with your coffee? How about an entire loaf of bread, ice cream, and a souvenir to take home?

Japan
(awesome • bread • cafe • cafes • coffee • COK • crazy • Gifu • Gifu Prefecture • morning menu • morning set • restaurants • SNJO • Tokai morning)

Take a look inside the Future Train, a unique new restaurant diner and cafe in Kyoto

Oona McGee
Sep 13, 2025

A retired Thunderbird gets a pink facelift and futuristic interiors that’ll whisk you away to another world.

Japan
(cafe • cool • Ekiben • food • Future Train • Future Train Kyoto Diner & Cafe • Japanese food • Japanese trains • Kyoto • pink • restaurants • Sebastian Masuda • themed restaurants • Thunderbird • trains)

This Japanese cafe for stuffed animals is a sweet day out for nuikatsu fans

Elliot Hale
Jul 28, 2025

Plushies are the VIP guests at this cafe, complete with tiny menus and mini desserts.

Japan
(cafe • COK • cute • dessert • food • food and drinks • Mariko Ohanabatake • nuigurumi • nuikatsu • pop-up cafe • SNJO • stuffed animals • stuffed toys • sweets • Tokyo)

Get a taste of paradise at Japan’s top 8 ocean view cafes

Elliot Hale
Jun 28, 2025

Surprisingly, only two of them are in Okinawa.

Japan
(Awaji Island • beautiful • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • Hakodate • Hyogo • Kanagawa • Marlowe • Ocean • Okinawa • restaurants • sea • tourism • travel • Wakayama)

Enjoy the elegance of Edo at Shogun, Tokyo’s new experiential cafe

Elliot Hale
Apr 24, 2025

Cultural crafts, performing arts and regional flavors combine in a tribute to one of the most important periods in Japanese history.

Japan
(cafe • calligraphy • COK • culture • drinks • experience • food and drink • iaido • katazome • kimono • Noh • shogun • tea ceremony • Tokyo • tribute foods • wagashi)

Studio Ghibli serves up new anime food at Ghibli Park

Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2024

The tables are turned on the man-eating parakeets from The Boy and the Heron.

Japan
(A Sumo Wrestler's Tail • anime • anime films • anime food • cafe • Chuzumo • cool • films • food • Ghibli • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • short films • Studio Ghibli • sweets • The Boy and the Heron)

Ghibli Museum coffee now available to purchase online

Oona McGee
Dec 11, 2024

Exclusive Studio Ghibli blend, crafted with the help of a Kyoto coffee specialist.

Japan
(anime • cafe • coffee • Ghibli Museum • museums • shop • Straw Hat Cafe • Studio Ghibli)

A carlator is shaking things up on our way to one of Japan’s last revolving restaurants

Elliot Hale
Dec 1, 2024

A full-body dining experience like no other, complete with stunning, panoramic views.

Japan
(cafe • cafes • food • Hyogo • Kobe • restaurants • retro • revolving restaurant • ropeway • SNJO • tourism • travel)

Chill out with an ice-blue drink and noodles from Mount Fuji at this Tokyo junkissa

Elliot Hale
Nov 7, 2024

Venture into Shinbashi, where an old-school cafe awaits to captivate your taste buds and provide an unforgettable culinary experience.

Japan
(blue Hawaii • cafe • COK • cream soda • drink • food • Fujinomiya yakisoba • junkissa • kissa • kissaten • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • shimbashi • Shinbashi • SNJO • Tokyo • yakisoba)

Shu macaron and herbal Japanese tea pairings are a feast for the eyes and mouth in Harajuku

Krista Rogers
May 20, 2024

Enjoy these stylish shu macarons with original blends of tea to enhance the flavors even more.

Japan
(cafe • cafes • cream puff • cream puffs • drinks • food • green tea • Harajuku • macaron • macarons • pastry • shu cream • sweets • Takeshita Dori • Takeshita Street • tea • Tokyo)

Epic melon pancakes found at hidden cafe in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Nov 6, 2023

Proof that some of Tokyo’s best secrets are hiding underground.

Japan
(cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • Ginza • Japanese melon • kissaten • Masanuki Sunakoma • melon • pancakes • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

Ultra-retro cafe in Tokyo is like a hidden hideout, serves up cheap breakfasts with great coffee

Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2023

Step back in time at this old-school Japanese kissaten.

Japan
(art • breakfast • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • kissaten • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

Tokyo’s new solo-customer-only cafe is an all-inclusive, view-filled paradise for party of one

Shannon
Oct 5, 2023

Food, drinks, Wi-Fi, and more await you–but just you.

Japan
(alcohol • all you can drink • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • restaurants • shinjuku • solo dining • solo travel)

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