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You can eat a Fat Chocobo, Sephiroth macarons as part of Japan’s new Final Fantasy sweets lineup
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2023 - Tweet
Final Fujiya Fantasy.
- Japan
- (cafe • cake • Chocobo • cute • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • food • Fujiya • macarons • Peko-chan • restaurants • Sephiroth • sweets • Tifa)
We visit the oldest remaining Komeda Coffee cafe in Japan for a retro blast from the past
- Dale Roll
Jun 25, 2023
And it did not disappoint!
- Japan
- (1970s • 80s • Aichi • cafe • coffee • coffee shop • Komeda Coffee • Nagoya • old-fashioned • retro)
What’s the difference between “The World’s Most Delicious” and “Tastiest” Coffee Jellies?
- Dale Roll
Mar 5, 2023
A coffee shop’s confusing menu items both baffle and delight us.
- Japan
- (cafe • coffee • coffee jelly • coffee shop • dessert • Geisha Coffee • Marunouchi • Masanuki Sunakoma • Saza • sweets • Tokyo Station)
This hidden cafe in Tokyo’s Haneda Airport has no crowds and really delicious food
- Dale Roll
Feb 8, 2023
It might only be around for a short time, but it’s worth a visit if you’re traveling this spring!
We found traditional pudding perfection in a brand new Tokyo cafe
- Dale Roll
Jan 29, 2023
In looks and flavor, this pudding knocked Mr. Sato’s socks off!
- Japan
- (cafe • custard pudding • Mr. Sato • Nerima • pudding • sweets • taste test)
Cafe next to Tokyo Station offers all-you-can-eat tarts, and Mr. Sato is ready for his desserts
- Krista Rogers
Jan 20, 2023
It seemed like such a good deal at the time that we had to wonder–is this highway robbery?!
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • cafe • cafes • COK • Mr. Sato • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • tabehodai • tarts • Tokyo Station)
Tokyo’s Moomin Cafes are closing soon, but our reporter had an experience she’ll never forget
- Katie Pask
Nov 18, 2022
A small act of kindness from the cafe’s member of staff still warms our reporter’s heart when she thinks about it.
- Japan
- (cafe • cute • Mariko Ohanabatake • Moomin • Moomin Cafe • small acts of kindness • Tokyo)
Enter the Upside Down from Tokyo — we visit the Stranger Things pop-up cafe in Shibuya
- Katie Pask
Nov 15, 2022
Stranger Pronto is a must for all fans of the hit Netflix series.
- Japan
- (cafe • cool • food • Netflix • pop-up cafe • Pronto • Shibuya • SNJO • Stranger Things • Tokyo)
Bears serve environmentally friendly coffee and treats via a hole in the wall at new Tokyo cafe
- Katie Pask
Oct 10, 2022
Tokyo’s newest cafe is adorable, Instagram-worthy and environmentally conscious.
- Japan
- (anakuma cafe • bears • cafe • coffee • cool • cute • drinks • environmentally friendly • food • Harajuku • restaurants • sweets • Tokyo • weird)
Explore tarot to your heart’s content with Tokyo’s new tarot-themed cafe
- Dale Roll
Oct 8, 2022
Tarot-themed decor, a plant-based menu, freebies, a gift shop, and more…this cafe has everything a tarot fan could want!
- Japan
- (Asakusabashi • cafe • plant-based • Tarot • tarot cards • themed cafes • Tokyo • vegetarian cuisine)
This cafe has a drink bar and lets you bring your own food, could be the perfect telework space
- Dale Roll
Jun 11, 2022
Plus it’s in Korea Town, and you know what that means: good food everywhere!
- Japan
- (cafe • capsule hotel • Korea Town • Mr. Sato • remote work • Shin-Okubo • teleworking • Tokyo • working from home)
Harry Potter Cafe opening in Tokyo and the menu is nothing short of spellbinding【Photos】
- Katie Pask
Jun 11, 2022
The magical café is a must-visit for all true Potterheads.
- Japan
- (Akasaka • awesome • cafe • drinks • food • Harry Potter • harry potter cafe • magic • restaurants • sweets)
Life after the band — how a former guitarist in a punk band became a fair trade barista
- Katie Pask
Jun 9, 2022
The story of how one guy decided to stick it to the man with coffee beans rather than punk music.
- Japan
- (cafe • coffee • counterculture • fair trade • music • musician • punk • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • sol's coffee)
Step into a manga at Japan’s 2-D cafes in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto
- Oona McGee
Feb 25, 2022
Magical cafes whisk you away from the harsh realities of 3-D living.
- Japan
- (2-D crush • 2D • anime • art • cafe • cafes • cool • design • illustration • Instagram • Kyoto • manga • Osaka • photography • Shin-Okubo • themed cafe • Tokyo)
This Nagoya cafe offers a private room to enjoy tea, meditation, and solitude in total darkness
- Dale Roll
Feb 17, 2022
When we tried it, we actually felt reborn!
- Japan
- (Arimatsu • cafe • KONMASA • meditation • modern art • Nagoya • sweets • tea • themed cafe)
Starbucks Japan’s seasonal food menu recommendations are full of delectable sweets and sandwiches
- Dale Roll
Jan 9, 2022
Starbucks is offering a delicious array of sweets for you to have with your coffee or take home to share!
We visit a Harajuku cafe where you can customize food with your favorite idol’s member color
- Dale Roll
Nov 7, 2021
Cafe de Lapis has not only beautiful and delicious food, but it’s idol otaku-friendly!
- Japan
- (cafe • Cheesecake • COK • cute • food • Harajuku • idol singers • Idols • Omotesando • otaku • SNJO • sweets)
We try Komeda Coffee’s new meatless ham katsu burger, and never want real fried ham ever again
- Dale Roll
Oct 30, 2021
Who knew soy meat could be so good?!
- Japan
- (Burger • cafe • ham • ham katsu • Komeda Coffee • plant-based • plant-based meat • sandwich • soy meat • vegan • vegetarian)
Sento bathhouse gets a new lease on life as a Tokyo cafe and office space
- Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2021
A very unique place to telework and surprise your colleagues during online meetings.
Animage x Ghibli art exhibition in Ginza celebrates the history of Nausicaä, Ghibli works
- Krista Rogers
Apr 20, 2021
Anime magazine partners with Studio Ghibli for archival displays, a collaboration cafe menu, and reissued bonus merch for sale.
- Japan
- (Animage • anime • art • cafe • exhibition • food • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Matsuya Ginza • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli)
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