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Starbucks Japan opens new store inside historic seaside quarantine station near Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2026
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Sip on Starbucks in a setting once linked to infectious diseases.

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• Japan
• (architecture • artists • cafes • coffee • cool • culture • history • Japan travel • Nagahama Quarantine Station • new openings • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stores • Tangible Cultural Property • tourism • travel • Umi no Koen • Yokohama)

Harajuku’s new Harakado complex: A cool place to drink matcha in a secret oasis above the city

• Oona McGee
  Jun 4, 2024

Former Condomania site springs to life with a hidden gem inside an amazing Tokyo building.

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• Japan
• (architecture • buildings • cafes • COK • cool • Harajuku • Harakado • Harappa • matcha • matcha latte • new • new openings • news • Omokado • Omotesando • Shibuya • shopping • shopping mall • shops • SNJO • Tokyo)

Neo Shinjuku Atsushi: New cyberpunk restaurant bar serves post-apocalyptic food in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 12, 2023

Like stepping into a futuristic world where everyone lives — and plays —  underground. 

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• (bars • COK • cool • dystopia • dystopian • futuristic • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restauramts • Neo Tokyo • NEON • neon signs • new openings • restaurants • sci-fi • shinjuku • Tokyo)

Pair Japanese whisky with convenience store fried chicken at new Konbini Bar in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2022

Lawson’s first-ever convenience store bar looks set to be a great place to unwind on the cheap.

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• (bars • beer • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • drinks • highball • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese whisky • karaage kun • konbini • Lawson • new openings • Osake no Museum • shinjuku • Tokyo • Whiskey • whisky)

Nitori opens its first-ever restaurant in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 15, 2021

Japanese homewares giant follows in the footsteps of Ikea…but there are no Swedish meatballs here. 

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• Japan
• (ASMR videos • food • furniture • homewares • interior • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • new openings • Nitori • restaurants • SNJO • steak)

What to buy at Daiso’s new Standard Products store in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2021

Look out, Muji and Ikea — this 100-yen store chain is coming to steal your customers.

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• Japan
• (100-yen stores • Daiso • Go Hatori • homewares • ikea • muji • new openings • review • Shibuya • shopping • shops • SNJO • Standard Products • Tokyo)

World’s first Eggwich specialty store set to open in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 14, 2020

“Don’t Worry, Egg’Wich” delivers a protein hit with eggy buns that are sure to please health-conscious fast food lovers.

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• Japan
• (burgers • carbohydrates • eggs • eggwich • fast food • food • health • new opening • new openings • Osaka)

Pairing Japanese whisky with Famichiki at Kyoto’s new convenience store bar

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2020

Family Mart bar is the city’s newest must-visit location.

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• Japan
• (bars • beer • COK • drinks • highball • Japanese whisky • Kyoto • Kyoto Station • new openings • Osake no Museum • SNJO • Whiskey • whisky)

We attend the grand opening of the very first Krispy Kreme store in Hokkaido

• Oona McGee
  Oct 21, 2018

More than 200 people lined up to be the first ever to get their doughnut fix on Japan’s northernmost island.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • food • Hokkaido • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • new openings • SNJO)

Starbucks opens at historic Japanese sites: Miyajima and the onsen that inspired Spirited Away

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2017

The global coffeehouse chain has two stunning stores planned for these world-famous tourist spots.

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• Japan
• (cafes • coffee • Dogo Onsen • Hiroshima • Itsukushima • Miyajima • new openings • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Mix childhood memories with your drinks at awesome new ball pit bar in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2016

Hang out with the cool kids at Japan’s newest unusual drinking hole!

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• Japan
• (bars • fun • new openings • Osaka • tourism • tourist sites • travel • weird)

We try Japanese liquid nitrogen Kit Kats at the new Below Freezing Chocolatory in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 11, 2016

The Kit Kats here are served with a theatrical display of dry ice and biscuit pieces that allow you to blow “smoke” out your nose.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • Daikanyama • frozen Kit Kats • Heston Blumenthal • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • liquid nitrogen • Nestle • new openings • summer)

Japanese naked restaurant lifts age and weight restrictions

• Oona McGee
  Jul 6, 2016

After making international headlines for its strict entry policy, The Amrita has made a number of surprising changes to their nude dining experience.

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• (Amrita • Bunyadi • cute girls • dining • models • muscles • naked restaurant • new openings • nude restaurant • restaurants • Tokyo)

Japan’s first “naked restaurant” to open in Tokyo with age and weight restrictions

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2016

Tokyo’s version of the naked dining experience is slightly different to its overseas counterparts.

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• (Amrita • Bunyadi • cute girls • male models • models • muscles • new openings • restaurants • Tokyo)

Sailor Moon Crystal Cafe set to open in Osaka for limited time, takoyaki balls on the menu

• Oona McGee
  Jan 13, 2016

The Sailor Moon girls are bringing their gorgeous meals and treats to Osaka for the very first time. 

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • cute • manga • new openings • Osaka • Sailor Moon)

Sanrio’s lazy egg character appears on menu items at new Gudetama Cafe in Osaka

• Oona McGee
  Dec 23, 2015

Gudetama, the charmingly unmotivated raw egg character from Sanrio, is the star of the menu at his very own cafe in Osaka.

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• Japan
• (cafe • characters • cute • Gudetama • new openings • Osaka • Sanrio)

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