Located about an equal distance from Omote-sando station and Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) station is the Dominique Ansel Bakery. A cafe/bakery in Tokyo that serves some pretty interesting and unique sweets. It's also insanely popular and thus usually pretty packed. As soon as you arrive grab yourself a seat and then get in line for food. Dominique [...]
Mr. Farmer is a restaurant available in a couple different areas of Japan. The one I went to was somewhat close to Harajuku but thankfully not near the crowds. Mr. Farmer specializes in vegetables. They offer sandwiches, salads and soups as well as healthy drinks. I ordered the chicken avocado sandwich and green cleanse. It [...]
I met my friend for dinner at Shibuya Mark City which is accessible from Shibuya station. We went to a Tonkatsu chain she was fond of called Tonkatsu Kazuyuki とんかつ 和幸. I ordered a pork cutlet which comes with free refills of salad and miso soup.I also got a side of pumpkin tempura and their seasonal [...]
Visiting the Ghibli Museum is not an easy feat. First you need a ticket and you can't buy those at the museum, you have to buy them elsewhere and ahead of time, and they can sell out fast. Which is why it's taken me this long to get there. Tickets are sold through very specific [...]
Ginza West is a company with a couple different stores that sell a variety of treats. This one is known for it's tea room that serves giant pancakes. Opening at 11am the tea room has 52 available seats inside along with a terrace with about 16 seats. I mention this because it can get crowded [...]
I arrived at Disneyland in not the best "happiest place on earth" mood. Getting there had been a pain, mostly because I hadn't fully understood the Shinkasen/how transfers would work out. This meant I didn't get there until the afternoon which wasn't what I had planned. Plus I was lugging my suitcase with me. So [...]
On one of the islands in the Aji River of Osaka near Universal Studios Japan is one of the world's largest aquariums. The Pacific Ocean tank is the largest, filled with 5,400 tons of water that can be found towards the center of the aquarium. It houses two whale sharks, hammer head sharks, mackerel, sting [...]
Dōtonbori is an area in Osaka near Namba station and the Nippombashi station. It's a couple streets of bright lights, food, shopping and entertainment that tends to be crowded. There are famous spots for photos such as across the Ebisubashi bridge where the famous Glico sign of a running man is. Note that it doesn't light [...]
Eggs 'n things is a breakfast restaurant located in Hawaii, Guam and in Japan. They specialize in Hawaiian food and breakfast though offer other things as well. While I was in Japan they were offering Halloween specials so I decided to try a few. I ordered their Trick Blood pancakes (1,680 ¥) and Halloween drink [...]
Osaka Castle isn't the original castle. It was rebuilt several times and the one currently standing in Osaka was built 1931. It's more of a castle grounds with a few replica buildings up, such as Tenshukaku, or the castle museum. The museum is about Hideyoshi Toyotomi who had the original castle built in 1583. Several [...]
