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Ichinoya Unagi in Kawagoe ♥ ♥
When in Kawagoe, eat unagi.Unagi or broiled eel is one of the popular delicacies in this historical city and it also happens to be one of my favorite Japanese dishes.So I braved the rain and navigated...
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Cacao Sampaka ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
My agenda was really to get croissants and butter from EchireBut the boutique next to it caught my undivided interest and attention.After all, what is french butter compared to... CHOCOLATES!!!!!!They...
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Boulangerie Viron ♥ ♥
Boulangerie Viron is said to make the best baguette in all of Tokyo, even topping thebaguette master Eric Kayser!There is also a brasserie next door, but I was saving my appetite for a big dinner - my...
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DEN ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
DEN was the biggest surprise of my trip.It was almost impossible to get a reservation, even my hotel concierge couldn't get me in. But through a semi-frustrated "it's so hard to book at your...
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Honmura An ♥ ♥
I'm not a huge soba or noodles fan, but this trip I had already done izakaya, takoyaki, sukiyaki, japanese pancake, tsukemen, tonkatsu, matcha desserts, yakiniku, teppanyaki, 3-michelin star sushi,...
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Toshi Yoroizuka ♥
Toshi Yorozuika is one of the top 3 pastry chefs in Japan and I heard lines at his cafe can get very long. We were lucky to be seated right away on a Thursday afternoon.Inside the cafe is a small area...
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Harbs, Revisited ♥ ♥ ♥
After our sad, sad dessert experience at Toshi Yoroizuka (see post here), we went to have a second round of sweets to make it up to ourselves.Harbs feels like home. The cakes are always good, fresh,...
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Curry House Coco Ichibanya ♥ ♥
I wasn't planning to have dinner after devouring five different desserts in the afternoon (see here and here), that is, until my stomach started growling on me at an indecent hour. I knew I would not...
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Sushi Bun 鮨文 ♥ ♥
A trip to Tokyo never seems complete without a visit to Tsukiji Market. I love walking (and eating!) along aisles and aisles of Japanese treats, and I buy a few pasalubong there as well.Decided to have...
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Tsukiji Station
I thought the wall art at Tsukiji Station was pretty cool, so I stopped on my way to the market and took a few photos to share with you.Hahahahahahahaha!!!The stranger who took this photo couldn't stop...
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Yonemoto Coffee 米本珈琲本店 ♥ ♥ ♥
Randomly passed by this coffee shop while walking around Tsukiji The inside was packed with locals so I got very curiousYonemoto Coffee has been around since 1960. It sells excellent quality beans,...
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Turret Coffee ♥ ♥ ♥
Turret Coffee was where I took shelter when the rain started pouringWithout Google Maps, I would never have been able to locate this tiny coffee shop hidden in a quiet alley in Tsukiji. I am glad I...
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Chocolat Bel Amer
For those who don't know, depachika is the food jungle at the basement of department stores in Japan. I can spend days and nights inside a depachika. In fact, I think I can easily spend my whole Tokyo...
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Torishige 鳥茂 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I would never have found out about Torishige if not for CB and Mutsumi who I met during dinner at Den. See post here. When they mentioned this place was a favorite of Chef Yoshi Takazawa (yes, of THE...
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Kajitsuen 果実園 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I was actually getting lost inside the massive Tokyo Station when I walked by this fruit parlor. I have absolutely zero sense of direction, but my greatest discoveries are also those that I chance...
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Hotel Ryumeikan ♥ ♥ ♥
Hotel Ryumeikan was my home for the 8 nights I was in Tokyo. It is located across Tokyo Station where the Shinkansen can whisk you to other parts of Japan, a 3-minute walk to Daimaru where I bought...
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Fruits from Daimaru
Sorry, I was carrying too many things and panic buying at the same time so I was not able to take photos of the fruits section at Daimaru. It was not particularly big and the assortment was not as...
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Pocket Wifi Rental in Japan
I love traveling alone and people often ask me why I am not scared to go off to a new place all by myself.But I do get scared. I get scared when I do not have internet connection!!! Lol!Pocket wifi is...
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JR and Kim's Prenup Photos
Just because it's June and I've been seeing brides all over, I thought I'd share with you photos from my brother JR and new sister-in-law Kim's recent wedding… ummm… 6 months ago. Hahaha! I know I've...
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The Morning of My Brother's Wedding
The most excited person on my brother's wedding day was not him.It was Mom. The ceremony was not till 2pm, but by 6am she was already knocking on the door of his hotel suite.The groom being groomed by...
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