Kitchen Cafe Cranbon | HIGASHIMATSUYAMA
Kitchen Cafe Cranbon, the old barnhouse, Higashimatsuyama… “A holy place for Instagram” is what Localina referred to Kitchen Cafe Cranbon as. A very literal translation of 「インスタの聖地」. In English we… Read more »
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Yanasegawa Cherry Blossoms | SHIKI
Yanasegawa Cherry Blossoms – There are three main cherry blossom spots in Shiki: Shingashi River, Yanasegawa River, and Shikishima Shrine. The city hosts cherry blossom festivals too, including the Sakura… Read more »
Mid March Sakura | SAKADO
We’ve been doing hanami since the start of the year. In January it was under the wintersweet, in February under the plum blossoms. Finally, the one we’ve all been waiting… Read more »
Cafe Terrace Lodgi | KAWAGOE
I seem to be going to a lot of lodge / chalet type cafes lately. It is the draw of the natural wood, high ceilings, charm and atmosphere of these… Read more »
Garden and Cafe Prunus | HIGASHIMATSUYAMA
Garden and Cafe Prunus, Higashimatsuyama, piqued my interest when I saw a photo of it in a Moteco issue a couple of years ago. It wasn’t so much the food… Read more »
Visiting Ogose Bairin | OGOSE
Ogose Bairin is one of three big plum blossom forests in the Kanto area. Bairin 梅林 is the Japanese for a plum grove, or quite literally a plum forest. The… Read more »
Saitama With Kids on TV!
Not Dasaitama!… I recently had the great experience of filming on location and in studio with the NHK Cool Japan show. It will air this Sunday March 3rd at 6… Read more »
Cafe Matilda | KAWAGOE
Cafe Matilda, a pancake house, in Kawagoe gets rave reviews particularly from foreigners on Google Maps. I went to check it out, with my faithful partner in food adventuring A-chan…. Read more »
Wired Cafe in Lumine 2| OMIYA
Wired Cafe is one of the better known brands of coffee shop giant Cafe Company. There are branches of Wired Cafe all over Japan with a large concentration in Tokyo… Read more »
Kitamoto Children’s Library
The Kitamoto city office is a modern building that houses lots of practical services in the one facility. It makes so much sense, but it is actually quite rare for… Read more »