Thursday, 14 July 2022

Life in Japan related self Q & A no one has asked for - as ofJuly 2022

Mostly food and travel related..

Q1: Best supermarket in Tokyo A: サミット (samitto) for consistency and variety of quality seasonal produces and good prepared food section (mostly tasty too)

Q2: Best food and sweet section in a department store A: Isetan in Shinjuku (the food and sweet on offer are mesmerizing)

Q3: Things I love to eat in Japan A: Bread and sweets with seasonal produces; chestnut for autumn (mont blanc), melon for summer (melon cakes and melon + cream sandwiches) etc. 

Q4: Best places for coffee *For more please go follow #poupeewsfpkdcoffeetime (IG)

  • Best place for a latte/ flatwhite A: Sorama Coffee (latte/Harajuku), Mia Mia (faltwhite/Higashi Nagasaki), Cibi (flatwhite/Sendai *not always)
  • Best place for cold brew in Tokyo A: Imperfect (Omotesando) 
  • Best place for iced drip coffee in Tokyo A: SR Coffee Roaster & Bar
  • Coffee shops with best vibes in Tokyo A: Cibi (Sendagi), SR Coffee Roaster & Bar, Brooklyn roasting company (Yurakucho)
  • Best iced latte outside of Tokyo A: Hill pine`s espresso (Kawagoe, Saitama)
  • Best hot latte outside of Tokyo A: Shikishima Coffee Factory (Maebashi, Gunma)
  • Best coffee spot for a latte in Japan A: Stumptown Coffee at Ace hotel in Kyoto

Q5: Best area for a stroll in Tokyo 

A: depending on the feel / vibes

  • (with local feel) Around Nippori and Nishi-Nippori station (Yanaka Ginza)
  • (with full on city vibes) A: Around Tokyo station then towards Yurakucho station and Ginza area (especially nighttime with all the city lights) 
Q6: Recommened sighseeing activities in Tokyo
A: Riding on Noppori-Toneri liner - to see the Tokyo city view you don`t get to see from elsewhere and it`s fun to ride on a monorail (I`d recommend to ride the monorails in other cities where they`re available too; Naha, Okinawa etc.)

Q7: Best area for shopping (cosmetics & food) A: Around Ikebukuro station 

Q8: Best ice cream place in Japan A: The fruit ice cream at Utopia farm on Miyakojima (island). They blend the ice cream with frozen fruits. 

Q9: Favorite fruit to eat in summer A: Melons, the red meat ones especially. They usually as extremely juicy, mostly very sweet and satifying to eat when chilled.

Q10: Most frequented kaiten sushi A: Katsumidori sushi on 8F of Seibu dept. (go on weekdays for shorter queue) 

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