Our Adventures in Japan

Tried a new (to us) place, Tajima Coffee Factory This shop is only open on Sundays!   The interior is kind of dark because they also share t...

Been wanting to try Single O, a cafe from Australia They have several locations around Tokyo, and there is one in Yurakucho I tried their Et...

Been wanting to try Idobata’s pour over coffee for some time now In his family's garage, this grandpa works out of a teeny truck and mak...

sometimes these drip filters do not fit directly on the rim of mugs. I've often used the plastic cone style filter to stretch the drip f...

we don't always drink instant coffee but when we do, we would usually buy the box on top then I found one at the same price and made by ...

Tried a new (to me) coffee place, Koss Coffee Apparently they opened last year in Oookayama Whenever I go to Oookayama, I usually don’t go t...

A welding craftsman in Yosano, Kyoto, that makes parts for bicycles decided to try his hand at roasting coffee and making chocolates. I lear...

We went to Rouen the other day, for breakfast #2 or lunch #1 whichever you choose to say it was... It was our second time to come here for ...

V gave us these cans of smoked salmon and scallops that are supposed to be eaten as pupu  I heated them up in the fish grill They were delic...

It had been 3 years since I'd been back to Biwako This time I ordered what Satoshi had tried on that visit, the Napolitan...980 yen (tax...

Saturday, Satoshi had a tour guide thingy so on the spur of the moment, I decided to go to check out the hydrangea at Kita Kamakura ...big m...

Been wanting to try Rouen for some time now. This coffeeshop has been used in many J-dramas.   The interior is what the Japanese call "...

When I went to pick up some coffee at Yamaya the other day the shop had a facelift so it was interesting trying to find things in their new ...

There is a bakery with a restaurant on the 3rd floor and coffee shop on the 2nd floor called Takase. Their building is located in front of t...

Satoshi wanted to check out Ikebukuro for guests he will be taking around soon. After checking out this and that, we stopped in to Kura. I...