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Mamoru Hosoda Anime Cafe Opens in Tokyo

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time cafe will open at Guest Cafe and Diner inside Shibuya Parco, offering a menu inspired by director Mamoru Hosoda’s famous animes like Summer Wars, Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
 
The cafe — known in Japanes...

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Elmo and Sesame Street-themed Cafe Now Open in Harajuku

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Themed cafes and pop-ups are the new bread and butter of Tokyo marketing.
Following Sega’s Puyopuyo!! Quest cafe, the Sailor Moon cafe, and the Miffy cafe, this latest example turns to a foreign franchise best known for its colorful, cuddly characters.
 
The Elmo to Yukai na Nakama...

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Tera Cafe Brings Chic Buddhism to Daikanyama

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Buddhism is making a comeback (if it ever went away), in unusual places.
From Buddhist bars — the most famous of which is Vowz in Yotsuya — to the “monk delivery service” available on Amazon since last year, religion is adapting to modern life and finding new interfaces with busy m...

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Sailor Moon Cafe and Art Exhibition Opens in Roppongi Hills

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To coincide with an art exhibition inside Roppongi Hills, a new Sailor Moon cafe opened on April 16th serving special drinks and meals themed around Naoko Takeuchi’s manga and anime.
The Chibiusa Cafe, as it is called, is open until June 19th concurrently with the exhibition.
 
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Yoshinoya Opens Fanciest Restaurant yet! Almost As Luxurious As a Hospital Cafeteria

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The famous beef bowl chain is taking a swanky step outside the box with bold offerings including electricity, coffee, and a modicum of privacy.
This new Yoshinoya location opened near JR Ebisu Station in Tokyo on 11 March. It isn’t a new store in the strictest sense of the word, sin...

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Adorable Cat-shaped Cakes Come Out To Play/Get Eaten in Tokyo

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Theme confectioner’s newest creations are so cute you could (and should) eat them right up.
Japan has long been of the mindset that food shouldn’t just be pleasing to the palate, but to the eyes as well. Add in the fact that sweet desserts and cute animals are two of the country’s f...

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New Frappuccino From Starbucks Japan to Offer a Piece of Melon Heaven!

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Sweet, fruity bliss is coming to Starbucks Japan again, this time in cantaloupe flavor!
If you love fruit, then Starbucks Japan’s latest Frappuccino drink, set to come out next week, should make your mouth water in sweet anticipation. Starting on April 13, they’ll be offering the “C...

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Sega Opens Puyopuyo!! Quest Cafe in Tokyo

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We’ve seen a lot of themed cafes in Tokyo recently but most are franchises with established merchandise and anime lines, such as Miffy or Rilakkuma, to name just two recent examples.
Sega Networks wants to push its smartphone game Puyopuyo!! Quest (also known as PuyoQue) and is als...

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Miffy Cafe Opens at Shibuya Parco In March

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In the first such event space of its kind, the Miffy Cafe opens at Shibuya Parco’s The Guest Cafe & Diner from March 18th to May 8th.
Not surprisingly, the Miffy Cafe will serve up a host of themed dishes, sweets, and more. There will also be plenty of limited-edition official merc...

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Rilakkuma Cafe opening in Tokyo, With an Extra Side of Cuteness

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For a limited time during March and April, the Harajuku’s Rilakkuma Cafe in a Honey Forest Cafe will be serving up adorable Rilakkuma-inspired dishes and desserts.
While working for San-X, illustrator Aki Kondo created one of Japan’s most iconic characters, a lazy little bear named ...

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