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Where avocado dreams come true
Do you love avocados? Not like, love? If you started salivating, you need to visit Madosh Cafe in Tokyo. Hidden between the windy backstreets of Shibuya and Harajuku stations, the cafe is a refreshing change to the bright lights and masses of people...

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SUWA, Nagano — If you drive along the Venus Line road from Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, you can find a mountain cottage with beautiful chocolate-colored exterior walls on your way to Lake Shirakaba.
Korobokkuru Hutte is located at 1,820 meters above sea level in an area called Kuruma...

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Enjoy crêpes and cappuccino in a global-minded cafe
Just a 3-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station and close to the Higashimuki Shopping Arcade, Cafe Wakakusa is one of Nara’s lovely little treasures. Run by Hiro and Sumie, a global-minded couple, Cafe Wakakusa welcomes traveler...

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Third-wave curry, anyone?
Opening November 2nd on one of the Yamanote Line platforms at Shibuya Station, Drip Currymeshi Tokyo serves rice and curry roux (curry-meshi in Japanese) with hot water poured like drip coffee.
 
Diners choose one of three flavors (beef, spicy chicken, sea...

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A hammock café and showroom
As I was purposely trying to get lost and discover original new places in Tokyo, I found a group of young people queuing outside what it seemed to be an ordinary café. I observed some of them patiently waiting while swinging and resting in white hammocks. ...

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Sumida's Friendliest Cafe
It had been one of those days. As a tourist, you come to know them very well: hours of aimless walking, constant sweating and incessant direction checking.  
At first, the joy of being in a new country diverts you from such discomforts. Everything is excitin...

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The Guest Cafe & Diner at Shibuya Parco has been one of the main venues hosting the regular pop-up cafes that have proved popular marketing tools in recent years, especially in Tokyo.
By now, the formula has been nailed down. An anime or other pop culture franchise will hire out a ca...

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Seasonal Italian food with no additives or chemicals
 
Surrounded by mountains in the city of Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture, is an Italian restaurant called "Restaurant & Bar Salvage." This restaurant is completely self-sufficient, using ingredients that they grow in their own garde...

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Enjoy a Kamakura specialty
Hands down, the most popular flavor of soft serve ice-cream in Kamakura is Murasaki Imo or purple sweet potato. Why is it so popular? First of all, because it is unique to Kamakura. Secondly, its color looks fantastic in photos. Thirdly, sometimes you need ...

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Enjoy an afternoon snack before your departure
Do you love anime? Do you love Gundam, specifically? Do you like food that is dedicated to the aesthetic value of the appearance? Do you have a bit of time in Tokyo Station, but don’t want to go out just in case you do not have enough ti...

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