Looking for a place where time stopped when Japanese bubble economic was blooming? Well, Galant is that place. Time literally stopped there in 1977 and every time I’m going there, climbing the stairs, it’s just like I was going to enter and find women wearing […]
Hakushaku has two kissaten in Ikebukuro, one at the north exit of the train station and the other one at the east exit. Even if the north exit one has a very nice ceiling, I tend to prefer the east one, smaller, more intimate. It’s […]
I really wondered to myself if I should write about Kayaba or not here as I consider it being an hybrid café, combining kissaten feeling and trendy café menu… The cute wooden building was built in 1916 (Taisho 5) and used to be a store […]
Few weeks ago, I wanted to introduce a very special place to my friends from Futatabi who are back to Japan now! They love dango as much as me, so Habutae was the perfect spot to eat some while gazing at a cute small Japanese […]
If you ever learned Japanese in University or in a language school, you will probably remember about the word “kissaten” from the textbook Minna No Nihongo, which was used to refer to a café or a coffee shop… It made my Japanese friends literally laugh […]
Showa, Taisho, Meiji & co… People are always praising Japan for being a perfect mix between modernity and tradition. Honestly, Japan is a mesmerizing country, hard to grasp, sometimes confusing, but always surprising and bringing unforgettable experiences. Japan enthusiasts may find their happiness in visiting […]
Dear reader who just arrived there, welcome! First of all, thank you. I’m sorry if sometimes my English may sound weird but I’m actually a non-native speaker… I hope you all will be indulgent about few grammar mistakes or weird words popping up from time […]
