Category: Tokyo

NOODLES

currently my favorite noodle dish in the world. tori paitan ramen with seasonal vegetables at Ginza Kagari

beef udon w/ burdock root tempura

uni soba at Honmura-an

"black beef" tantanmen at Kohmen

ramen at Kazami in Ginza

Ichiran

tsukemen at Warito. incredible...

SWEETS

sakura rooibos tea cronut

raspberry pistachio from Blue Star

golden sake brûlée donut from Blue Star

blueberry cream cheese at Doughnut Plant

something from Sadaharu Aoki

military donut from Streamer Coffee

FRIED FOOD, PIZZA, ETC

seriously love this place. Zuicho katsudon

more great pizza from Seirinkan. surprising!

fish burgers from a former sushi chef at Deli Fu Cious

ouroji. highly recommended!

tonkatsu at Maisen. yum!

insanely good pizza at Seirinkan

fruit curry at Sembikiya

THE CITY

PEOPLE

ginza

a surprisingly great café by New Balance in Harajuku

will & chino

yutaro, me, great ramen

trying to get great croissant photos

yasuda

lex

kobayashi

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Days 1 + 2

Café at The National Art Center

Inside The National Art Center. Very inspiring

Mango dessert at Sembikiya

Macarons at the Vogue Café. Vanilla & Coffee

Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum of Art

Melon bread. I thought Seattle's was pretty good until this. (Update: I thought this was good until I tried fresh melon bread later in the trip!)

Gummies here are too good, especially mangosteen & pear

Fruit curry at Sembikiya. Unexpected & incredible

The National Art Center, Tokyo. Now one of my favorite buildings

Best-tasting grape

Outside Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum

Best ramen of my life

Japanese cronut? Tasty

From the top of Mori Tower

Days 3 + 4

At RWB. Spent the day hanging out here and looking at cars

Streamer Coffee. Tiny café. So good

Will at RWB

Latté from Streamer Coffee. Better than some of my favorite Seattle spots

Days 4 +5

Fig parfait at Sembikiya for breakfast. Can't resist something like a fig parfait if it's on the menu. It's as good as it looks..

Inside the Ghibli Museum

On the roof of Ghibli Museum

Milk pudding with chestnut sauce

So tranquil here, especially after taking the train with hectic commuters

Roof of the Ghibli Musuem

Pork/vegetable curry soup at the Ghibli Museum

Red squash soda at the Ghibli Museum

Outside Ghibli Museum

Harajuku Street. We're staying right around the corner.

Only photo from one of my favorite travel meals ever. I tried everything and each dish exceeded expectations. Even chicken liver on a stick was incredible but too rich to finish. We tasted raw octopus/tuna/other fish, octopus balls, buckwheat jelly with mustard, some type of Japanese potatoes, grilled chicken, traditional pork ramen, and other dishes I can't remember

Okonomiyaki - first time eating this

Looks gross but really tasty. Tofu with almond milk/cream stuff

Days 6 + 7 + 8 + 9

Spent the day at Ueno Park. Went to 3 museums here (Tokyo National, Ueno Royal, Museum of Western Art), and then the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Saw "all about life and death" photography exhibition by Akihiko Okamura. Very powerful & educational

Random...good Brazilian curry

Tokyo National Museum. Too much to take in for one day. Can't wait to go back

Behind Tokyo National Museum

Harajuku Hachimitsu pudding at Colombin. A pudding experience...

"...Colombin wows with its limited-edition Harajuku Hachimitsu pudding, made with honey collected from bees raised on a Harajuku rooftop. The flavours are kept simple, with the emphasis firmly on the eggs"