BonVoyage

Hidden in a quiet neighborhood located on a 10 minute walk from Tenjibashi6chome station is the lovely ‘Bon Voyage’ cafe and tableware

The Coffee Market Lab

On a short walk from Sakaisujiline’s Sakaisuji Hommachi station is ‘The Coffee Market Lab‘ a stylish new coffee specialt

Tachiki Music hall

Located in the outskirts of Otsu, Shiga is ‘Tachiki music hall’, a spacious café that sits on the cliff along the Seta river.

Swimpond coffee

On a short walk from philosophers path in North-East Kyoto and Ginkakuji is the lovely and peaceful ‘Swimpond coffee’ cafe. The cafe o

sumica PASTRIES&COFFEE

‘Sumica Pastries & Coffee’ is a lovely little sweets shop located in Nakatsu area on a 5 minute walk from Hankyu Takarazuk

ACE COFFEE

In South-Osaka on a 5 minute walk from Nankai Line Izumisano station is ‘Ace Coffee’, a stylish hamburger-shop that opened it’s door

HaHaHa HayashiRice & Jewelry

In the port area of Osaka nearby Chuo Line’s Osakako station is ‘HaHaHa HayashiRice & Jewelry’, a cozy cafe that sit

SAN

San Osaka is a hip restaurant/café located in Naniwa area right next to Sennichimae line’s Sakuragawa station. It sits on the second fl

Blue Bottle Coffee Chayamachi

Blue Bottle Coffee Chayamachi in Umeda Osaka is Blue Bottle Coffee’s 25th branch that opened in July 2021.  It sits in a slick conc

the UNIR coffee senses

One of the more famous cafes in Kyoto in one of the most popular tourist districts (Higashiyama Ninnenzaka area) is ‘Unir the coffee

ARCHI coffee and wine

Kyoto is seeing an increase of old buildings being restored and repurposed as new shops or cafes instead of destroying and replacing them

Kew

Located in North-West Kyoto near the famous Ryoanji temple is ‘Kew’, a lovely sweets café that is run by a husband and wife w

yim coffee&crafts

This entry is one of those lovely cafes that you’d wish you had found much earlier. ‘Yim coffee&crafts’ opened in Octobe

FAT DOG STAND

If you are looking for a great hot dog stand in Osaka, look no further, ‘FAT DOG STAND‘ is the place to be. Its located on a s

10e. Dixieme

On a short walk from Showacho station in a quiet neighborhood is the lovely ’10e. Dixieme’, a small crepe café that opened it

Cotora Kitchen

Opened in March of 2022 is a unique cafe called ‘Kotora Chuubou’ or in English called ‘Old tiger Kitchen’. The cafe sits in a old

Ahiru sweets

If you are looking for a lovely Japanese style café in central Osaka, look no further, ‘Ahirukashiten’ or Ahiru Sweets is the

kutsuroguco

Our first Shiga cafe entry, and an absolutely lovely one at that. Welcome to ‘Kutsuroguco‘, a lovely renovated minka cafe loca

Sunday mood

In the middle of Ikeda city on a 20 minute walk, (due to an incline a quite heavy one I might add) is the lovely ‘Sunday Mood‘

Lamptira

Between Hankyu Minami-Kata Station and Hankyu Juso Station, on a 10 minute walk from either station is the cozy bakery cafe called ‘