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Starbucks Coffee Dazaifu Tenmangu Omotesando Store

Starbucks Coffee Dazaifu Tenmangu Omotesando Store opened in 2011, right next to the torii gate facing the Omotesando Avenue of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. This is one of the "Regional Landmark Stores," originally designed by Starbucks in iconic locations throughout Japan to promote the attractive local culture to the rest of the world.

• Aburayama, Dazaifu, Chikushino
• Cafés

Tokyo Tonkotsu Base Made by Ippudo, Ecute Shinagawa Branch

This restaurant is produced by Hakata Ippudo, a famous restaurant that introduced Hakata tonkotsu ramen, a local dish representing Fukuoka Prefecture, to the global culinary scene. With the theme of "Exploring the Diversity of Tonkotsu Ramen," The menu showcases an array of unique tonkotsu ramen options, each with its own distinctive twist innovated in Tokyo.

• Shinagawa, Gotanda
• Narita Airport Neighborhood
• Ikebukuro
• Ramen

Nogawa Tofu Shop

Located near the entrance of Ginzan Onsen, right beside the "Warashi-yu Foot Bath," is the original Ginzan tofu store. The shop looks like a traditional home, with a "Tofu Shop" sign as a landmark, and it was once a barbershop next door.

• Yamagata
• Japanese Cuisine

Izu no Hana

Located in "Ginzan Onsen", known since the Edo period as a renowned hot spring, this place first opened its doors as a town diner in Showa 27 (1957). In 2013, it underwent renovations, transforming a 140-year-old traditional home, and reopened in its current location as both a cafe and eatery.

• Yamagata
• Japanese Cuisine

Sarasa Nishijin

This cafe is inside the renovated Fujimori Onsen, a bathhouse that operated until 1998. Using the excellence of the previous venue, it re-opened as the second store of “Sarasa” in 2000. Sarasa currently has 6 cafes across Kyoto city. Its environment evokes a Kyoto-like scenery within Nishin town.

• Kinkakuji, Kamigamo
• Cafés

Cafe & Bar Hemingway Yokohama

Situated by the sea, the Yokohama branch of "Cafe & Bar Hemingway" was inspired by the famous author Ernest Hemingway, best known for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea." From the deck floating over the sea, one can enjoy the view of Minato Mirai and the waters of Yokohama.

• Yokohama
• Cafés

[Closed Down] Restaurant & Café Ichiroku Saryo

Ichiroku Saryo is the 2nd floor café and restaurant at Ichiroku Honpo where you can taste Ichiroku Tarts, the brand’s acclaimed signature sweet, as well as other sweets and tasty plates.

• Ehime
• Cafés

Enoki-Tei Main Store

Located about a 7-minute walk from the Motomachi-Chukagai station on the Minatomirai subway line, this long-standing patisserie sits atop the hills of Yokohama's Yamate area. The Western-style building constructed in 1927 preserves the charm of Yamate from its days as a foreign settlement, making it a perfect spot to spend an elegant moment.

• Yokohama
• Cafés

Ishigaki Beef MARU

A unique yakiniku restaurant with the catchphrase, "We absolutely love yakiniku!" Located about a 10-minute walk from the Remote Island Terminal. The local specialty, Ishigaki beef, is sourced exclusively from local butchers who provide A5 grade or higher beef, which the restaurant then processes in-house. They are committed to thorough quality control, ensuring the safe and trustworthy provision of meat.

• Miyako, Yaeyama (Ishigaki Island), Kume Islands
• Meat Dishes

Akiusha Restaurant

Akiusha sits inside a renovated kominka-style house built 160 years ago. From the building itself to its traditions, culture, furnishings and more, this spot is bent on treasuring its ever-growing “vintage” feel over the years, which lends to its growing popularity as a tourist stop around Akiu Onsen.

• Sendai
• Japanese Cuisine