Cheap Michelin Meals in Tokyo: Anda Gyoza in Yoyogi Uehara, Shibuya-ku One day last week, on a rainy Tuesday, we decided to go out for a spontaneous dinner date. And something even more rare was that I, for once, wanted to go somewhere new! I am usually the most boring person when it comes to … Continue reading Tokyo Cheap Michelin Eats: Anda Gyoza
A look inside the coffee bean specialist inside a traditional house, Koffee Mameya in Omotesando, Shibuya. Continue reading Koffee Mameya Coffee Shop in Omotesando
Tokyo and the western area have some of the best icho namiki, or ginkgo avenues, in all of Japan. Continue reading Top 5 Spots to See Golden Ginkgo in West Tokyo
Since I do a lot of writing for work about Tokyo and traveling in Japan, I know my stuff when it comes to research and online resources. So I thought I’d collect a few of my favorites to help you plan your next trip to Tokyo. Just so you know, I don’t work for any … Continue reading The Best Websites for Planning a Trip to Tokyo
Read part one and part two of the food tours from this year. In this part, when I say “cafes” I mean cafes in the North American sense, meaning places that specialize in or sell exclusively coffee. In Europe and in Japan a cafe is any casual eatery, but this is weird to North Americans! … Continue reading Tokyo Food Tour Part 3: Cafes and Coffee Shops
Love Affairs in the Afternoon was the first Japanese drama I watched from beginning to end, and one of the best. I was drawn to it because it’s about infidelity, which is something you rarely see in a drama. Let alone have it be the focus of the whole story. It really goes into a lot … Continue reading J-Drama Review: Love Affairs in the Afternoon
It’s time for part 2 of the Tokyo food tour from this year! Check out part one here for desserts and combini snacks, and part three for cafes and coffee shops. In this part, I’ll be doing some of the restaurants I checked out, but I’m telling you right now I didn’t remember to take pictures at … Continue reading Tokyo Food Tour Part 2: Restaurants
A couple weeks ago, I applied to a one-year scholarship to study Japanese in Tokyo. It was an essay contest and I had to write a short essay in Japanese about why I want to study at the school. I had originally heard about this contest months ago and was going to apply in June, but … Continue reading My Entry for the Japanese Essay Contest
Some of my favorite posts on Cheeserland are her EAT TOKYO series. So I thought it would be fun to post some food photos from my latest stay in Japan. Check out part two for restaurants and part three for cafes. So, for this part, there is a lot of randomness, so I’m going to … Continue reading Tokyo Food Tour: Desserts and Combini Snacks
Months ago, there was a sudden interest on social media in having great brows instantly. And if it couldn’t be instant, at least let it last. Then came along April Skin. This Korean cosmetics company ran a very successful video ad campaign on Facebook showing everyone the ease and convenience of their Magic Brow Gel. … Continue reading Review for April Skin Magic Brow Tattoo Gel
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