Author: kuminyroom

Let’s stay at the in the Shitamachi (traditional / old town) area !

Let’s stay at the “Prostyle Ryokan Tokyo Asakusa” in the Shitamachi (traditional / old town) area ! 下町のまちなか旅館「プロスタイル旅館 東京浅草」に泊まろう！ この度、LINEトラベル.jpにて「プロスタイル旅館東京 浅草」について書かせて頂きましたので 内容を英語でもシェアいたします！ 日本語はこちら：https://www.travel.co.jp/guide/article/44588/ Of the many tourist areas in Tokyo, Asakusa is one of the most popular areas for tourists. Prostyle Ryokan Tokyo Asakusa has been offering Japanese hospitality and comfort time in Asakusa since…

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Brooklyn Roasting Company

東京でブルックリンが恋しくなった時に行くカフェといえば、Brooklyn Roasting Company. When I miss Brooklyn, I often go to the  “Brooklyn Roasting Company” café in Tokyo. NYにいる時はそんなに行く機会がなかったにも関わらず、東京に住み始めてから行く回数が急激に増えています！ Although I didn’t have many chances to go there when I was living in New York, my frequency of visits has been rapidly increasing since I started living in Tokyo. 理由はお店が私の行動範囲にあるということも関係しているかもしれませんが、日本にいながらちょっとでもブルックリンの香りを感じられるのは嬉しいのであります。もう、お店のロゴからブルックリンな感じが全面に出てるし。笑。 One of the reasons might…

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Wagashi (Japanese sweets) and Japanese tea.

Wagashi (Japanese sweets) and Japanese tea. 和菓子と日本茶。 最近ハマッていることと言えば和菓子と日本茶。 Some things that I am into recently are wagashi (Japanese sweets) and Japanese tea. 昔は毎日コーヒーを飲んでいた私ですが、気づけば毎日の飲み物は緑茶となり、

Let’s experience Japanese timber and technology at Tokyo “CLT PARK HARUMI”

Let’s experience Japanese timber and technology at Tokyo “CLT PARK HARUMI” 東京「CLT PARK HARUMI」で日本の木材＆テクノロジーを体感！ この度、東京「CLT PARK HARUMI」について書かせて頂きましたので 内容を英語でもシェアいたします！ 日本語はこちら：https://www.travel.co.jp/guide/article/42654/ Harumi is an area that is close enough to popular tourist attractions such as Ginza,  or Tsukiji, and a the more recent attraction, the Tokyo Olympic village. CLT PARK HARUMI was built here as a limited-time…

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Tokyo walk / Soft cone

A soft cone. It is eaten in all over the world but I believe Japan is the only place where soft cones have such wide range of flavor line up. In addition to common flavors, many of them has originality and sometimes be used as a powerful advertisement of local specialty food.

Exploring restaurants in Tokyo

Last weekend, we were looking at cherry blossom buds that are almost ready to blossom while taking a walk from Nakameguro to Daikanyama.

Cafe in Ehime / Moss cafe Kokemushiro

In Ehime, there is a café I often want to visit despite the several few hour drive. It becomes more attractive especially after rain because surrounding trees and greens creates whimsical atmosphere.  None of cool cafés in the city can’t replace it. 愛媛に、家から数時間のドライブをしてでも行きたくなるカフェがある。 特に雨上がりに行きたくなる、都会のカフェには真似できない緑の絨毯と森林に囲まれたカフェ。