Café
Hanaju
Very good nitro brew, wifi, tables inside and out. Not crowded on a Saturday morning.
around Japan
Places
40 places across 5 regions, all places I've been to. Anything in quotes is my own note from Google Maps.
Tokyo 21
- CaféHibiya
Geshary Coffee Hibiya
Nice view from the 4th floor. A bit expensive.
- Café
Shelves Coffee
Good coffee, and wifi if you want to stay a while.
- Café
Think Coffee
Really good coffee and a lot of space.
- Café
2D Cafe
Nice vibe. Quiet on weekday evenings.
- CaféAzabu
Uni Coffee Roastery
A decent place to sit and work.
- CaféAzabudai Hills
% Arabica Azabudai Hills
Skip the decaf. Everything else is good.
- CaféIriya
Iriya Plus Cafe
One of the cafés I work from.
- Matcha & tea
Matcha & Espresso Miyano-yu
Downstairs looks like a restored sentō. Upstairs is quiet tatami. Very nice matcha latte.
- Matcha & teaGinza
Zen Punk Matcha
Matcha latte with Mt Fuji latte art.
- Matcha & teaAsakusa
Chotto Matcha
Where the first Women x Tech meetup happens.
- Matcha & tea
Matcha Passport
A bit expensive for matcha, but a great place to hold an event.
- Matcha & tea
Savor the Matcha
Nice matcha, on the pricey side. Order matcha, not hojicha.
- OnsenŌme
Kabe Onsen Ume no Yu
A hot spring out west in Ōme, near the Okutama trails.
- GardenShinjuku
Shinjuku Gyoen
The big garden in the middle of the city.
- GardenShiodome
Hamarikyū Gardens
A tidal garden under the towers.
- GardenHamamatsuchō
Kyu-Shiba-rikyū Gardens
A small, quiet garden by the station.
- GardenMeguro
Meguro Sky Garden
A garden on top of a highway junction.
- GardenYanaka
Jōmyōin
Pretty lights at night during Obon.
- TripAzabudai Hills
teamLab Borderless
Rooms of light, next door to work.
- TripJimbōchō
Jimbōchō Book Town
Streets of second-hand bookshops.
Hokkaido 14
- CaféSapporo
POP/iN
Very nice coffee and bagels.
- CaféOdori
Marumi Coffee, Odori Park
Very good coffee.
- CaféSapporo
Standard Coffee Lab.
White chocolate matcha latte with beautiful latte art.
- CaféMaruyama
Creperie Tsuki
Amazing crêpes and galettes.
- CaféSapporo
Café Kanon
Nice view and good pancakes.
- Matcha & teaSapporo
Johnson's Tea Lounge
A Sapporo tea lounge.
- OnsenKamifurano
Fukiage Open-air Onsen
A free outdoor bath in the mountains below Tokachidake.
- OnsenNaebo
Kura no Yu
A hot spring right by Naebo Station.
- OnsenSapporo
Hana Yuzuki
A hot spring in Sapporo.
- GardenYoichi
Akitaya Takahashi Farm
Amazing sakura, and no people.
- GardenFurano
Farm Tomita
The lavender fields in Furano.
- TripBiei
Shirogane Blue Pond
The blue pond outside Biei.
- TripTomamu
Unkai Terrace
A terrace above Tomamu for the sea of clouds.
- TripRebun Island
Cape Sukoton
The northern tip of Rebun. A good cape.
Tohoku 1
- GardenHirosaki
Hirosaki Park
The castle park in Hirosaki.
Kyoto 1
- TripFushimi
Fushimi Inari Taisha
The thousand torii.
Okinawa 3
- TripKumejima
Uegusuku Castle Ruins
The highest point on the island. Nice breeze and a view.
- TripKouri Island
Kouri Bridge
Incredible sea views.
- TripKumejima
Tunnaha Forest Park
Very calm, with a beautiful view.