What do you get when you imagine Sanrio characters as cute ikemen boys and then have a themed cafe/restaurant that centred around these cute Sanrio boys?! I know I know, it’s hard to imagine… Luckily, the Japanese had done all the imagining for you, so all you need to do is to just stare at all the cuteness and swoon… Note: I love Sanrio. When I visited Puroland, that was one of those “dreams do come …
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{Japan} Cute Sanrio Boys themed restaurant at The Guest Cafe & Diner in Ikebukuro, Tokyo
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{Japan} The crazy cool Kawaii Monster Cafe in Harajuku, Tokyo
If I were to ask you to describe Harajuku for me, what would you have in mind? If I were to say I went to a restaurant called Kawaii Monster, what would you imagine? Now put those two thoughts together and enter into this very real very Harajuku world of Kawaii Monster Cafe… It is located in, surprise surprise, Harajuku. Upon entering the premise, we were greeted at the reception area and were then told …
{Tokyo Travel / Japan} Sanrio Puroland, Tama Center (Part 2): Magical twinkling stars
Sanrio Puroland is an indoor theme park not too far from the centre of Tokyo. Sanrio is the maker of Hello Kitty, My Melody, Bad Badtz Maru, and other adorable characters… My favourite had to be Little Twin Stars. So the most exciting part for me was when we did the Twinkling Tour, a tour of Kiki & Lala’s house. Yep, a kid’s dream (i.e. mine) was about to come true. This really kawaii attendant explained some …
{Tokyo Travel / Japan} Sanrio Puroland, Tama Center (Part 1): Hello Kitty Disneyland
Most people know what Hello Kitty is. Many around the world have fallen in love with this particular cat. But a lot are not aware that there are more characters created by Sanrio that are ridiculously kawaii and equally famous (in Japan and other Asian countries). Since a young age, probably even before Disney enticed me with its magic, Sanrio has had a hold on me. My favourite would have to be Little Twin Stars. I …
10 things you’ll miss from Japan (Part 3: Ladies edition)
Ladies, you will love Japan and you will go there and return back home and miss it terribly. I know I caught the Japan bug and am already planning my next visit and the next one after. Heck, I’m probably going to end up living there one day at the rate that I’m going… So anyways, I’ve done 10 food-related things you’ll miss from Japan and 10 things you’ll miss from Japan winter, so here’s my …
{Japan Winter} Around Nihonbashi, Ginza, Shinbashi & Tokyo Station, Tokyo
In December 2013, we travelled to Japan (for the second time) and spent about 9 days in Tokyo. This post marks the last bit of our Tokyo trip, awww… We checked out from our hotel at Kyobashi and travel to Nihonbashi Station (probably walkable, but meh!) to find a restaurant recommended by many for their omurice (omelette rice). The restaurant is called Taimeiken. It wasn’t difficult to find it if you have a map. We knew what …