Starbucks Reserve® Roastery Tokyo

I think the highlight of my Tokyo trip was visiting Starbucks Reserve Roastery. I read somewhere that it is the largest Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the world by now, even larger than the one in Shanghai. The building is located in Meguro, which felt a bit different from the other districts I visited before in Tokyo. 

I saw Meguro as a hip area where small coffee shops and local boutiques are aligning along the river. It was Sunday night and the area was quite quiet compared to the ever busy areas like Shibuya or Shinjuku.

We alighted at the Naka-Meguro Station, and the maps said that we needed to walk around 12 minutes to the Starbucks Reserve Roastery. But guess what? We arrived around an hour because we stopped by The Alley to try their boba drinks and a tonkatsu restaurant called Fujiki to have dinner.

Reasons to Stay Around Asakusa (or not)

On my previous visits to Tokyo, I stayed around Shin-Okubo/Shinjuku area. This time, I stayed in Asakusa for a different vibe. So, is it recommended to stay in Asakusa? And what to do around this area? Find out more here.

Konnichiwa! I'm back!

Well, hello! I think it has been more than a year since my last blog post. Just got back from an autumn trip to Japan last week (as I promised myself I would go back there), and will post soon about this trip. Meanwhile, enjoy a few teaser pictures, and please drop a comment if you have any questions and I will answer it on my upcoming posts. 

JAPAN TRIP: DAY 9 Fujiko · F · Fujio Museum & Yanaka Ginza

Let's head to Kawasaki and visit our childhood friend, Doraemon! From Tokyo you need to get aboard the Odakyu Line train from Shinjuku Station towards Odawara and stop at Noborito Station. From Noborito Station, you could ride the shuttle bus to Fujiko · F · Fujio Museum, or if you want to walk, it would be closer to stop at Mukougaoka Yuen Station.

JAPAN TRIP: DAY 8 Tokyo DisneySea

Finally, the 8th day! I rarely go to theme parks, but on this trip, I went to 3 theme parks in a week! And guess what? After those theme parks visit, I even thought I need to buy a 3-days passport instead of a 2 days-passport. We rode train to Maihama Station, and we needed to take Disney Resort Line to reach DisneySea which costed us JPY 260 one way.

JAPAN TRIP: DAY 5 Sensoji, Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi Park, Harajuku

 Almost 6 months after the trip and finally I'm writing about the fifth day (better than nothing at all still). Jadi di hari  ke-5 ini yang kebetulan jatuh di hari Minggu, kami bangun agak siang dan mengarah ke daerah Asakusa.

JAPAN TRIP: DAY 4 Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Shibuya, Tokyo Tower, Shinjuku

Akhirnya sampai juga di Tokyo! Saya menginap di daerah Shin-Okubo, yang berjarak 1 station dari Shinjuku Station (Willer Bus Arrival Terminal). Wilayah Shin-Okubo merupakan Korean Town-nya Tokyo, jadi banyak sekali orang Korea, restoran, serta toko-toko Korea di sekitar sini. Kami sampai cukup pagi, dan setelah numpang mandi karena memang belum waktunya check in, kamipun memutuskan untuk jalan-jalan dulu seharian baru malamnya kami akan kembali untuk check in. Tujuan pertama kami adalah Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, sebuah taman besar di daerah Shinjuku dan Shibuya.