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I checked in at Meguro River Cherry Blossoms / Meguro / Tokyo / JP

they’re still not all open yet… but i’ll take a partial bloom over nothing. and i made it in time for the festival!!

The Meguro River all lit up at night from the middle of a bridge, lined with partially blooming cherry trees

The same view of Meguro River from slightly further back, just enough so that my hand is visible, holding a tall glass of sparkling Rosé on the bridge’s bannister

A crowd of people all taking photos of a blossoming cherry tree with their phones

My hand holding a pink saison beer in a small plastic cup, garnished with a ruby red strawberry from Nara

Apr 1, 2024 ❤️ 4

decided to walk the river again and see how the blossoms are progressing but it started to rain lightly. checked my phone, “light rain for 30 minutes”. okay, i’ll just shower before. i get out of the shower, and now it’s pouring. checked my phone, “thunderstorm warning, rain for the next 2 hours” 🙃

Apr 1, 2024 ❤️ 1

I checked in at BRICK / Shibuya / Tokyo / JP

this wagyu curry and beer were like fifteen bucks. how. umai.

A white plate that says “BRICK” on top, containing a mound of fluffy white rice and a rich, black beef curry along the right edge of the rice. A small dish with pickles sits behind alongside a half-poured yebisu lager

Apr 1, 2024 ❤️ 6

I checked in at Joe Talk Coffee / 渋谷区 / 東京都 / JP

cute spot!

A plastic cup with a coffee jelly latte and big black straw placed on a metal table jutting from a concrete wall, below a line drawing with “But first,” underlined above a hand reaching down, so it looks like it’s about to grab the coffee

An array of little pastries and coffee paraphernalia on a concrete counter beneath a concrete wall. On the wall is a sign that reads:

A better life for everyone with our Coffee and Sweets

We envision a world where many people can simply enjoy coffee.

That combination of coffee and sweets that turns your every day into something special - a little luxury.

The name JOE TALK comes from the Japanese word pronounced 'Jotoku', which means a common phrase.

It encompasses the phrases that we use in everyday life like 'Good Morning' and 'Thank you'.

We hope that our coffee and
sweets can be a part of your every day life...

like a 'Jotoku'.

Apr 1, 2024 ❤️ 2

I checked in at Stamina Kushiyaki Nakagaki / Shinagawa / Tokyo / JP

Mar 31, 2024

I checked in at Mori Art Museum / 港区 / 東京都 / JP

wow, just in time i guess!

The entry sign for the Mori Art Museum’s 20th anniversary exhibition: “Our Ecology: Toward a Planetary Living”, from October 18th to today, March 31st

Mar 31, 2024 💬 1 ❤️ 1

I checked in at Blue Bottle Coffee Hiroo Cafe / Shibuya / Tokyo / JP

Mar 31, 2024

ME: can’t wait to visit Japan in late March! it won’t be hot yet! and i’ll see sakura! haaiii!!!
JAPAN: or how about no sakura and 80°F weather, bitch
ME: … haaiii…

Mar 31, 2024 ❤️ 3

I checked in at SWITCH COFFEE TOKYO Meguro / Meguro / Tokyo / JP

Mar 31, 2024

lmao

The meguro river, lined by completely bare cherry trees despite it being March 31

Mar 31, 2024 💬 2 ❤️ 3

I checked in at Menya Fujishiro / Shinagawa / Tokyo / JP

delicious tori paitan!!

A bowl of rich chicken ramen with a perfect soft boiled egg, strips of crisp nori, a few slices of chashu, a couple swirly fish cakes, and a mound of green onions

Mar 31, 2024 ❤️ 3

I checked in at VERVE COFFEE Ebisu / 渋谷区 / 東京都 / JP

A cappuccino with a heart-tipped rosetta in a cup and saucer on a dark wooden table. On the saucer next to the cup is a small card describing the coffee, their Streetlevel blend: mikan, red apple, honeycomb.

Mar 30, 2024 ❤️ 3

back in Tokyo for the last leg of our trip and if these cherry blossoms don’t open in the next few days i might genuinely lose my shit 😭

Mar 30, 2024 💬 2 ❤️ 2

I checked in at Seirinkan / 目黒区 / 東京都 / JP

umai.

Mar 30, 2024 💬 1

i lost my KN95 mask somewhere and i literally cannot find a suitable replacement anywhere. which i guess makes sense because everyone in Japan is still using surgical masks or woven ones that only have like 80% filtration (despite advertising more). where the fuck can i buy a good mask here???

Mar 30, 2024 💬 7 ❤️ 2