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Yami-kawaii harajuku subculture in Japan
It’s been a long time since the rest of the world learned about Japanese pop culture and the importance of “kawaii”. Even in daily life kawaii is everywhere. Stations, supermarkets, anywhere in the city you can find advertisements and products with cute characters like Pokemon, Hello Kitty or anime girls. The streets of Harajuku are...

5 popular Japanese matsuri (summer festivals) in Tokyo
1. Mitama Matsuri Mitama Matsuri is held at the famous Yasukuni shrine near Kudanshita station and is one of the biggest summer festivals in Tokyo. First held in 1947, at this festival people honor the spirits of the dead. Yearly thousands of people come to enjoy the sight of the 30,000 yellow lanterns lit up...

Matcha S’mores Frappuccino: A New Japan-Only Treat
The Newest Frappuccino in Japan: Matcha S'mores Japan is always surprising the world with their unique ability to take flavors from abroad and fuse them with traditional flavors in a masterful way. Starbuck's Japan always releases new interesting flavors, like this pink wonder they released the other month, that keep Starbucks fans always excited to...

Pokemon Cafe Special Summer Limited Menu!
For those who love Japanese snacks and Japanese candy, Japan's theme cafes are especially inviting with their amazing looking dishes, and we here at TokyoTreat are just as obsessed with them as you guys are! After visiting the Pokemon Cafe just after it opened earlier this year we were eagerly awaiting the chance to go...

Creepy Japanese food at the Vampire Cafe in Ginza Tokyo!
If you've read our previous blog post about theme cafes in Tokyo you have probably heard about the Vampire Cafe in Ginza! Last weekend we decided to visit the Cafe, I've been wanting to go there for years! Even though I enjoy cute theme cafes like the Pokemon Cafe or the Hello Kitty Cafe, I...

TokyoTreat | August Contest | #TTKITKAT
How to Join & Win #TTKITKAT Contest? ヾ(^^ゞ) This month we want to celebrate how unique Japanese snack flavors can be! What better example is there than Japanese Kit Kats? For this month, we want you to create a new Kit Kat flavor and draw the packaging for the snack! Grand Prize Cinnamoroll Backpack Cinnamoroll...
