cherry blossom season
We try a sakura drink from a Japanese coffeehouse chain that isn’t Starbucks
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Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2024 - Tweet
Celebrate cherry blossom season with a wine-and-dine bus tour of Tokyo’s best spots
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Dale Roll
Feb 17, 2024
Why settle for picnicking in one spot when you can dine while cruising around all of them?
Doutor Coffee Japan’s cherry blossom drinks and snacks are a pretty pastel paradise
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Shannon
Feb 28, 2023
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