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This downtown Tokyo cafe is like a time machine that takes you back 50 years into the past

Beloved by one of history’s greatest manga creators, this Shinjuku landmark has its own sense of history too.

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Chill out with an ice-blue drink and noodles from Mount Fuji at this Tokyo junkissa

Venture into Shinbashi, where an old-school cafe awaits to captivate your taste buds and provide an unforgettable culinary experience.

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The delicious flavors of Smell, an old-school junkissa coffee shop in downtown Tokyo

Sip the flavors of nostalgia in this Showa-era cafe that’s also a way to beat the lines at one of Tokyo’s most popular bakeries.

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Repeating retro meals in teen-town Tokyo – A visit to Ikebukuro’s Takase

Time feels like it’s standing still in this downtown Tokyo dining complex with over a century of history.

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Enjoy a Pokémon tea ceremony with new matcha goods featuring Poltchageist and Sinistcha

Everything you need to create your own Pokémon tea ceremony.

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McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation

An unusual pie with a very unusual filling. 

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McDonald’s Japan releases a pancake pie for new retro kissaten coffeeshop series

Classic Japanese desserts get a Kissa Mac makeover for a limited time.

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Epic melon pancakes found at hidden cafe in Tokyo

Proof that some of Tokyo’s best secrets are hiding underground. 

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Ultra-retro cafe in Tokyo is like a hidden hideout, serves up cheap breakfasts with great coffee

Step back in time at this old-school Japanese kissaten. 

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These retro cafe bath salts smell so good you could almost eat them (though you shouldn’t)

Bask in the glory of Japanese ’80s-era cafes with bath salts that smell like dessert!

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McDonald’s Japan goes old-school with new Showa-era Kissa Mac sweets lineup【Photos】

A taste of nostalgia for the golden era of Japanese coffee shops is coming to the golden arches.

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A visit to the birthplace of pizza toast: Is the original better than all the others out there?

Eating at the iconic cafe that started the Japanese fusion trend over 50 years ago.

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Melon cream soda pizza? Shakey’s Japan goes back in time, outside the box with kissaten pizzas

Brand-new pizza ideas spring from retro inspirations.

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Starbucks’ retro Japanese kissaten menu debuts deliciously mature coffee gelatin cake【Taste test】

Plus the perfect old-school coffee to drink with it.

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We visit new retro Starbucks in Japan for a taste of classic kissaten breakfast menu items

Before Starbucks existed in Japan, there were kissaten coffeehouses. Now there’s the Starbucks kissaten.

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Starbucks Japan goes retro with Purin A la Mode Pudding Frappuccino, kissaten coffeehouse items

New lineup will make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time to the heyday of Japanese coffeehouses.

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