Roppongi
Luxury ice cream maker treats diners in Japan to a green experience that stimulates all five senses.
Roppongi hotel uses two kinds of beef, gold powder in ludicrously luxurious, massively mouthwatering burger.
Each dish will use the same exclusive green tea blend that the company uses for its delicious matcha ice cream.
The care and patience given to the little duck family in the middle of downtown Tokyo is warming hearts around the country.
Celebration’s image tarnished in recent years as partiers leave huge amounts of trash on the streets.
Would you like to go on a scavenger hunt through Tokyo Metro’s maze of subways with Studio Ghibli? Well, if you’re in Tokyo between July and September, you’re in luck!
You can now add hedgehogs to the list of cute animals to visit on your next trip to the Japanese capital.
Sailor Moon fans can look forward to an exciting treat in the coming months — an art exhibit in the fashionable Roppongi district of Tokyo!
With Halloween just around the corner, people across Japan are getting ready to transform into all manner of awesome creatures. As a matter of fact, even some restaurants are getting into the spirit with special Halloween menu items, and we found one that’s a genuine monster: Tokyo’s massive Monster Burger, which is actually five burgers combined as one!
We’re not even halfway through summer here in Japan yet, and already we’ve seen a number of strange collaboration combinations, including barley and eel soda and soft-serve sushi.
This time we’d like to introduce another curious combination, in the form of a new Mercedes-Benz x Ice Monster shop that recently popped up in Roppongi, Tokyo. But what do luxury car makers know about making the perfect frozen ice treat? Our ever-popular reporter Mr. Sato heads out to investigate.




















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Beard Papa goes beyond just matcha with its new premium green tea cream puffs
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