In Tokyo, they have a very large Starbucks Reserve Roastery located in Meguro and I decided to go there with my friend to check it out! It had 4 floors and each floor sold different kinds of drinks. The first floor had coffee and coffee beans, the second floor had tea and food, the third floor had cocktails, coffee, and food, and the fourth floor was a lounge. My friend and I got tea drinks from the second floor and they were delicious. They also had really unique interior designs throughout the store, like this wall covered in cups. It was so spacious and pretty and it was a really cool experience. I was also able to go to collaboration cafes they happened to be hosting! The first one is a Nijisanji collaboration at Sweets Paradise, where they have all you can eat desserts and ice cream. The second one is an Ado x Sanrio collaboration pop up cafe and the theme was science and labs so the drink was served in a beaker. I was very lucky that these cafes were being held during my time here and I was very happy to have been able to go because they don't do collaboration cafes like this back home in Hawaii. We also went to Shin-Okubo which is one of the most popular places in Tokyo for high school and college students because of all of the Korean restaurants and stores they have there. We ate Korean fried chicken and it reminded me a bit of home because my friends and I would eat Korean fried chicken often back in Hawaii. Something interesting I saw was this can of whipped cream that was being sold in vending machines for around $6 USD. After seeing this go viral on TikTok, I had to try it when I saw it in person. It was very tasty but also very heavy and sweet and there was also some kind of sponge cake inside with the whipped cream. Although it was good, I don't think I would've been able to finish this alone since it was so much cream so I'm glad I had a friend with me to help me finish it.
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In Japan, there is a nationwide holiday called Golden Week and it is a bunch of holidays together in one week. This year's Golden Week was from April 29th to May 5th and I decided to go back to my hometown Nagoya and spend time with my family and I was fortunate to be able to stay for a bit longer because of my class schedule. For the most part, all I did was go grocery shopping with her, plant flowers, look at nature, and just have a nice time winding down from the busy city life in Tokyo. I was also able to meet my other grandmother who lives in Yokosuka and she made my friends and I paella and held a traditional Japanese tea ceremony for us since she teaches how to make tea for Japanese tea ceremonies. When Golden Week was over and I came back to Tokyo, my friends and I decided to visit Asakusa. Although it was raining that day, it was a really nice experience and I feel like we got to experience a bit more of Japanese culture. I also had Chinese hot pot for the first time at Hai Di Lao and although it was a bit pricey, it was very delicious.
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