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When I first came to Japan, my father-in-law Fukuo Yoshioka introduced me to Nishimura's Coffee. Nishimura's Coffee serves some of the best coffee I have ever had the pleasure of drinking. Nishimura's claim to fame in the Kobe area began in 1948 when it served straight black coffee which had never been done before in Japan. It is also the first coffee establishment to serve cappuccino and coffee jelly. One ...

Vie De France:（ヴィ・ド・フランス）：Bread Shops（パン屋さん） Vie de France is a French bakery company that got started in 1971. It has bakery shops in the USA and throughout Japan. This bakery produces high quality breads and croissants in addition to pastries, and snack foods. The Vie de France bakery shop in the JR Kobe station is conveniently located just outside the ticket gate. There is a nice dining area where people can ...

  Delifrance is an international company that began operations in 1983, and quickly spread out globally. In 2008 DeliFrance opened for business in Japan, and opened a new store in the newly built JR Settsumotoyama station. This bakery offers a wide variety of French style bread, pastries, brioches, croissants, gateaux, and many other delicious products. Delifrance also serves beverages, coffee, and sandwiches. The interior is spacious with plenty of seating, ...

Dai's Pizza: Eat It Up!(ダイズピザ ライフ本山店） The Life Supermarket is only about 2 kilometers from my home. I like to shop for my groceries there. But I also have another reason. Inside the supermarket is a small pizza restaurant called Dai's Pizza. Dai's has a chain of restaurants in Kobe, Kyoto, and in Hokkaido. The pizza menu offers a wide variety of pizzas all of which are reasonably priced. The ...

Chinese food｜Nankinmachi: Kobe Chinatown（南京町：神戸チャイナタウン） Established in 1868, Nankinmachi is rich in history and culture, as well as a Chinese food lovers paradise. It is located about 3 minutes walking distance south of the JR Motomachi station. Nankinmachi is a popular tourist destination for foreigners as well as for the locals living in the Kansai region. Kobe's Chinatown features more than 100 hundred restaurants and food stands which offer mouthwatering Chinese ...

Shi Sen is a Chinese Restaurant which serves Sichuan cuisine. This style of food originates from Sichuan Province in China, and is characterized by the bold hot and spicy flavors added to the food by the chefs. The most common spices used are fennel, chili pepper, aniseed, cinnamon, and Sichuan pepper. They are commonly known as "The Five Fragrances." The food at Shi Sen lived up to its reputation. I ...

Daikisuisan Kaitenzushi is located in Uozaki, Higashinada-ku along Highway 43. It is across from the Royal Home Center. The kaiten sushi restaurant- Daikisuisan Kaitenzushi  is part of the Daiki Suisan system that began in 1975 with the sole purpose of providing consumers with a product based on the "Freshness First" principal. This restaurant chain provides sushi at a quality level. I especially like going to kaitenzushi restaurants because their is ...

Manor House is a small cafe and tea restaurant located in a residential area of Motoyama Kitamachi. It blends in with the houses in the area and might be hard to find. However, there is a sign posted in front as well as a lunch menu. From the street, Manor House looks like your typical traditional Japanese house with a garden. Patrons can walk through the garden to the entrance ...

Elk New York Brunch: Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens： Hamburger sets Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens has a lot of very fine restaurants. It also has a food court. The food court has changed a lot over the years. Many restaurants have closed and new ones have opened up. Recently, the food court underwent renovation and is now known as the Gardens Kitchen. The food court is clean and very spacious with ample seating inside ...

Rosa Roja: Spanish Bar Restaurant｜ローザ・ローハ One evening when I was in the Lucua building in Osaka, I noticed a list of restaurants located on the 10th Floor. I wanted to eat something different, so I chose Rosa Roja because I had not eaten Spanish food in a long time. Rosa Roja serves  authentic Spanish style food such as tapas, paella, and a wide range of alcoholic drinks including fruit sangrias. ...

Honolulu Coffee Sannomiya｜ホノルルコーヒー三宮店 Just outside of the Hankyu Sannomiya train station is a coffee shop called Honolulu Coffee. Honolulu Coffee has several branches in the Kansai area as well as in other parts of the world. I drink coffee at home everyday. But once in awhile, I like to try something different. So, one day when I was in Sannomiya, I decided to try the coffee at Honolulu Coffee. Honolulu ...

I am particularly fond of izakaya style restaurants in Japan. They are similar to Irish pubs and tapas bars in Spain. These informal Japanese pubs are casual places to enjoy good food and alcoholic drinks. Torizo is one of them. It is also a great place to have a party! This is where I like to go for good yakitori and lots of booze with friends and students. Torizo has ...

IKEA is a familiar name throughout Japan and around the world. Most people associate IKEA with the home furniture business. However, IKEA also has restaurants which offer traditional style Swedish food as well as cross-cultural food depending on location. The IKEA restaurant in Port Island resembles a cafeteria, but it is very spacious, clean, and bright. Patrons get a cart, stand in line, and choose from a wide selection of ...

Belle-Ville Pancake Cafe opened in Okamoto this year; replacing the Northshore Restaurant. The interior decorum did not change very much. Belle-Ville started in Osaka and has extended operations in other cities in Japan. The pancake craze has certainly gripped the Japanese palate on a national scale. I tried the millefeuille pancakes (which is French for thousand layers). I was amused when my order arrived and the pancake stack was leaning ...

Ultra Chop Restaurant is located in the Pontocho Alleyway in Kyoto. The Pontocho Alleyway has many restaurants, and it can be difficult to find a restaurant that is not part of the mainstream cuisine found in Kyoto. As I was walking by Ultra Chop, I noticed that lamb was an integral part of the menu. Finding restaurants that serve lamb is very difficult in Japan. So, in I went. The ...