24hrcinderella

Japan Trip 2025

MY FIRST JAPAN TRIP

OCTOBER 2025
warning: this post is very long!

AKIHABARA (i stayed here!)
↳ radio kaikan
↳ bookoff
↳ yodobashi akiba (the 8th floor is my special place)
↳ maid cafe! i went to at-home

↳ anime stores (surugaya, kotobukiya, mandarake, lashinban, trader, trader 2, gee store, lammtarra)

food recommendations:
♡ kamimura (秋葉原鮨上村). the omakase sushi lunch set was delicious! (~JPY 3900)
♡ marusho ramen (マルショーラーメン) inside yodobashi akiba 8th floor. yummy gyoza!
♡ cure maid cafe. very chill maid cafe. they don't roleplay, and the teas and food was actually good! i don't recommend the desserts though. save those calories for actual good food around akiba/tokyo. plus, right outside the cafe is the gee store.
♡ denny's. hear me out. denny's in japan is phemonenal!

IKEBUKURO
↳ kamen rider the diner
↳ cardcaptor sakura afternoon tea pop-up cafe
↳ sunshine city mall
↳ otome road
↳ k-books (all of them! yakuza/like a dragon merch can be found in k-books game)

food recommendations:
♡ vegipota tsukemen enji (ベジポタつけ麺えん寺). hands down the best food i had in tokyo.

SHIBUYA
↳ photomatic! photobooth without crazy filters

↳ shibuya 109
↳ shibuya parco (sega store, nintendo, pokemon, capcom, jojo store)
↳ tower records shibuya (fujii kaze signed stuff on permanent display!)

food recommendations:
♡ shu shibuya ten (shu 渋谷店). a relaxing kissaten next to shibuya 109 in case you get overwhelmed.

NAKANO
↳ nakano sunmall
↳ nakano broadway! all the mandarake shops, robot robot, gallery of hakaba, etc. one of my fav places in tokyo! in love with it!

food recommendations:
♡ bar dio (jojo themed bar)
♡ tokyo niboshiya honpo (東京煮干屋本舗) mazesoba!
♡ coffee zingaro. a little hesitant to recommend this because it was mediocre, but the decor is so unique and it's inside nakano broadway.

KICHIJOJI
↳ studio ghibli museum! it was a dream come true.
↳ i left after the trip to the ghibli museum, but i heard there's a good thrifting scene here!

food recommendations:
♡ shirohige's cream puff factory get a catbus cookie!

SHINJUKU
shinjuku is a magical place and is unskippable btw
↳ ikedaya tea store they sell premium matcha!
↳ tower records shinjuku (more fujii kaze stuff)
↳ disk union
↳ shinjuku marui annex
↳ shinjuku marui men
↳ kabukicho (for the yakuza like a dragon vending machine locations: kiryu outside don quijote, majima outside the shinjuku batting center, saejima and daigo are side by side outside of gigo in kabukicho. ichiban's wasn't at the karaoke kan when i went.)

food recommendations:
♡ dagashi bar. a retro showa-era themed snack bar!
♡ niku to tamago (肉とたまご)

ASAKUSA
↳ nakamise-dori
↳ senso-ji big gates, big bell!

food recommendations:
♡ suzukien matcha gelato 壽々喜園. 7 levels of matcha gelato

ODAIBA
↳ decks tokyo seaside mall
↳ odaiba retro museum a showa-era "museum" (not really - just a place to take photos), so fun!
↳ haikara yokocho. showa-era shopping aisle!
↳ treasure market odaiba test your luck!
ps: i meant to go to divercity, but it was raining so it was skipped

food recommendations:
N/A. i had takoyaki here, but i don't recommend it lol

KYOTO
↳ teramachi dori
↳ nishiki market
↳ sanjusangendo temple
↳ hanamikoji dori
↳ sannenzaka/ninnenzaka
↳ kamo river we ate onigiri by the river at night (below the sanjo bridge). pretty, but it was stinky!
↳ pontocho alley

food recommendations:
♡ gekka bijin (月下美人) literally the best mitarashi dango EVER. i dream about this everyday.
♡ karafuneya (からふね屋) fun parfaits!
♡ gion kinana (祇園きなな) the BEST parfait/kakigori!
ps: i also recommend getting yatsuhashi in kyoto

UJI
↳ uji bridge
↳ itoh kyuemon get a cute popsicle!
↳ byodo-in omotesando
↳ nakamura tokichi
↳ hoho hojicha

food recommendations:
♡ the nakamura tokichi parfait is 100% worth it
♡ todouan (御抹茶処とどう庵) cozy teahouse!
♡ i went into a ramen shop that gave us the option to sprinkle matcha powder on top of our ramen for a fee. was it stupid? yes. but i tried it. not worth it lol

OSAKA
↳ dotonbori
↳ PARCO ghibli store take a pic with no-face here!
↳ shinsekai! it's like a big carnival!
↳ kasuga arcade

food recommendations:
♡ the kirby cafe! no further comments.
♡ fujiyama (ふじやま) in shinsekai for kushikatsu, doteyaki, okonomiyaki
♡ there are tons of good street food all around dotonbori and shinsekai! follow your heart.

KAWAGUCHIKO
↳ mt fuji panorama glamping! we booked the dome tent and had an unobstructed view of mt fuji!
↳ hotel konansou! this ryokan was the best. the room had a open-air hot tub out on the balcony, kaiseki dinner was served inside the room, and there were bookable private onsens. the breakfast buffet had an amazing selection of food. i highly recommend this!
↳ visited as many souvenir shops as possible! so many unique local finds.

food recommendations:
♡ fujisan yogan kissa LAVE CAFE for the mt fuji cream sodas. there is a gift shop here, too, where you can buy blue curry!

OTHER AREAS
↳ ginza for age.3! i didn't want to go shopping though
↳ shimbashi for the retro cafe (kissa fuji). not worth!
↳ minato for themed afternoon tea inside conrad tokyo! great views! (big ghibli clock nearby!)
↳ takadanobaba for mikado game arcade
↳ tokyo station for the kamen rider store, character goods, tokyo banana, etc.

my trip route:
TOKYO > KYOTO > UJI >
OSAKA > KAWAGUCHIKO > TOKYO

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