After a long weekend, I’m heading home from Sapporo! I got a parfait in the morning, and grabbed a boba before leaving to meet up with a friend! I’m back at The Alley again to get another drink. This drink actually came out back in October, but I haven’t had a chance to try it… Continue reading Maple White Peach Oolong Milk Tea (メープル白桃烏龍ミルクティー) – The Alley
Today I’m in Sapporo hanging out for the three day weekend! I went to the Sapporo Olympics Museum, and then did some casual shopping the rest of the day. I got boba from The Alley as a midday snack of sorts! As of 1/22, The Alley Japan released a “Sweet and Bitter” series. It consists… Continue reading Bitter Cocoa with Tea (ビターティーココア) – The Alley
I’m back in Hokkaido! I flew in from Hiroshima this morning after saying bye to my parents, and got a quick lunch in Sapporo. After getting boba, I headed home! Still have work tomorrow, so I’m trying not to stay too late. I got Gong Cha today to try out the chocolate version of the… Continue reading Honey Honey Chocolat Tea (ハニーハニーショコラティー) – Gong Cha
Today my family and I went to Miyajima to see the famous torii gates in the middle of the ocean. We finished up our plans early, and got dinner in the main city. Of course, since we were nearby boba, we went back since we liked our drinks yesterday! I wanted to get their Jasmine… Continue reading Tea18 Milk Tea (Tea18ミルクティー) – Tea 18
Today’s our first full day in Hiroshima! We went to visit the A-Dome in the morning, and checked out the Yamato museum in the afternoon. After another okonomiyaki dinner, we stopped by the nearby mall for some dessert shopping and boba! I had researched boba in Hiroshima ahead of time, and this was a local… Continue reading Tieguanyin Oolong Milk Tea (鉄観音ミルクティー) – Tea 18
Today my family is heading to Hiroshima! Since our flight is in the afternoon, I managed to stop by Gong Cha before we checked out of our hotel in the morning and grab one of their current seasonals. Starting 1/16, Gong Cha came out with a honey series, and I was hoping to grab at… Continue reading Honey Honey Milk Tea (ハニーハニーミルクティー) – Gong Cha
Today I spent the day in Sapporo exploring the 2025 Snow Festival with my parents and friend! We walked through all the exhibits, had sushi for lunch, and yakiniku for dinner! On our way back to the hotel, we passed by Cocono, and my mom wanted boba, so we stopped by The Tea. Because it… Continue reading Chocolate Milk Tea (チョコレートミルクティー) – The Tea
Junbi relaatively new shop to the scene offering boba, but I think they've been in LA doing matcha for a bit now. It's a cafe that specializes in matcha, but they also have an array of milk teas, fruit teas, coffees, smoothies, and soft serve and onigiri. Their menu is super cool! I've only tried… Continue reading Matcha and Onigiri – Junbi
