I’m taking a mini Obon vacation over the weekend, and so I’m hanging out in Tokyo with my boyfriend. Our Airbnb is in Asakusa, so earlier in the day we hung out in the otaku capital Akihabara, and dropped by for some boba after dinner before crashing at our Airbnb for the night. Honestly, I… Continue reading Matcha (モチモチ抹茶) – Kocha
Yi Fang is yet another big Taiwanese boba chain that has made it's way over to America and started populating there as well, and I guess Japan, since I've been to one there. (My cousin said they went bankrupt in Taiwan, so maybe they're just trying to recuperate business elsewhere?) I think to make themselves… Continue reading Fruit Teas, Brown Sugar, and More – Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea
Today’s my family’s last full day in Japan, and we’re back in Sapporo to chill. After arriving, we dropped off our luggage at our hotel, and finally, I got my family to try Mister Donut. Along with the titular donuts, I advertised their milk tea to my mom, and she wanted to try. Since it’s… Continue reading Tapioca Royal Milk Tea #2 (タピオカもちもち黒糖ロイヤルミルクティ) – Mister Donut
Today we’re leaving Sendai, and as our last item of business, we’re getting one last Zunda shake before our train. Zunda is basically mashed edamame paste, and it’s one of the big famous foods of Sendai. We went to the Zunda Saryo shop yesterday, where we passed this shop offering shakes with boba. My mom… Continue reading Black Tapioca Zunda Shake – Kikusuian
Today my family is staying one night in Sendai! After a whole day of eating Sendai foods and specialties, we did some late night food shopping in the basement of a department store near our hotel, and stumbled upon Bull Pulu. We saw it advertising boba, and after we finished our shopping, we circled back… Continue reading Houjicha Milk Tea (ほうじ茶ミルクティー) – Bull Pulu
I’m in Tokyo with my family! Today we’re in Ginza to do some last minute Tokyo shopping for my mom, as it’s our last full day in Tokyo. Before they came, I remember my mom saying she didn’t want any boba in Japan, but here we are…it’s also super hot, so a refreshing drink hits… Continue reading Jasmine Milk Tea (ジャズミンミルクティー) – Truedan
Happy Lemon is a pretty big franchise, again originating from Taiwan, and well, they're known for their lemon drinks, along with cheese foam and various toppings. My friend liked their lemon and cheese foam stuff, but personally, I'm not a huge lemon flavor person in general (or cheese foam for the matter, but sometimes I'll… Continue reading Lemons and Waffles – Happy Lemon
Today I went to my first pride parade in Otaru! I initially went by myself, but ended up seeing a few friends at the parade and hung out with them earlier in the day. After separating, I went off to go eat on my own, and of course needed boba for the way back. My… Continue reading Tapioca Royal Milk Tea (タピオカもちもち黒糖ロイヤルミルクティ) – Mister Donut
Today I stayed in town today, and the weather was pretty nice, so I went out on a walk. Well, my real purpose was to go out to try boba from the cafe next to the bus station. When I first arrived, I noticed this cafe had a bunch of flags out front advertising they… Continue reading Matcha Tapioca (抹茶タピオカ) – 珈琲苑
I'm in Sapporo today to go see the Yosakoi Soran Festival! It’s one of the biggest events in Sapporo every year, and I was excited especially so because one of my coworkers is dancing in it. Apparently people come from all over Japan to participate, and there are so many teams participating this year according… Continue reading Sun Shine Muscat Yogurt Milk Tea (SUNシャインマスカットヨーグルミルクティー) – Gong Cha
