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
Today’s my last day at home in America before heading back to Japan. I was craving Arby’s curly fries because they’re a unique American favorite of mine, and Jan Jam is in the same plaza! It’s quickly becoming a new family favorite, and we all look forward to getting their drinks. Today I went with… Continue reading Oolong Milk Tea – Jam Jam Tea Lab
A couple of days before I head back to Japan, I managed to meet up with another friend! We got dinner together at a poke place, and then ended the night sipping boba from Class 302 while taking a walk and reminiscing about our shared childhood. Gosh I haven’t been to 302 in a while.… Continue reading Litchi Guava – Class 302
Today my sister and I went to go see Wicked in theaters! Tuesdays are discounted at AMC, so we went to see an afternoon showing. The movie was really good! After the movie, we went to get boba next door at Cha for Tea. I was looking at the online menu beforehand, and was deciding… Continue reading Honey Black Milk Tea – Cha for Tea
Today I met up with a friend for a boba date catch up! We for sure were going for boba, but didn’t decide on a place beforehand. Since I had Jam Jam recently and actually really liked it, I suggested we go to also get her opinion on it. Last time I ordered, I would… Continue reading Osmanthus Milk Tea – Jam Jam Tea Lab
Today I met up with a childhood friend for lunch! We ran into each other about a week ago purely coincidentally, and wanted to meet up again to properly catch up. After getting lunch, we obviously had to get boba. We were talking about boba in town, and I mentioned I had yet to try… Continue reading Golden Leaf Tea Latte – Macu Tea
Today was my dental deep cleaning part 2! After my appointment was over, I walked over to a nearby Target, did some shopping while waiting to get picked up (no car problems), and killed some time. On the way home, we passed Junbi, so perfect for boba of the day. Junbi is doing a banana… Continue reading Cold Mango Matcha Latte – Junbi
