Ohana& opened in Tokyo’s Toritsu-Daigaku area on April 8, 2026, turning menu choice into a short self-assessment. At the official café site, guests can choose medicinal-herb tea and rice porridge based on…
CAFE USEUM ARITA has turned Japan’s hometown-tax system into a restaurant payment path. From September 15, 2026, eligible visitors can choose “eat through hometown tax,” scan a counter QR code, make a…
NOMU Kichijoji opened in Tokyo’s Musashino district on June 25, 2026, as NOMU ENTERPRISE’s second café. At the official NOMU site, drinks begin in a proprietary dispensing system rather than at a…
After years of rising rice costs, 7-Eleven and Lawson are cutting onigiri prices. The humble rice ball has become a test of whether convenience stores can make affordability feel like product innovation.
At Atelier Ukai Cafe & Factory Hachioji, opened by restaurant operator Ukai in western Tokyo on September 7, a working cookie and chocolate plant is also the guest experience. Visitors can follow…
At barrier in Kanazawa, dashi is no longer a fixed kitchen decision. Since September 7, 2026, guests compare three dried-fish flakes by aroma and taste, choose one, then receive a bowl made…
Every first order at Hatenacoffee’s new Kobe branch combines a drink with a physical puzzle rather than treating games as optional entertainment. Experiful Inc. opened Hatenacoffee Kobe Sannomiya on September 2, 2026.…
KAKU Shinagawa opened in Tokyo on August 26, 2026, with a working charcoal hearth built into every table. Rather than treating open-fire cooking as a distant kitchen spectacle, the 100-seat restaurant brings…
2050 coffee’s Gion Shirakawa shop opened in Kyoto on August 7, 2026, with a service system designed for tourist-volume speed: staff dispense specialty coffee from labelled taps in about ten seconds. Kurasu…
At OrySNACK in Tokyo’s Nihombashi district, the bartender can be hundreds of kilometres away. OryLab opened the four-seat, reservation-only sake bar inside Avatar Robot Cafe DAWN ver.β on August 1, 2026. Guests…