Walking spots tagged #Cafe

The Aoyama shop of Ippodo Tea, a long-established Japanese tea house founded in Kyoto in 1717 (Kyoho 2). The name Ippodo is said to have been bestowed in the late Edo period, from the words “keep to one thing — tea,” and the shop has dealt in teas such as sencha, gyokuro and matcha ever since. It stands along Kitazaka slope in Minami-Aoyama 6-chome, where freshly brewed tea and wagashi sweets sit well with a body tired from walking.

A cafe on the first floor of the Daikanyama Suehiro Building in Daikanyama-cho. Take a breather over coffee or something sweet. Daikanyama is a town of slopes and alleys, and one street in from Kyu-Yamate-dori a quiet residential area spreads out. It's a place to drop into when you want to rest your feet partway through a walk around town.

A lounge on the second floor of Building 2 at Daikanyama T-SITE (Daikanyama Tsutaya Books). T-SITE opened in 2011 as a complex centered on the bookstore. This floor is lined with back issues of Showa-era magazines, and you can pull one off the shelf to read. A place to sit down and take a breather on the way back from a walk around Daikanyama.

A café where avatar robots named OriHime take orders and serve food. The robots were developed so that people who have difficulty getting out can take part in society, and through them you can talk with the pilots operating them remotely. The OriHime Diner course is ¥4,400, for parties of two or more, by reservation only. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, coffee made by a remote barista is also available.

An authentic café inside the Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, officially endorsed by the City of Vienna. Its specialty is the “Pfirsich Melba,” a recreation of the dessert created for the prewar opera singer Nellie Melba, layering vanilla ice cream, yellow peach compote and raspberry sauce in a swan-shaped glass dish.

A health-conscious café run by the Mitsubishi Chemical Group. It uses ingredients whose producers are known and water from Cleansui purifiers; the KAITEKI Veggie Plate, served with carrot rapée and ratatouille, is ¥1,300 (bread and soup included). Sofa seats with Wi-Fi and power outlets also suit laptop work. You can refill your own bottle here as well.

A glass-walled cafe with a Japanese theme, right outside the Yaesu Central Exit. Japanese-style breakfast items include an onigiri set meal for ¥900 (¥1,300 with a drink set) and ogura red-bean toast for ¥700. It also has a travel support counter for visitors to Japan, plus seats with power outlets and Wi-Fi.

A cafe with the motto “Every day is Christmas.” Inside, works by friends of the owner line the space, including stained glass, paintings and embroidery.

Opened in 1999 as a library café. Visitors can freely browse the records and music-related books.

A coffee stand along the Tagoe River. Together with the adjoining "POOLSIDE DINER," you can relax while looking out over the river.

東京駅丸の内口の正面に建つ丸の内ビルディングの中にある、書店に併設されたカフェです。本棚に囲まれた席で、街歩きや買い物の合間に腰を下ろしてひと息つけます。東京駅とは地下通路でつながっているため、雨の日でも濡れずにたどり着けるのもありがたいところです。

皇居外苑の和田倉噴水公園の中にあるカフェです。噴水と芝生を望む席で、水音を聞きながら休憩できます。皇居のお堀端や大手町のオフィス街からすぐの場所にあり、丸の内方面へ抜ける散歩の折り返し地点としてもちょうどよい一軒です。

A kissaten (coffee house) founded in 1968 (Showa 43) that has roasted its own beans ever since. For more than half a century it has been roasting and brewing coffee in the Nihonzutsumi neighborhood. After walking from Minami-Senju Station through the San'ya area, it is a place to settle in and take a slow break over a carefully brewed cup.

A specialty coffee shop near Nakameguro Station that roasts its own beans. Taking away a coffee brewed from carefully roasted beans as company for a walk along the Meguro River is also recommended. The shop is small, but you can find a cup made with real dedication here.

下北沢の森巌寺川緑道沿いにあるイタリアンカフェです。グローバルダイニングが展開するカフェ ラ・ボエムの下北沢店で、緑道の静かな雰囲気の中でパスタやピザを楽しめます。散歩の休憩にゆったり過ごせるお店です。

A cafe in Kitazawa 1-chome, Setagaya City. Created by the musical instrument maker Fender, it is a space where music intersects with Shimokitazawa's culture. A spot you can drop into casually while strolling around the Shimokitazawa area.

皇居外苑エリアにあるスターバックスの店舗です。広大な皇居の緑を眺めながらコーヒーを楽しめる立地で、散歩の合間にひと息つくのにぴったりの場所です。周辺には皇居前広場や二重橋など見どころも多く、休憩がてら立ち寄りやすいカフェです。

A cafe near Daikanyama Station. Walking around Daikanyama, with its maze of shops and back streets, tends to add up to more steps than you'd expect. Stop in when you feel like a break, settle down for a while, and then head off to the next street — that timing works well. It also serves as a rest point before venturing out toward Kyu-Yamate-dori or the Meguro River.

A cafe in the Higashi area of Shibuya Ward, a short walk east of Shibuya Station. It sits where the crowds in front of the station give way to calmer streets, making it a good spot to catch your breath once your legs start to tire. It is easy to work in as a midway break when walking from Shibuya through toward Ebisu.

A café in Daikanyama-cho where you can enjoy desserts. It sits in an easy spot to stop for something sweet partway through a stroll from Daikanyama Station toward Tsutaya Books or Kyu-Yamate-dori. The area has many slopes, so it may be worth remembering as a resting point after walking around.

A cafe near Daikanyama Station whose name carries the word spice. Daikanyama has many streets with slopes, so it helps to have somewhere to sit down right around the point where a full walk around the area makes you want a rest. Stop by as the turnaround point of your walk, or for a break before heading to Nakameguro or Ebisu.

A cafe near Daikanyama Station. It sits along the way from Daikanyama toward Nakameguro or Ebisu, an easy place to drop into when you feel like a short rest. Sit down, take another look at your map, think about which alley to turn into next — why not use it as a punctuation mark in your walk?

A café within walking distance of Daikanyama Station. It lies on the route out toward the Meguro River and Nakameguro, making it a good place to fit in a cup of coffee before setting off again. If you're putting together a walk that links Daikanyama and Nakameguro, it seems worth remembering as a rest stop in between.

A coffee shop near Daikanyama Station. It suits the kind of stop where you have just one cup partway through a walk and then set off again. Drop in after wandering Daikanyama's narrow back lanes, or for a breather before heading toward Kyu-Yamate-dori.

A branch of Kissashitsu Renoir, a coffee-shop chain found mainly around the Tokyo metropolitan area, located near Ebisu Station. Many of its shops are laid out with sofa seating where you can settle in and take your time, so it is dependable when you want to rest tired feet. Think of it as a place to pause before walking on to Shibuya or Daikanyama.

A café near Ebisu Station. Ebisu spreads out from the station in slopes and back lanes, and while walking you can end up covering more ground than you expected. It's handy to keep in mind as a place to sit down when that happens. It also works as a break before or after heading toward Yebisu Garden Place.

A café from Segafredo, the Italian-born coffee brand, a short walk from Ebisu Station. Between stretches of walking the streets, you can enjoy an Italian-style cup built around espresso. Stop in when you want a short rest while exploring Ebisu, or for a breather before heading to your next destination.

A coffee company founded in 2002 in Oakland, California, USA, which opened its first Japanese store in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in 2015. This is its Ebisu location. Drop by when you want to pause with a coffee in hand partway through a walk, or to sit down for a while before heading back to the station.

A café near Daikanyama Station. Daikanyama is an area where quiet residential streets mix with small street-level shops, and the atmosphere changes with just a short walk from the station. It works well as the turnaround point of a walk from Shibuya or Ebisu — just the right place to rest your feet over a cup of coffee.

A café near Daikanyama Station. The routes leading from Daikanyama over to Nakameguro or Ebisu are all easy to walk, and having somewhere to catch your breath along the way makes a stroll much easier to plan. Worth keeping in mind as a place to pause with a coffee in hand between shopping and taking in the streetscape.

A café in Ebisu-nishi 1-chome, between Daikanyama Station and Ebisu Station. It serves drinks made with plant-based milk, making it an easy pick even for those cutting back on dairy. Worth keeping in mind as a spot to catch your breath and hydrate on a walk between the two stations.

A place near Ebisu Station that serves as both a café and a restaurant. Once you leave the station, Ebisu continues as slopes and residential streets, and it is the kind of neighborhood where you find yourself wanting to sit down as you walk. You can keep it light with just a coffee or settle in for a proper meal, so you can use it either way to suit your walking plans.

A café within walking distance of Ebisu Station. In Ebisu, step one street back from the bustle in front of the station and the roads turn quiet, with small shops scattered here and there. It's an area where the time spent hunting down a particular place with a map in hand becomes a walk in itself. When you feel like a break, consider stopping in.

A café near Ebisu Station. In Ebisu the mood of the town changes between the Garden Place side and the west-exit side of the station, and whichever way you walk you will want a break along the way. Having somewhere to sit and catch your breath after a long walk makes it easier to keep going afterwards. Try it for a rest between plans.

A cafe in Daikanyama-cho serving bread and coffee. The area stretching out from Daikanyama Station has small shops lining its slopes and back lanes, making it a place where the walking itself is the pleasure. Since you can take a break with bread in hand, it works as a starting point for a morning walk or as a turnaround point when your legs get tired.

A café along the slope in Uguisudanicho, on the south side of Shibuya Station. This area is a hilltop residential district connecting Shibuya and Daikanyama, and just a few minutes' walk from the bustle in front of the station the foot traffic settles down. Both coffee and alcohol are served, so it works for a break during a daytime walk as well as for a drink afterward.

A café a short walk from Daikanyama Station. When you feel like taking a breather mid-stroll, you can settle in with a coffee. Daikanyama is a neighborhood of winding slopes and back lanes whose character changes as you walk, so it also suits time spent looking at a map and thinking about where to head next.

A café near Ebisu Station. In Ebisu, a short walk from the bustle in front of the station turns into calm residential streets, and this is a place to stop in partway through that shift. Rest your tired feet, take a breather with a warm drink, and then head off toward the next street.

A coffee shop with Ebisu as its nearest station. With coffee in its very name, it is an option for when you want to enjoy a quiet cup partway through a walk around town. It is easy to stop by either as a rest point before extending your walk from Ebisu toward Hiroo or Daikanyama, or as a way to round off a walk.

A café near Daikanyama Station. Daikanyama is a town where small shops with character are scattered along every side street, and this is one of the places you come across on such a walk. When wandering around leaves you a little tired, settle into a seat, take a break, then step back out onto the street and turn the next corner.

A café in Ebisu-nishi, Shibuya City. It sits in the area that spreads between Ebisu Station and Daikanyama, making it a natural waypoint when you walk a route linking the two neighborhoods. Pausing with a drink in hand takes the edge off the climb up the slopes. After a rest, it is worth heading west and continuing on foot to Daikanyama.

A coffee shop whose nearest station is Shibuya. Even in Shibuya, where the flow of people never lets up, sitting down in front of a cup of coffee lets you calmly look back on the route you've walked. Shibuya is a hub from which you can continue on foot to Harajuku, Daikanyama, or Aoyama, so it suits a break taken before deciding which direction to go next.

A cafe near Ebisu Station. Ebisu is placed so that you can walk on through to the Meguro River or toward Hiroo, and this serves as a spot along that route where you can settle in for a while. Sitting down for a drink after a long walk eases some of the tiredness in your legs. Time spent watching the people coming and going on the street is part of the walk as well.

A doughnut counter near Daikanyama Station, inside Fred Segal, the select shop that originated in Los Angeles. Blue Star Donuts is a doughnut shop from Portland in the United States. It suits rounding off a walk through Daikanyama with something sweet in hand.

A cafe near Daikanyama Station named after the character "Mr.Friendly." It is the kind of place you come across while walking the back lanes of Daikanyama, where you can sit down and catch your breath partway through a stroll. Drop in for a rest when your legs get tired, then head back out into the streets and their continuing slopes.

A café whose nearest station is Ebisu. Once you move a little away from the station, Ebisu unfolds into quiet streets, and small shops you'll want to step into appear as you walk. This is one of them; take a break here, then set off again toward the Meguro River or Hiroo.

A café within walking distance of Ebisu Station. Ebisu is a neighborhood of tangled slopes and narrow alleys, where you end up covering more ground than you expected. It's a reassuring place to keep in mind as a rest stop partway through a walk, for when you feel like catching your breath.

A café near Daikanyama Station. The name means "a quiet place" in English. In Daikanyama, small shops are scattered even deep in the back alleys, so the detours add up as you walk. Worth remembering as somewhere to sit down after a good stretch of exploring.

An ice cream specialty shop in Ebisu 1-chome, a short walk from Ebisu Station, built around Japanese ingredients. The ice creams are centered on Japanese foodstuffs and taste closer to wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets). It makes a good detour when you want something sweet partway along a walk from Ebisu to Daikanyama or Hiroo.

A café near Daikanyama Station. Calm streets spread out around the station, and as you walk toward Kyu-Yamate-dori or the Sarugakucho area, the character of the neighborhood shifts little by little. A good stop for resting after a loop around, while you think about where to head next.