Food Tours

Matsuya – a place where you can eat beef rice bowl or warm dishes 24/7 at a reasonable price

When you stay in Japan, you may want to eat warm dishes at a reasonable price. Mastuya is a good option for you. It's located near major stations in city centers. Find the nearby store. It's open 24/7. You can order dishes without speaking Japanese. The price range is usually 500 to 70...
Food Tours

Tonkatsu Wako – High quality tonkatsu/cutlet restaurant

Thank you for visiting Umemi blog If you're in the Tokyo area and looking for a place to get some delicious tonkatsu and other fried foods at a reasonable price, I highly recommend checking out Tonkatsu Kazuko. You won't be disappointed😀 There are many tonkatsu restaurants, but Wako...
Food Tours

Kawamura – Premium Kobe beef steak restaurant in Osaka/Tokyo

I came to Osaka and visited Kawamura to enjoy high quality beef steak 🤗 Recently you can find many restaurants which offer Kobe beef, even outside Japan 😯 However, it's not easy to find a high quality Kobe beef restaurant which tells the bloodline of their Kobe beef and who...
Food Tours

Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay stay experience 3/3: Breakfast, Marriott Platinum member experience

Thank you for visiting Umemi blog🍒 As a benefit of Marriott Platinum member, we enjoy the lounge since the previous day and it's breakfast time☀ The lounge breakfast was also fulfilling😆 Warm vegetables and sauce⭐ Scrambled eggs and omelet⭐ Bacon and sausage⭐ Fr...
Travels

Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay stay experience 2/3: evening cocktail time, gym

Thank you for visiting Umemi blog🍒 Shortly after check-in and afternoon team time, it’s evening cocktail time🤗 The lineup was perfect for those of us who don't drink alcohol, with a wide selection of meals and desserts♥ We could even use it as a substitute for dinner! Bibimbap...
Travels

Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay stay experience 1/3: check-in, afternoon tea at lounge

Thank you for visiting Umemi blog🍒 I often visit the Sheraton at the buffet💨 This time, I created the Marriott Bonvoy Premium Card half a year ago and upgraded to Platinum, so I decided to stay at the hotel to see what kind of benefits I could receive🤔 Took the shuttle bus fr...
Food Tours

CEDAR THE CHOP HOUSE & BAR in Roppongi – American style lunch buffet

Welcome to the Umemi blog 🍒 If you miss American style cuisine in Roppongi, CEDAR THE CHOP HOUSE & BAR would be the good choice for you. Here's the report from my monthly buffet day with my buffet friend :) Cedar, which is the main dining area for the Remm Roppongi hotel, aims to offer ...
Food Tours

TEN KICHI YA — tempura rice bowl store in Shinjuku

Thank you for visiting Umemi blog Whenever we want to eat tendon (tempura donburi, or tempura rice bowl), we go to TEN KICHI YA in Shinjuku. There are many famous tempura rice bowl stores, especially in the Asakusa area, but I prefer TEN KICHI YA for several reasons 🙂 Asakusa is ...
Hotel Buffets

PORTO – Buffet Dining Restaurant at Tokyo Prince Hotel

Thank you for visiting Umemi Blog It was a sunny day without a cloud ☀️ This time we visited Tokyo Prince's buffet restaurant Porto I go to various hotel buffet restaurants, but this may be the best (or at least within top3) in terms of the balance across quality, price, atmosphere. ...
Travels

Staying in Club InterContinental Lounge at ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort

Thank you for visiting the Umemi blog I took a trip to Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, and this is the report of our stay in Club InterContinental Lounge at ANA InterContinental. 🏝 Afternoon tea at club lounge We did check-in while enjoying afternoon tea at the club lounge ...