When visiting Glover Garden in Nagasaki, besides admiring the Western-style buildings with their exotic atmosphere, you can also take a break at the Jiyutei Cafe inside the garden. This retro Western-style building serves coffee, desserts, and other items. Sit down for afternoon tea and enjoy a leisurely moment in Nagasaki. Afterward, you can stop by the nearby gift shop to browse a variety of distinctive products from the garden, all with stylish designs.
Former Jiyūtei Restaurant | Review by Linda Liao
Other Reviews by Linda Liao
-
Starbucks Reserve® Roastery Tokyo
Starbucks Reserve® Roastery Tokyo is one of only five Starbucks Roasteries worldwide and the only one in Japan. It houses an on-site roastery within its 2,966-square-meter space. This special venue brings together a passion for coffee, Japanese craftsmanship, and the spirit of hospitality. The building, designed by architect Kengo Kuma, is also a highlight.
I've been to the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Milan, Italy, and the interior is very similar, like a large Starbucks museum that's worth exploring. However, there is also a smaller Starbucks Reserve store in Ginza that stands apart from the typical street-side locations. Its biggest feature is its collaboration with the renowned Italian bakery Princi, offering freshly made pizza, focaccia, and a variety of refined savory and sweet treats. The store focuses on a “main dish plus coffee/tea” format, with spacious seating on the second floor and a wide selection of exclusive Tavola meal sets. Since space is at a premium in Ginza and seats are hard to come by, some second-floor seats can be reserved online. It's a great place to enjoy an elegant meal or afternoon tea when you need a break from shopping.
-
-
LUMINE Yurakucho
A part of the “Yurakucho Marion complex”, this commercial facility is close to JR Yurakucho Station and Tokyo Metro Ginza Station, and is popular with a wide range of customers, including office workers and foreign tourists, as it is conveniently located without getting wet even in the rain.
When shopping in Ginza, I often continue on to Yurakucho to shop some more~ Every time I visit LUMINE Yurakucho, my first stop is always Natural Kitchen on the 7th floor. It's filled with countless cute and stylish household and kitchen goods, with many items starting at just JPY 100. The products are good quality and reasonably priced. The tasteful, great-value selection makes it hard to resist buying everything. It's definitely a shopping paradise that housewares lovers shouldn't miss!
-
-
Sogo Yokohama
Opened in 1985, Sogo Yokohama is a landmark department store boasting around 80,000 square meters of retail space across 12 floors (B2 to 10F). It houses a wide variety of categories including fashion, cosmetics, luxury goods, jewelry, lifestyle products, gourmet foods, and dining. For easy access, take the underground passage off of Yokohama Station East Exit to arrive at the Sogo Yokohama main B2 entrance.
I made a special detour to find the Minamoto Kitchoan counter and buy a gift box of fruit jelly for an older family member to give as a present. There is a very impressive and well-known Kamakura Main Store on Komachi Street in Kamakura, which also houses the Kitchoan Museum of Art. Since Yokohama is also conveniently located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Sogo Yokohama has a counter as well. They are best known for their gift boxes of fruit jelly made with premium fruits grown in Okayama Prefecture, such as Shimizu white peaches, Shine Muscat grapes, and Muscat of Alexandria grapes. They aren't cheap, but the quality is very good.
-
