Peripatetic

The Japanese take pride in their cuisine and abilities to draw the natural flavours and goodness out from ingredients. The Japanese have further evolved their techniques by adopting French pastry skills and taking it to the next level. Here are some must try places of Japan. Henri Charpentier Locations: All over Japan -  Visit the website Strawberry Shortcake Blueberry Cheesecake Apple Tart Henri Charpentier has embedded his cakes deep into Japanese's cake society. Everyone knows about. Everyone eats it. Petit Mignon Location: Hakodate, Hokkaido Chocolate and creme brulee Chocolate Mousse Opera Chocolate layered cake Cute local cake shop that serves impressive cakes and macarons. Sadaharu Aoki Locations: All over Japan Seasonal special cake with raspberries 'Bamboo' - Green tea and chocolate Another powerhouse in cakes. Sadaharu Aoki is challenging the normal constraints of cake and making exc...

Japan is one of the world’s most chaotic cities; a country with a long history of culture and tradition, and of course fantastic cuisine with authentic sushi and sashimi. I’ve been to Japan four times now and I find that there are still many things to do and many places to visit. My recent visit to Japan was earlier this year in late March to late April. This time in Japan was the spring season. The cities were filled with beautiful pink, white and red cherry blossom (sakura); however it was also raining which caused the sakura to blossom later than usual.  Nonetheless, it was enough to make me happy.  Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto were the three cities I’ve visited and personally I think Kyoto was one of the best cities to see sakura.   Kyoto – the places I’d recommend to visit are the Philosopher’s Path and Keage Incline. Philosopher’s Path Keage Incline Tokyo - the places I’d recommend to visit are Chidorigafuchi. You can visit during day time...