What’ll it be?  What’ll it be?  Some Royal Milk Tea or the Corn Soup?

Today we went off the beaten bath to the Yoyogi Uehara neighborhood to check out a coffee shop Akemi had been wanting to try – Nodoya no Katte.

It’s a cute little place that is connected to Glitch Coffee, a modest outpost that serves its coffee out of a semi-constructed home – but is only open on weekends and holidays.

Plenty of seating, inside and out and certainly not as packed as the Ginza location – though, to be fair, we were there at 10:00 a.m.

We had two coffees: the Costa Rica Tara el Diamante that our barista heartily recommended, describing its flavor profile as “tasting like cookies”, and the Columbian Risaralda Milan which, in hindsight, we also had back in Osaka.  Our favorite was the Costa Rican cookie.

From there, we headed to Omotesando

Hey!  It’s Akemi’s university!

Not sure what the deal was with this bear bus

We were back for Round 2 of the Omotesando weekend farmer’s market

Passed this curious food truck

And this bean to bar chocolate shop

Where I picked up three bars and a pack of chocolate-covered walnuts.

I sampled all three when I got back to the hotel and found all three excellent.  I am tempted to go back tomorrow for more.

We also paid a return visit to our favorite orange guy and picked up…a bunch.

These, plus the two in the refrigerator, will have to last us the next six days.

Also, and once again, we went back to I Am Donut, but the smaller branch with the smaller lineup and fewer choices… but it didn’t matter as my favorite is available at all locations.

Tried the raw french cruller which was good but Akemi found not nama (raw) enough.  She much preferred her standby, the original.  Meanwhile, I had no trouble polishing off both pistachio cream donuts.

We decided to take a walk down to Harajuku

Passed this insanely long lineup for what I think was a Nike exclusive pop-up.  Two things the Japanese love is Nike and a lineup.

The Cat Cafe!  There’s apparently a Pug Cafe, but it’s in Kyoto.

Back at the hotel, we each ate one of these giant strawberries to fortify our strength ahead of doing some laundry.

Does anyone know the name of this show?  Vampire Janitor?

For dinner, Akemi booked a sushi restaurant in Roppongi called Osushi no Jyo.  She was cautiously optimistic about the place given its low price point comparative to other sushi restaurants.  Would that translate to inferior quality and a lesser experience?

In two words: absolutely not.

The owner, Jyo-san, worked at a one-star Michelin restaurant before opening his own place.  His plan is to eventually open his own place in London.   A few of the highlights…

At one point, he pulled out a bowl of negitoro (minced tuna with green onions) and gave each of us a choice as to what size we wanted to order: small, medium, large, extra large, or MEGA.  The only stipulation was we would have to eat it in one bite.  Akemi went with the medium.  The two tiny Japanese girls beside her chose large so I, of course, had to go large as well…

My large negitoro.

A guy at the end of the counter ordered the Mega…

Shameful!  Not only was his effort half-ass; he didn’t even bother finishing it.  I’m hoping his girlfriend broke up with him after the meal.

The Big Tuna

Many sushi places forbid their customers from taking picture.  Jyo-san on the other hand…

Hamming it up for his guests.

Finally, on our way out the door, I pose for a pic with our girl, Ai, who handled all of the non-sushi tasks, from drinks to dishes.

If you’re in Tokyo, want to go out for sushi but are feeling somewhat intimidated, then I heartily recommend this place.  You can book Osushi no Jyo through their IG page here.