I feel kind of sorry for the staff at the Tolo Bakery & Cafe, because how many times can you hear, “Kawaiiiii!” in one day without checking yourself into the loony bin? Seriously, even if you’re not at all the sort of person who squeals it all over everything from coffee foam to pit bull puppies, I dare you to walk in there and NOT SAY IT. Trust me, you will lose this one. It will spring from your lips as though free will were not a Thing.
And because these Miyazakian pastries also happen to be delicious, they are worth every step of the ten minute walk from Shimo-kitazawa Station, even in blazing sun, pouring rain, or raging typhoon.
Tip ‘o the leaf umbrella to Helen Foster of Destination: Differentville, whose intrepid legwork brought to my attention just how worthy this bakery really is. (And psst, she’s got some great posts about what to do while you’re in Japan!)
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Only In Japan 
we love your posts! and hey! Anna starts her marketing Design gig down by the Imperial Palace grounds today!!!! (its earllllly monday in Tokyo) hope you guys can connect some time..our next time there will be next fall….thinking of living there during the olympics in 2020 and volunteering/working with the ERA Japan group for english based tourist presents and tours about real estate in Japan! Best, Troy, Karen and Anna Troy Thiel The Thiel Teamwww.ThielTeam.comWindermere Yarrow Bay3933 Lake Washington Blvd NE Suite 100Kirkland, WA 98033cell/text (425) 941-8457
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