SCHUMANNS HOUSE JAPAN
Short recommendations list

TOKYO BARS:
Bar Ben Fiddich (R)
Folklore Bar
Bar Trench
Bar Doras
Bulgary Hotel Bar (R)
Coffee Bar Cielo
Mori Bar
Tokyo Kaikan Main Bar
Park Hyatt Tokyo (R)

TOKYO DINING:
Sashya Kanetanaka Omotesando (R)
Shinzuke (traditional Izakaya Edo style) (R) dinner only
Nara Seimen Ramen walk in
Higashiyama Ginza Kaiseki Restaurant (R) Japanese only
Yoshino Sushi honten (our local sushi) (R) or walk in with waiting time
Yamamotoyama in Nihonbashi walk in Lunch time only (one of Charles favourites )
Tenko (Michelin star Tempura Restaurant (R)

Note:
Traditional or Michelin Star restaurants should be reserved with at least two two weeks in advance.

BEST COFFEE TOKYO:
Nem Coffee & Espresso (our favourite)
Blue bottle Jinnan
Bread & Bricolage (with terrace)

BEST TEA TOKYO:
Sakurai Tea at Spiral building Omotesando (R)
Sakurai Tea at Pola building Ginza (R)
Toraya Akasaka store (R)

MUSEUM TOKYO:
21-21 Design Sight
Mori Art Museum Roppongi
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Nezu Museum
The National Art Center Tokyo
teamLab Planets
Suntory Museum of Art
The Sumida Hokusai Museum
Kabukiza Theather Tokyo

GALLERY:
Ginza Graphic Gallery
D&Department Shop in Shibuya

For current exhibitios please refer to:
https://www.tokyoartbeat.com/en

SHOPPING AND WALKING
Shibuya City:
Tomigaya
Daikanyama neighbourhood
Omotesando street
Omotesando Hills building

Chiyoda City -Tokyo Station area:
New Tokyo Eki Midtown building
Marunochi Naka Dori Avenue

Minato ku City area:
Roppongi Tokyo Midtown building

Ginza area:
Ginza Six shopping Mall

Taito city area:
Yanaka (old town)
Asakusa (old town & must see area)

Setagaya city area:
Shinokitazawa (young & trend)

MUST SEE PLACES IN TOKYO:
Meiji Jingu Shrine visit

Book shop we love:
Tsutaya Daikanyama
& Tsutaya Ginza six
Cow books in Nakameguro

Other shops:
Tokyo Kyukyodo Incense shop
Pigment Tokyo (Japanese ink)
Haibara (traditional paper shop)
Isetan Department Store

FASHION TOKYO:
Isey Miyake (Omotesando or Marounuchi street)
Yohji Yamamoto (Omotesando or most of the malls)
Commes de Garçons (Aoyama)
Dover Street Market Ginza
Arts & Sciences Aoyama area
Beam Japan in Harajuku or Shinjuku
Porter Omotesando
1LDK Aoyama
Jil Sander shop in Omotesando

KYOTO BARS:
Bee’s Knees Bar
Kinobi Bar
Rocking chair Bar
Bar K
Park Hyatt Hotel Bar
K5 Hotel bar

BEST COFFEE KYOTO:
Weekeders Coffee
Style Coffee

BEST TEA in KYOTO:
Zen Kashoin
Kagizen Tea & Wagashi shop in Gion
Sabi tea Room (2nd floor of TT Gallery) (R)

RESTAURANT FOR JAPANESE BREAKFAST:
Tan Restaurant (R)
Hyotei Annex (R)

KYOTO DINING:
Our favourite Italian restaurant in Japan
Osteria Il canto del maggio in Kyoto (R) dinner only
Cenci Italian Michelin Restaurant (R)
Juu-go Soba (R)
Taiho Chinese spot walk in possible

For traditional Japanese Restaurants please contact us.

GALLERY:
Kawai Kanjiro‘s House kyoto is a must
Taka Ishii Gallery

MUST SEE KYOTO:
Philosophers Path in Kyoto
Gion area
Arashiyama

Among all the beautiful Temples & Shrines:
Koke-dera (among the most beautiful moss gardens in the world) (R)
Honenin Temple and moss gardens
Nanzenji

FASHION:
Y. & SONS Kyoto (Kimono Taylor)
AA Sekizuka ( traditional taylor made Osoury Japanese sandals & more) dear friend of us
Arts & Sciences shops

Other shops we love:
Kamisoe Kyoto shop (unique paper shop) *please call to see if it is open or not
Saisundo brushes and pigments shop

(R) only with reservation