There are only two good things about coming back from a holiday; seeing the people you missed and sorting through all of your fun purchases. It’s only been a few days since returning from Japan and I’m already wanting to go on holiday again. This is just a little wrap-up post about things I did [...]
Tags: Chaya, cheap eats, fancy eats, Happy Cow, holiday, Japan, Like a Vegan, Like a Vegan Abroad, Loving Hut, Osaka, reliable eats, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Vege Kitchen and Cafe, wrap up
Snacking in Japan ain’t easy and to be honest I didn’t really expect it to be. Most convenience stores are filled with zany foreign snacks that could be vegan however the language barrier prevents you from ever knowing (unless you’re lucky enough to be travelling with someone who speaks Japanese) even some of the potato [...]
Tags: chips, crisps, English, import, Japan, Like a Vegan Abroad, potato, pretzels, Shinjuku, snacking in Japan, snacks, Tokyo
After two failed attempts at dining at Loving Hut (perhaps it should be called Loving Shut it seems to be closed so often), we finally found it open for dinner. We walked in to the tiny restaurant, which can seat up to about twelve people and pulled up the only table that wasn’t a bench [...]
Tags: cheap, dessert, dinner, hot dog, Japan, Loving Hut, meal, set, Shinjuku, vegan
After my pasta-heavy dining at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, I was definitely ready for something different. On Thursday night we decided to grab a taxi to the Isetan department store in Shinjuku to try out Chaya, a macrobiotic restaurant with plenty of vegan friendly options. The staff were absolute legends, going through the entire menu [...]
Tags: bread, Chaya, Isetan, Japan, Like a Vegan Abroad, Macrobiotic, Shinjuku, soy hamburg, tempeh, tiramisu, tofu
No trip to Tokyo is complete without a visit to Tokyo Disney Resort and Tuesday and Wednesday marked two of the few days where we actually had locked in something to do. Completely scared that there would literally be nothing there for me to eat, I filled my backpack with some protein bars I had [...]
Tags: Disney, Disneyland, DisneySea, eating, Japan, pasta, snacks, Tokyo, Tokyo Disney, train, vegan
Konichiwa from Shinjuku, Tokyo! After a very long and hungry plane journey (turns out Jetstar don’t have a vegan meal even though I was assured several times over the phone it would be okay), we touched down at our hotel in Shinjuku. It was late at night so we decided to hit the hay and [...]
Tags: abroad, Japan, Mos Burger, Shibuya, Shinjuku, sushi, Sushi Zanmai, Tokyo, travel, vegan