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tokyo tohoku trip - day 9.

started this beautiful sunday at starbucks reserve roastery tokyo which is located in meguro, a quiet and quaint neighborhood with really nice view along the streets. the place is filled with people, mostly tourist and the interior is really amazing and there’s lots to explore. each floor has a slightly different menu, so it’s worth checking all of them out.

it took a while to get my coffee and food as there’s so many people and the queue is long too. it’s best to come with friend to get a seat first while queuing. the view is very nice through the floor to ceiling windows,, so sitting anywhere including outside is really enjoyable. i was thinking that the night view would also be quite lovely.

i ate the baked eggs and order whiskey barrel aged merry cream coffee to try, as the combination seems to be interesting. the cream has slight sweetness to it and it does match well with the coffee which also smells nice. baked eggs are enjoyable, best eaten when it’s hot though. there are lots of merchandises at the entrance section which you can buy for collection or as souvenirs.

just outside of the starbucks building is the beautiful meguro river which is super popular during cherry blossom season. but even without the flowers, it is still a pretty view to enjoy when walking by. after my meal, i head to harajuku with the hachiko bus, it’s pretty convenient as it does take you to some areas where it is further away from the train stations.

i went to a few stores to just shop around, checking out interesting places to see if there’s anything i would like to buy for myself or for my friends. harajuku is more spacious but still quite crowded on a weekend.

for lunch, i decided to visit a really popular cafe - reissue, which is famous for their 3d latte art. there was a waiting time as the cafe is quite cozy on the second floor so there’s limited seats. it took awhile until i get to my turn, this cafe is also popular with tourists. i ordered ice mocha with a 3d art of a kitty and bunny, the hamburg steak with rice and an earl grey chiffon cake. the coffee is quite cute and so fluffy, took so many photos before even drinking it. the hamburg steak taste quite nice and i enjoyed the chiffon cake a lot, just love the fluffy texture so much.

after a fun time at the cafe, my next area to explore is aoyama, starting with franc franc, which is a popular home & living store. their items and decorations are totally my style, i wish i could bring everything home, it’s just colorful, but plain and classy with a hint of cuteness, which makes me happy. i did buy a few items as presents for my friends from here.

exploring aoyama is quite fun as there are many interesting cafe, stores and galleries around. neko neko shokupan is worth checking out if you are interested with cat shaped bread, they are super cute! i stopped by onden coffee 穏田珈琲 for a while to take break, enjoy coffee and reindeer dessert while chilling. all the walking did put a toll on my feet as i have not walked so much since about 3 years ago which is my last travel.

as the sky is getting dark, i head back to harajuku and went to daiso to do more shopping. shopping at 100 yen stores are great because you won’t end up spending too much. they also have self checkout counters now which is super convenient. one last cafe to check out in the area is anakuma cafe. this cafe has a really interesting concept where your drinks and desserts are served to you through a bear paw, there will be no interaction with any staff besides playing with the different bears on duty.

i ordered an apple juice, because i have drank a lot of coffee in one day, and played with the bear paw while waiting, it was just so cute and fun, such warn fluffy hands~ i really enjoy my experience and love the whole concept. hopefully more of these cafe would open everywhere as i do find it really fun.

after that, i did some more shopping at the matsumoto kiyoshi マツモトキヨシ 原宿駅表参道口店, a popular duty free pharmacy to get some of the beauty products i wanted for myself. this store is new, and the staff here is very helpful, it was a great and hassle free shopping experience for me. there’s other stores nearby worth checking out such as uniqlo, ikea, cosme, etc. it’s an interesting and nice change in harajuku.

for dinner, i met up with my friend at ebisu to visit our favorite gyoza place - yasubei of ebisu えびすの安兵衛. this izakaya serves the best gyoza in tokyo or maybe the whole world. XD seriously, the best we have ever had. their other dishes are also really unique and very very yummy. we ordered quite a few rounds just to satisfy our cravings, as one plate is never enough.

the night ends after a very satisfying dinner with great food, we head home and take a rest and unwind before going to bed, as i will have another early start and a very full day tomorrow.

to be continued...

Adorable cat-shaped slices of delicious Japanese bread now become Disney cats for a limited time

Cat-shaped bread and Disney characters? Shut up and take my money! Cat-shaped bread is an idea we already love. I mean, who doesn’t want to eat slices of toast shaped like a cat’s head for breakfast every day? But now, for a limited time only, they’re made even better by drawing popular Disney cat faces on them! The cat-shaped bread loaves known as Neko Neko Shokupan, sold by Neko Neko bakeries…

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halloween cat bread! 🎃🐈‍⬛🍞

ねこねこ食パン

Neko Neko Shokupan, a bread shaped like a kitty that makes the breakfast table yummier and cuter. 

This is usually sold out by the time I arrive at the shop in Yokohama Station - but I got lucky one day and brought it back home - that's the standard plain flavor, which goes really nicely with a bit butter or jam.

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DonKoogrr on AO3 has a story titled SoulBond (which is quite good), and from late in chapter 16 through chapter 18, we see a lot of focus on Tobirama and Mikako (who is Shikako, actually) drafting legislation to treat nin-animals as people, with rights, privileges, and consequences same as humans. And I'd like to know your take on how the Elemental Nations legal code would have to adapt to account for the fact that, say, Inuzuka ninken can TALK (and think long before then)

Ooh, I’ll check that out! 

I think, without having read that fic and without knowing how DonKoogrr resolved that issue, I’d have to say it wouldn’t be too different from the legal code around shinobi clans and bloodlines. Or something like--I mean, if we’re differentiating from nin-animals who naturally exist in the human world and happen to be “awakened animals” (to borrow DnD terms) versus summons who are from a separate plane of existence where all creatures have sentience... 

From what I remember there’s only really the Inuzuka ninken and the ninneko of Sora-ku in canon, though there are most likely other nin-animals in other countries/villages. (My character Hibiki from our DoS-based discord game Legends of Sunshine has a capybara name Shokupan. Technically he can talk, but he’s of the opinion that Hibiki should translate for him instead. It’s very human-centric to expect him to learn to speak instead of having other people learn to understand capybara communication)

But even with my OC, the three instances of nin-animals seem to be adjacent to an existing clan--Inuzuka, Uchiha, and Kuwabara--so it would be more convenient/ “acceptable” (for the powers that be, that is) to treat the nin-animals as, well, “branch” of that clan.

Because, well, if you compare how the Hyuuga treat their branch family versus the Inuzuka treat their ninken... would I rather be a dog in this situation? I mean...

For those nin-animals that don’t have a corresponding clan--for example, if the Uchiha had actually completely died out. I guess it’d just make sense for them to be treated as a clan by itself--as in the way that, should all the Hyuuga Main Family were to die off, it’s not as if the Hyuuga would stop being a clan. Leadership would just have to go to Branch members, however they figure that out internally.

But if, somehow, a family of nin-animals separately gained sentience without human ninja being involved--although evolutionarily, I highly doubt that? Again we’re differentiating nin-animals who originate from the same world as humans against the summon animals who have access to a plane of chakra. I propose that it’s the proximity and use chakra that makes nin-animals "awakened.” (Maybe the nin-animals have access to their corresponding summon animal family--as may be the case with the nin-neko of Sora-ku being able to reverse summon Team Seven to complete the paw print encyclopedia?--but they are most likely separate) 

But let’s say... oh, okay. For example. The messenger hawks of Konoha. The amount of chakra being used around them, I wouldn’t be surprised if they “awaken” within a few generations, if they’re not already “awakened.” And since there is no one clan connected to the Konoha aviary (I mean, in canon at least. I have an OC whose family is in charge of the aviary so they’d be the “main family” for the hawks. But since that is not canon, we will disregard that) it could be argued that the hawks CAN’T be connected to a specific clan because internal politics. So in order for them to remain neutral and work with ALL shinobi of Konoha they’d have to be recognized as their own separate clan.

Which means they’d have to have their own internal leadership and infrastructure. Although with their “awakening” that means they’d have to figure out the relationship with the village now. Like, where do they live? In the Tower still? Do they have to pay rent? How do they get paid for the missions they do run (or fly as the case may be)? Do they pay taxes?

As for laws pertaining to specific nin-animals and their actions (+rights/privileges/consequences) I can’t imagine it would be too different from humans in terms of legal language. Using the word “being” instead of “person” (the same way language has to adapt to the existence of aliens in sci-fi) should cover a lot of that. There may have to be additional laws made--anti-discrimination, if there aren’t already in existence. Clarifying what a “being” is, which is probably going to be the most difficult since... well... how do you differentiate between a cow and a “awakened” cow if the awakened cow doesn’t talk and there’s no “cow clan” that can translate for them? O_O

I think it depends on the situation of the family of nin-animals in question...

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designing japanese cat shaped bread at home

there are two things that we can take into account when it comes to japanese. first, is they love to decorate their food and bentos. and second, japan is a nation of animal lovers!

perhaps if you share these values as well, you will instantly feel at home being in there at the same time tempted by their food and packaging designs that can never be separated from cute animal-inspired elements.

food designing is still part of art! with covid19 quarantine continue to keep us at home, a lot of spare time in hand, people have started doing creative things much more than usual. so does in cooking and baking.

credits: instagram @nekoneko_shokupan

we thought of something cute and fun to make and decorate. these adorable cats' head bread could bring some new addition to your kitchen!

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meet "neko neko shokupan", which translates to "cat cat bread" produced by a specialty baker in osaka, japan. the japanese bakery sells this amazing unusual cat's face bread online in various flavors. however, the bread can only be shipped throughout japan. but the good news is, you can make yourself at home! not only making it, but you can customize the decorations to your heart's content. 

credits: instagram @nekoneko_shokupan

how would you like to make one? with a little bit spread of unsalted butter or a cup of tea in the morning? with chocolate, blueberry, or strawberry jam? or set them all together on your plate with a sunny side egg and a few chopped fruits, or maybe just the plain cocoa walnut flavor with a glass of milk?

credits: instagram @nekoneko_shokupan

some of them have shared their neko neko bread design ideas in the shape of real cats made of mixed peanut butter jams, white cream, charcoal, and many more that makes it looks more like cats face.  you can also set them on your vegetarian menu, with baked vegetables and chopped fruits. or mash potato, and additional decorations. 

credits: instagram pipi.kapi_cook

credits: instagram @nekoneko_shokupan

credits: instagram xxosakanaxx

let's take a rest for a while from all of the ongoing projects that needs to get completed, and let's start a fun baking project with a little bit of flour, sugar, a pinch of salt and sweet toppings for a slice of joy at home! 

make your own fluffy loaf of neko neko bread design by following a recipe from japanese pastry chef and youtuber kitchen princess bamboo.

credits: instagram @nekoneko_shokupan

source: neko neko shokupan instagram | official website | all copyrights reserved to their respective owners

http://www.boredpanda.com/cat-shaped-bread-nekoneko-shokupan/ Japanese Bakery Makes Cat-Shaped Breads And They’re Just Too Adorable 2.1K Animals – Bored Panda / by Judita Kusaitytė/6 hours ago @nekoneko_shokupan Most people have quite diverse preferences when it comes to taste. The perception of taste is something completely subjective and opinion-based; therefore, there can be no “right” or “wrong” when it comes to taste preferences. As the ancient Roman saying goes, there can be no disputes in matters of taste. However, some would argue that aesthetics can add to any dish and make it not only pleasing to the eye, but also more appetizing. Japanese bakery Neko Neko Shokupanmust definitely agree with that, since they figured they’d elevate simple, traditional white bread by making it cat-shaped. And while going to Japan to taste it might be temporarily impossible due to the coronavirus pandemic, it could make a perfect quarantine DIY, so scroll down to the end of the post for the recipe. Baking bread has become a new challenge and somewhat of a perfect quarantine pastime for a lot of people Image credits: nekoneko_shokupan While baking bread has always been a good idea, it seems that people have also figured out baking bread is a perfect way to pass time during the quarantine. While we certainly can’t argue with that, we can offer you an unbelievably adorable baking project. After all, who can resist a home-made loaf of sourdough, focaccia or… cat-shaped Japanese white bread. These adorable loaves are made by Japanese bakery NekoNeko Shokupan This cat-shaped bread by Neko Neko Shokupan is the perfect inspiration for your next baking session. Since the Japanese bakery only sells their adorable loaves online in Japan, why not roll up your sleeves and try baking it yourself? We have a perfect recipe for that at the end of the post. The name of the bakery literally translates to Cat Cat Bread—very appropriate. They are now selling various flavored loaves online Chef Peter Sidwell offers some tips for people baking bread for the first time. . . . https://youtu.be/LGZ2H7eqQtg #bakery #quarantinelife #quarantine #recipes #recipesofinstagram #recipesofkitchen https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VeyihHkIa/?igshid=1meh655flkocu

watermelon🍉 + lemon🍋 + blueberry🫐 cat bread!

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オアシスパークに高級食パン専門店「ねこねこ食パン」が7/10に新オープン!!｜ 東海エリアのイベント情報サイト ナイスタイム（NICE TIME）

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