Yummy pastry is everywhere!!!

Otaru

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October 9th 2008
To me, the attraction here was the array of food & pastry and, of coz, the Music Box Museum. There were lots of places around for main meals and tea breaks. And, not forgetting, delicious pastries to buy home to treat everyone. We had even found a confectionery that was better than Ishiya's Shiroi Koibito. It's "Le Tao". It had a few branches at Otaru targeting different needs, such as a a cho ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more