The editors must have had high expectations for this serialisation - they didn't just stop at compiling the articles into a book, they even made recordings of her trips. Those recordings would later be packaged into a 'Special Making' DVD, where today's picspam comes from.
So without further ado, let's go on a sweets study trip, with Maimi as the main dish.
1st location: Daikanyama (Shooting done January 2014)
Maimi's outfit for the day was coordinated by MaiMai.
She starts with waffles with ice cream and fruits from Waffle'S beulah
And drops by Sebastien Huber for macarons
And here's Maimi's hand-drawn map!
Sebastien Huber: 〒150-0034 Tokyo, Shibuya, Daikanyamacho, 18-6 Vogue Daikanyama 1F (Website, Location page, Yelp)
2nd location: Azabu Juban (Shooting done February 2014)
Maimi drew her fortune at the temple - 'great luck'
It's what she always gets, so she considers herself a lucky girl
Beans at Mamegen
They make white (Shiro) daifuku with black (kuro) soybeans, hence the name ShiroiKuro
Rice crackers from Agemochiya
(Website, English information, TripAdvisor)
Agemochiya (あげもち屋): 2 Chome-38 Azabujuban, Minato, Tokyo 106-0045, Japan (Website)
3rd location: Kichijoji (Shooting done March 2014)
Maimi in front of the store Hattifnatt
There wasn't any video footage of her in the store
Cream puff from Maple House
Maple House (メープルハウス): 1-1-6 Kichijoji-Honcho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo (Website)
4th location: Yanesen (Shooting done April 2014)
It's Maimi's first time here. Unusually for a photo shoot involving Maimi, the weather's good
She's here for dango and taiyaki, though this will mark the first time she'll be visiting the stores she'd be going to
Dango from Habutae Dango
Taiyaki from Kasenke
Ougon Taiyaki Kasenke (黄金たいやき 果川家): 2-13-1 Sendagi Bunkyo Tokyo
5th location: Yokohama Chinatown (Shooting done May 2014)
Maimi starts with some tapioca
It reminds her of their trip to Taiwan, where she drank lots of tapioca milk tea
A temple she spots there also reminds her of the architecture she'd seen in Taiwan.
It reminds her of their trip to Taiwan, where she drank lots of tapioca milk tea
A temple she spots there also reminds her of the architecture she'd seen in Taiwan.
I'm not sure what this is, but she bought it while walking around
Gomadango at Saikoushinkan
6th location: Jiyugaoka (Shooting done June 2014)
Maimi's goal for the day is mont blanc.
It's starting to drizzle at the start of the shooting
Maimi finds the buildings in Jiyugaoka stylish - 'It's like, am I really in Japan?'
It's starting to drizzle at the start of the shooting
Maimi finds the buildings in Jiyugaoka stylish - 'It's like, am I really in Japan?'
She gets a bite at Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest
Picked up a drink from a chocolate store that she happened to pass by as she was walking
Mont blanc from Mont-Blanc
Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest (事由が置かスイーツフォレスト): 2-25-7 Midorigaoka, Meguro, Tokyo 152-0034, Japan (Website)
Mont-Blanc (モンブラン): 1 Chome-293 Jiyugaoka, Meguro, Tokyo 152-0035, Japan (Website)
7th location: Kamakura (Shooting done July 2014)
She's wearing yukata, as it's summer! Her mother helped her put it on, while Maimi tried her best with her hair.
Warabi mochi at Hato-Koji tearoom
The ice-cubes in her coffee are made of coffee rather than water, reducing the diluting effect as the ice melts
To Yuigahama beach after a change of clothes
Maimi also remarks that this area is where the Otodama Sea Studio event is held
Maimi also remarks that this area is where the Otodama Sea Studio event is held
Bacon with pancakes at Quick Silver
Nothing was mentioned concerning this orange ice cream, but Maimi's nomming on something, so it's deemed relevant
Another change of clothes, this time for a photo shoot in Kamakura Kaihin Kouen
Finishing off with ramune ice cream
Toshimayakaryou Hato Kouji (豊島屋菓寮 八十小路): 2 Chome-9-20 Komachi, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (Website)
Quick Silver Kamakura: 4 Yuigahama, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (Website)
8th location: Around Tokyo Station (Shooting done Sept 2014)
Senbikiya Souhonten Nipponbashi Main Store
Maimi remembers having received gifts from Senbikiya before
Today she's here for fruits parfait and melon juice
Taking photos in front of Tokyo Station
Blood orange drink and a fruits sandwich from Senbikiya
Senbikiya (千疋屋): Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower 2-1-2 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022 (Website, English website)
9th location: Asakusa (Shooting done Nov 2014)
Weather is gloomy
She mentions that she's come to Asakusa with Chinami before, and they had karinto-manju
She finds it difficult to walk along Asakusa as there's just so many eateries tempting her
She finds it difficult to walk along Asakusa as there's just so many eateries tempting her
She tries drawing her fortune at Sensoji
Looks like she isn't so fortunate over here in Tokyo
It also starts to rain
Agemanju from Kokonoe
Red bean soup and dango at Yohei
Kokonoe (九重): 2 Chome-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Yohei (よ兵衛) : 2-2-7 Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan (Website)
10th location: Ikebukuro (Shooting done Jan 2015)
Fruit tarts and strawberry tarts from a la campagne
And that's the end of Maimi's sweets trip!
And that's the end of Maimi's sweets trip!
A la campagne: Japan 〒171-0021 Tokyo, Toshima, Nishiikebukuro, 3−28−13 Marui City Ikebukuro 1F (Website)
Going on a Sweets Trip
Most of these locations are in the Tokyo area, so if you're in Tokyo, have time to kill, and have a craving for something almost as sweet as Maimi, why not give some of these stores a try?
Yokohama and Kamakura are a bit out of the way, but they're worth a day-trip each, and not just for the sweet shops
Note that Quick Silver in Kamakura is only open during the summer, as I understand it - summer's probably the best time anyway, as you'll get to enjoy the beach, and if you time it right, the annual Otodama Sea Studio event
If you're on a schedule and can only hit tourist spots, you can still probably get to the stores at Asakusa - Kokonoe's right in front of Sensoji, a fairly major tourist attraction
Personally, I've only been to Kokonoe in Asakusa and Senbikiya in Tokyo
Going on a Sweets Trip
Most of these locations are in the Tokyo area, so if you're in Tokyo, have time to kill, and have a craving for something almost as sweet as Maimi, why not give some of these stores a try?
Yokohama and Kamakura are a bit out of the way, but they're worth a day-trip each, and not just for the sweet shops
Note that Quick Silver in Kamakura is only open during the summer, as I understand it - summer's probably the best time anyway, as you'll get to enjoy the beach, and if you time it right, the annual Otodama Sea Studio event
If you're on a schedule and can only hit tourist spots, you can still probably get to the stores at Asakusa - Kokonoe's right in front of Sensoji, a fairly major tourist attraction
Personally, I've only been to Kokonoe in Asakusa and Senbikiya in Tokyo
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