We were happy to find the very charming Le Petite Pâtisserie de Mirayné in the Shibuya-ku ward of Tokyo, Japan. They had an array of cookies, biscuits, tarts, and muffins...all vegan! Ryan and I took forever deciding what to get, since everything looked so good. We finally decided on a fresh...

I was never a big cheese addict.  I mean, I enjoyed pizza and nachos and tacos like most Americans, but when I found out how dairy/veal cows were treated (21-sec video with moderately graphic content), and also about the undeniable link between dairy and cancer (thankfully this is quickly becoming common knowledge) it was a no-brainer to say "no" to dairy-based cheese forever.

But if I had...

Just a short walk from Tokyo Sky Tree Tower is the bright and modern Vegan and Organic Sasaya Café. It's one of the few full service sit down vegan restaurants we found that is open for breakfast as well as lunch. We only made it there for lunch (and dessert of course), but we're happy we did...

Traditional shojin-ryori cuisine, commonly known as Buddhist cuisine, is based on reverence for all life and is therefore free of all animal products...it is vegan. We were very fortunate to have experienced a true shojin-ryori meal at Shigetsu Restaurant in Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan...

There is a wonderful 100% vegan ice cream shop in Tokyo called Mihane Ice. Their ice cream is made from organic brown rice. Ryan ordered a scoop of mango, and me, deciding to be spontaneous and adventurous, selected a pink-ish red ice cream called domani ...