Over the weekend, I headed out to the Shimo-kitazawa neighborhood in southwest Tokyo to visit Gotokuji (also known as the “cat temple”); afterward, we walked over to Shirohige’s Cream Puff Cafe for some of the cutest cream puffs in Tokyo (if not the world). Shirohige’s is famous for totoro cream puffs, but the downstairs take-out shop also sells a variety of Ghibli-themed cookies, and some cakes, which change seasonally. The shop and cafe are located in a two-story house that looks like it popped right out of a Studio Ghibli film: The cafe is on the second floor, while the
Published on October 19, 2025 09:35