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Best quiet tea room near The Leaf Room in Tokyo 2026?
Chazen in Kagurazaka is worth the walk, ask for the back tatami seat and they won't hover.
the back room fills up by 2 on saturdays
Saturday's tight, but weekday mornings before 11 you'll have the place nearly to yourself.
Honestly weekday mornings are the move, though the owner sometimes opens late on Thursdays so don't bank on 10am sharp.
Second this, get there via the Bishamonten side street
try the matcha set, it's the real reason to go
back tatami is the move but bring cash, their card reader is hit or miss lately
worth the 15 min walk from iidabashi station btw, easier than dealing with the kagurazaka dori bus crush. just note they close at 5 sharp so an afternoon read session gets cut short
yeah that tatami corner is teh move, just don't go during the Kagurazaka matsuri unless u like crowds.
agreed, just mind the 4pm last order
Tokyo work visa renewal 2026: what documents do I need?
Your employer files the COE at their local immigration bureau, so ask them to start it now since it takes 1 to 3 months.
Agreed, and add a month of buffer since January is peak renewal season at the Shinagawa immigration bureau.
ask them to send u the COE scan before u book the flight
employers here often drag their feet on the COE until u nudge them, so get a written timeline from them first
One thing: the bakery needs a 雇用保険 and 社会保険 setup before immigration will even look at it, so confirm they've got that sorted.
Timing matters too: COE applications submitted in late March tend to clear faster than the December crunch before the new fiscal year.
Right, and it's worth naming the actual office on your side of the desk: the employer lodges it at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau at Konan, Minato, not the local ward office. Some bakeries assume otherwise and lose a week.
The usual snag is the job description: "baker" alone can read as unskilled, so the employer should write it around baking techniques and recipe development to fit the skilled labour category. Also check your passport name matches the COE exactly, middle names cause delays.
Also get the employer to attach a few photos of finished products and any competition or training certificates, since immigration officers here respond well to visual proof.
Middle name mismatch cost me six weeks. Match exactly.