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My Top Five Favorite Things To Do In The Japan Pavilion

The Japan pavilion is one of my favorite pavilions to visit in Epcot.

5. My fifth favorite thing to do is look at Mitsukoshi kiosk. This little kiosk is tiny but it’s fun to look at. This kiosk sells fans, t-shirts, and Minnie Ears with the Japanese flag.

4. My fourth favorite thing to do is watch Matsuriza perform Japanese Taiko Drumming. This performance happens several times a day and you can hear the drumming from everywhere in the Japan pavilion.

3. My third favorite thing is Teppan Edo. Teppan Edo is a restaurant where the chefs cook the food in front of you. Last time I went to Teppan Edo I had Ebi, which is 10 grilled shrimp served with a garden salad, udon noodles, vegetables, and steamed white rice. All the food tasted delicious!

2. Bijutsu-kan Gallery is a display that teaches you about Kawaii, Japan’s cute culture. The display is really well made and it’s interesting to learn about how Kawaii is used.

My favorite thing to do in the Japan pavilion is the ginormous store, Mitsukoshi. I could look around in that store for hours! Mitsukoshi has fans, books to help you learn Japanese, Japanese candy, and much much more! Everything in Mitsukoshi is from Japan too!

If you are going to the Japan pavilion don’t forget to try these things!

My Top 5 Favorite Restaurants In Epcot’s World Showcase

This post is a part of the My Top Five Favorite Things series and today I will be talking about my top five favorite restaurants in Epcot’s World Showcase.

5. My fifth favorite restaurant is Spice Road Table in the Morocco pavilion. This restaurant has great outdoor seating where you get a nice view of the World Showcase Lagoon. I always get the Mix Grill Skewers. That is marinated beef and chicken, with garlic and fresh herbs with rosemary roasted potatoes. It is really good. If you would like to see my full review of Spice Road Table click here!

4. My fourth favorite restaurant in Epcot’s World Showcase is Chefs de France in the France pavilion. This restaurant has a great view of the acrobat show outside. I had the Gratin de Macaroni. It’s really good! If you would like to read my full review of Chefs de France then click here!

3. Teppan Edo in the Japan pavilion is a really interesting place to eat because the chef makes your food right in front of you! You can read my full review of Teppan Edo here!

2. My second favorite restaurant in the World Showcase is Tutto Italia Ristorante in the Italy pavilion. I had lasagna here and it was really good!!! If you want to read about my full review of Tutto Italia Ristorante click here!

My favorite restaurant in the entire World Showcase is San Angel Inn Restaurante in the Mexico pavilion. I always have the Queso Fundido. That is melted cheese topped with peppers, onions, and chorizo with flour tortillas on the side. The cheese is AMAZING!!!! Click here to read my full review of San Angel Inn!

If you are looking for a restaurant to eat at in the World Showcase then I would really recommend to try these five restaurants! You won’t be disappointed!

My Top 5 Favorite Stores In Epcot’s World Showcase

I am going to be starting a series of My Top 5 Favorite Things. I will be telling you my top 5 favorite things about each pavilion, restaurant, resort, and more! Today I decided to start off with My Top 5 Favorite Stores In The World Showcase.

5. My fifth favorite store in the World Showcase is La Bottega Italiana in the Italy pavilion. This store is really cool because you can buy Venetian masks!

All the masks are so beautiful and well made. You can even make your own Venetian mask!

4. My fourth favorite store in the World Showcase is a shopping area next to the San Angel Inn Restaurant and in the pyramid in the Mexico pavilion. This shopping area has a lot of colorful skulls for the Day of the Dead and cute Minnie ears!

You really need to see this shopping area! The skulls are so pretty!

3. My third favorite store is Marketplace in the Medina. It’s located in the Morocco pavilion and has beautiful dresses and jewelry.

The inside of the store looks cool too!

2. My second favorite store is House of Good Fortune in the China pavilion. This store is big! House of Good Fortune has jade carvings, stuffed animal pandas, Chinese lanterns, and pieces of crystal but my favorite thing about House of Good Fortune is the jewelry!

If you are looking for jewelry you should go to House of Good Fortune!

They have so much jewelry!

Now is for the moment you have been waiting for! My favorite store in all of the World Showcase is Mitsukoshi in the Japan pavilion! This store is GINORMOUS!! If you are looking for a store that will take you forever to look through then this is the one! Mitsukoshi has everything! If you like Hello Kitty or anime, Mitsukoshi has tons of merchandise for you! If you are trying to learn Japanese than Mitsukoshi has books you can use to study!

Mitsukoshi has Japanese candy you can buy too!

If you are going to Disney World in the summer you are going to need a hand fan and luckily Mitsukoshi has tons of fans you can choose from and you can also buy a cover for your fan. I bought a fan at Mitsukoshi a couple years ago and the woman at the cashier wrote my name on the side of the fan in Japanese!

I hope you consider checking out these five stores in the World Showcase because they are my favorite and you will really like them!

New Japanese Restaurant is Coming To Epcot This Summer

A new Japanese restaurant is coming to Epcot this summer. It is going to be called Takumi-Tei.

It will have five rooms that each are inspired by nature: water, washi paper, earth, wood and stone.

Takumi-Tei translates to “house of the artisan.” Each room will have handcraft artwork that celebrates the nature element.

Takumi-Tei even has a dress code.

Allowed for boys:

Must wear slacks or dress shorts and collared shirts.

Jeans are allowed if in good condition.

Allowed for girls:

Must wear Capri pants, skirts, dresses or dress shorts.

Jeans are allowed if in good condition.

Not allowed:

Tank tops, flip-flops, swimsuits, swimsuit cover-ups, hats, cut-offs, torn clothing and t-shirts with offensive language and/or graphics.

This restaurant sounds very interesting! For more information on the Japan Pavilion at Epcot, click here.

Teppan Edo Review

At Teppan Edo, the chefs cook right in front of you!

On my last trip to Disney World we went to Teppan Edo in the Japan Pavilion. (To learn more about the Japan Pavilion click here!)

You sit with another family as the chef cooks in front of you. It’s really cool to see the chef cook the food!

I had Ebi. Ebi is 10 grilled shrimp served with a garden salad, udon noodles, vegetables, and steamed white rice. For the full menu, click here.

Everything was delicious and I love watching the chefs cook. I give Teppan Edo five Mickey Bars!!

If you are going to visit the Japan Pavilion, don’t forget to visit Teppan Edo!

The New Things Happening at Epcot

Every year Disney World changes something about their parks. Here is a list of some of the changes happening to Epcot.

Now let’s talk about the pavilions. Over in the France Pavilion, Disney is building Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, but it won’t be open until the spring of 2020. This ride is actually open in Disneyland Paris already. Also in the France Pavilion there is going to be a Beauty and the Beast Sing-a-long. It will alternate with Impressions de France, the show that is currently in the France Pavilion. In Canada, the show “O’ Canada” is going to be getting a makeover. In the Japan Pavilion, Disney is opening another table service restaurant.

First of all, the Disney Skyliner will open in the Fall of 2019. It will be a transportation network high in the sky that will take you from Pop Century, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach and the upcoming Disney Riviera resort to the International Gateway at Epcot and Hollywood Studios. I’m excited! Illuminations unfortunately is being replaced by Epcot Forever, a new night time show that will be playing 80’s music.

Calling all Mission Space fans! A space themed restaurant is opening near Mission Space in 2020.

I am really excited about these updates and am looking forward to seeing the rides, restaurants, skyliners and Epcot Forever this year and 2020!

A Beginner’s Guide to the World Showcase: Spotlight on Japan

The Japan Pavilion in the World Showcase at Epcot feels like you are in Japan! From the food to the shopping to the entertainment, Japan is definitely a pavilion to see.

At Teppan Edo, the chef cooks at the table!

Food: There are two table service restaurants in the Japan Pavilion: Teppan Edo and Tokyo Dining. On my last trip we went to Teppan Edo. At Teppan Edo the chefs cook the food on the table in front of you! You also sit next to other families and share the table. The chefs also like to make a volcano out of onions. Update: Takumi-Tei is a restaurant that has 5 rooms inspired by a natural element. Takumi-Tei means “house of the artisan” in Japanese.

Shopping: Now let’s talk about the shopping. The Japan Pavilion has a huge store called Mitsukoshi. Everything in the store is from Japan. When I went to Mitsukoshi I bought a light purple fan and the cashier wrote my first name on it in Japanese! If you need a hand fan, go to the Japan Pavilion and you can get one in Mitsukoshi or at the Mitsukoshi kiosk outside of Teppan Edo.

Entertainment: Now let’s talk about the entertainment. Matsuriza performs Japanese Taiko Drumming several times a day. The drum performance is really interesting and after the performance the drummers introduce themselves to you.

If you’re going to Epcot to see the World Showcase Pavilions you might want to stop by Japan!