Where To Eat When You’re Visiting Tokyo - Tokyo - The Infatuation

"Fruit in Japan is special, and sometimes very expensive. To protect the flawless appearance of some fruit, Japanese farmers may individually wrap, say, grapes to keep them in pristine condition. Or to really concentrate the flavors of a melon, sometimes farmers will only allow a single melon to grow on a vine, tending to it by hand for over 100 days. At Shinjuku Takano Fruits Parlor, you can taste the literal fruits of their labor through an impressive selection of seasonal parfaits, fresh juices, just-cut fruit plates, and other desserts, like strawberry waffles or sandos filled with whipped cream. Dine in for the full fruit experience—there’s also a reservation-only dessert buffet—or visit their standalone fruit shop to ogle at the $400 melons or $200 mangos." - kiera wright ruiz