From Tokyo Station I went to Nagano via Shinkansen Asama. First thing to do with a hungry belly was to quickly get some food. I saw a nice cafe inside Nagano station called BECK’s. They were doing a plate set for 490 Yen plus a drink of your choice. I went for a hot mocha with cream on top because that’s just delicious and exactly what I needed to wake up. The set came with buttered toast, greens, egg, a slice of raw tomato, bacon, ketchup and a scoop of potato mash salad. Simple, quick and easy, good portion, thumbs up!!

—Tofu