My Cafe Diary-Your private diary-How to use⚙ Settings

Updates

Traditional and Simplified Chinese are now available

  • Choose Traditional or Simplified Chinese in Settings.
  • Cafe names and addresses use localized characters or Romanization, with the original Japanese alongside.
  • Photo editing, sharing text and news translation support Chinese.

Korean is now available

  • Switch between Japanese, English and Korean in Settings.
  • Korean pages display cafe names and addresses in Hangul, with Japanese alongside.
  • Korean article translations will be added gradually.

Find cafes more easily on the map

  • Filter the map and list to cafes with diary entries, favorites or notes.
  • Expand the map or select a pin to see its cafe card.
  • Cafe cards let you call the cafe, visit its website or open Google Maps.

Save photos and links in cafe notes

  • Keep notes for any cafe, even if it is not in your favorites.
  • Alongside text, save photos such as menus and links related to the cafe.

More ways to edit your photos

  • Enhance food and drinks, add blur or mosaic, adjust brightness, add text and crop your photos.
  • You can also edit photos already saved in your diary.
  • Edits made on the sharing screen change only the photos you share, leaving your diary originals unchanged.

My Cafe Diary is now available in English

  • Switch between Japanese and English in Settings.
  • The English version displays cafe names and addresses primarily in Latin letters.
  • Text generated for photo editing and app information in shared posts also support English.

Your memories, together in an album

  • The album in My records brings together your diary photos and saved collages.
  • View photos full screen or open the diary entry they belong to.

Turn your photos into a collage

  • Choose photos from your diary and combine them into one image.
  • Pick a simple layout or a creative style, then adjust the position, size and rotation.
  • Combine backgrounds with retro or monochrome effects, and save your settings.

Look back on your week or month

  • See your diary entries, photos and cafes visited in weekly and monthly reports.
  • Compare periods and celebrate your personal bests.
  • Share a report image along with a collage of photos from that period.

Discover new cafe and convenience store treats

  • Find new and limited-time items from cafe chains and convenience stores.
  • Read more, share announcements and find cafes from the featured chains.

Welcome to My Cafe Diary

  • Keep a private diary of the cafes you visit, with photos, reviews and ratings.
  • Find cafes on the map and save your favorites.
  • Your diary is not visible to other users. Share on social media only when you choose to.