BEER GARDEN ビアガーデン Tokyo’s hot and humid summers are when some department stores open up their rooftops to open-air beer gardens. It is an unusual setting, especially in Shinjuku when you surrounded by skyscrapers, but a fun experience. If you are lucky the winds will blow across the building to cool you down a bit….
Month: June 2010
Kimchi Yokocho キムチ横丁 2/2
Marukin まるきん Taito-ku, Higashi Ueno 2-19-1 台東区東上野2-19-1 Tel. 03-3832-4549 http://www.kimchi-marukin.com/ (Japanese) Daiichi Bussan 第一物産 Taito-ku, Higashi Ueno 2-15-5 台東区東上野2-15-5 Tel. 03-3831-1323 http://www.d1b.jp/ (Japanese) Konan Foods コーナンフーズ Taito-ku, Higashi Ueno 2-15-5 台東区東上野2-15-5 Tel. 03-3831-2017 no website The handful of shops here specialize in handmade kimchi, meats for cooking at home, and ingredients for cooking Korean food…
Kimchi Yokocho キムチ横丁 1/2
Kimchi Yokocho キムチ横丁 http://panda.starfleet.ac/~kaeru/kimuti/kimuti.html On the other side of the tracks is an area called Kimchi Yokocho. In an area of a few blocks is a concentration of shops and restaurants specializing in Korean food. There is a much larger area filled with Korean supermarkets, restaurants, and shops near Shinjuku near the Shin-Okubo station on…
Ippudo Ramen in Ameyoko アメ横の一風堂
Ippudo Ramen 一風堂 Taito-ku, Ueno 3-17-5 Tel. 03-5807-2772 11:00 – 3:00 (no holidays) http://www.ippudo.com/index.html (Japanese) Ippudo started as a small shop with only 10 seats at a counter in 1985 and now has locations throughout Japan and even in New York City. Ippudo is famous for its tonkotsu ramen. Very thin noodles that still have…
Yoshiike in Ameyoko アメ横の吉池
Yoshiike 吉池 Taito-ku, Ueno 3-27-12 台東区上野3-27-12 Tel. 03-3831-0141 9:30 – 24:00, no holidays http://www.yoshiike-group.co.jp/ (Japanese) Since 1920, Yoshiike has been a prominent shop in this area of Ueno. This large store has a supermarket in the basement, a large seafood department, and fresh produce. The second floor is a liquor shop, with wine, sake, shochu,…
Niki no Kashi in Ameyoko アメ横の二木の菓子
Niki no Kashi 二木の菓子 Taito-ku, Ueno 4-6-1 Tel. 03-3833-4051 9:30 – 19:30, no holidays http://www.nikinokashi.co.jp (Japanese) Niki no Kashi maybe one of Ameyoko’s most famous vendors. In business since 1947, Niki no Kashi is a large discount shop for sweets and candies. Part of the attraction is the unusually large selection of dagashi. Dagashi are…
Daimasu at Ameyoko アメ横のダイマス
Daimasu ダイマス Taito-ku, Ueno 4-6-13 台東区上野4-6-13 Tel. 03-3831-5023 9:00 – 18:30 (closed the 2nd, 4th and 5th Thursdays of each month) http://www.daimasu.net/ (Japanese) Daimasu has a colorful display of dried beans, grains and rice. Sesame seeds, millets, daizu, adzuki, and more round out this tiny shop.
Ameyoko’s Iseoto Shouten 伊勢音商店
Iseoto Shouten 伊勢音商店 Taito-ku, Ueno 6-4-10 台東区上野6-4-10 Tel. 03-3831-4411 9:00 – 19:00, no holidays http://www.iseoto.com/ (Japanese) Iseoto’s history can be traced back to 1876. The shop specializes in katsuobushi and other products for making dashi. You can smell the smoked, and dried katsuo flakes. The products are placed in wooden barrels that fall into the…
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