Iriyama Sembei 入山煎餅 Taito-ku, Asakusa 1-13-4 台東区浅草1-13-4 Phone: 03-3844-1376 10:00 – 18:00, closed Thursdays http://www.prpub.jp/senbei/asakusa/iriyama.htm (Japanese) Popular round sembei are toasted until a golden caramel color and then dipped into a soy sauce. Only one style is made, shoyu (soy sauce). Uruchimai (rice) cakes are dried for 3 days and then grilled for five minutes….
Month: July 2010
Magurobito Kaitenzushi in Asakusa 浅草のまぐろ人
**** Note, this shop has closed. Magurobito まぐろ人 Taito-ku, Asakusa 1-5-9 台東区浅草1-5-9 Phone: 03-3844-8736 Monday – Friday (11:00 – 15:00, 17:00 – 22:00) Saturday (11:00 – 22:00) Sunday and holidays (11:00 – 21:00) http://www.magurobito.com/ (Japanese) Magurobito is kaitenzushi (revolving sushi) with a good value and a selection of seasonal fresh fish. It is very…
Mugitoro in Asakusa 浅草のむぎとろ
Mugitoro うぎとろ Taito-ku, Kaminarimon 2-2-4 台東区雷門2-2-4 phone 03-3842-1066 11:00 – 21:00, no holidays http://www.mugitoro.co.jp (Japanese) Mugitoro is next to the Komagatado temple. The entrance to the 6-story modern building has red paper umbrellas and benches. As there is usually a line to get in, this is a welcome site. Mugitoro’s signature dish is rice cooked…
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