The fruit sandwich eatery Maruichi Seika has opened a pop-up shop on the second floor of Kita-Senju Marui in Adachi, Tokyo. The shop is a collaboration between the popular local restaurant Ippo Ippo and Maruichi, a long-standing and much-loved fruit shop.Fruit is the key ingredient at Maruichi Seika where they want customers stuffing their cheeks with strawberries, oranges, pineapple, and more. Fruit is packed into fat sandwiches and combined with mascarpone cheese for a filling treat. The bread is provided by Furansuya, a local bakery in Kita-Senju that has been running for over 10 years.

A Select Look at the Line-Up

  Sky Berry | ¥740 (Tax Included)This sandwich is named after a particular variety of strawberry is known as the Sky Berry. It's sourced from Tochigi Prefecture and is known for its superior sweetness, juiciness, and the fact that it's low in acidity. Ordering this lets you enjoy three different kinds of well-known strawberry: the titular Sky Berry, the Tochiotome which is also from Tochigi, and the classic Amaou from Fukuoka.   Setoka | ¥840 (Tax Included)The Setoka is a rare and super sweet, full-bodied citrus fruit that's normally given as a gift in Japan. In sandwich form, it enjoys a perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess.   Pineapple | ¥630 (Tax Included)The Golden Pineapple from the Philippines is the variety used in this sandwich, packed with mouth-watering sweetness and offering a rich fruity fragrance.   Maruichi Mix | ¥740 (Tax Included)This sandwich is a combination of fruits including the Amaou strawberry from Fukuoka, the Kanjuku Kiwi from Ehime, and the Premium Banana from the Philippines. It also contains the best picked mikan which are bought fresh from the market every day.If you've never tried a fruit sandwich in Japan and are in Tokyo this winter, then don't miss out on Maruichi Seika's limited-time line-up.  

Tokyo Saryo was the world’s first ever hand drip tea specialist shop. This year, they’re celebrating the first tea of the season with the reopening of Ochazuke stand Tokyo Saryo. The Ochazuke stand was a big hit last year, and this year it will be open for a three month period from Wednesday 24th April to Wednesday 31st July.   Ochazuke is a Japanese dish that every Japanese person must have had at least once in their life. For many, it is a normal option for a light breakfast that you can make at home. It’s just green tea poured over cooked rice. Simple! However, in recent years, replacing the green tea with dashi stock has become the most popular form of this breakfast. The Ochazuke stand hopes to encourage people to use green tea for their ochazuke in their daily lives more often by creating an original ochazuke dish which really carries the flavour of green tea. The recipe has been specially made to fit in with modern daily lifestyle. This ochazuke is sprinkled with lots of green tea so you can really enjoy "eating" tea! Soft sprouting tea leaves that resemble the appearance of nori seaweed are collected and ground into a powder called tencha. This tea remains in its unground form of matcha. Pour water over the original green tea powder and the fragrance of the tea will be released!

Teahouse original ochazuke: Eel ¥500　Teahouse original ochazuke: Salmon ¥500 Teahouse original ochazuke: Scallop ¥500 　Teahouse original ochazuke: Plum ¥500 (*tax included in prices stated)

 You can also add olive oil to your dish afterwards for just ¥50.   Order Tokyo Saryo’s hand drip tea on top of your order (+¥150) and you will be presented with the first tea of the season that uses tea leaves freshly collected from Kagoshima. The leaves were collected on 7th April 2019 and a special recipe is used to make this tea.It’s not just tea they serve here! As an important base flavour, the stand also serves up dashi. This is made by combining bonito fish flakes and kombu kelp sourced from Makurazaki to produce a high quality and delicious flavour. You can also choose to add a topping of Nicomaru Genmai which is made from brown rice. This is very popular among adults as it adds a luxurious fragrance to your meal. You can eat in or take out for the same price. Every day, sales will end when they run out of rice, so get there as fast as you can!

The travel reservation site, “Rakuten Travel” announced  its“2017 / Ranking of accommodations which offer game dishes.” They calculated the number of the users and days the users stayed targeting the plans including the word “game (gibier)”and announced that “Shinjo Kanko Hotel” won first place.

 

 “Gibier” is a French word meaning the flesh of wild animals and it has developed as a food culture of aristocracies in Europe since old days.

 

No.1 / Aichi Prefecture / Shinjo Kanko Hotel

No.2 / Shizuoka Prefecture / Gensen Kakenagashi no Yu Oyado Sakaya

No.3 / Nara Prefecture / Totsugawa Onsen Seikyo no Yado Sansui

No.4 / Wakayama Prefecture / Ryujin Onsen Bijin Tei

No.5 / Ishikawa Prefecture / Shiramine Onsen Hotel Happo

 

 “Shinjo Kanko Hotel” which won first place offers a curry using venison every morning. Okumikawa is an area near the hotel rich in nature and the meat of the animals living in this area is tasty since it does not contain much fat. Venison contains less fat than other kinds of meat and contains lots of protein and iron. Also, venison is not smelly, so it is suitable for beginners of game dishes.

 

“Gensen Kakenagashi no Yu Oyado Sakaya” which won second place has been offering “Daimyoyaki,” a famous dish which grills brawn, pork and beef with vegetable produced locally (Amagi). Their brawn nabe (Japanese hot pot) made with miso sauce which takes about a week to make is known as the local dish of Amagi and you can enjoy it during the autumn and winter seasons. The users of the accommodation are saying “Daimyoyaki is a simple dish where you grill meat and vegetables together but it is very tasty.”

 

 “Totsugawa Onsen Seikyo no Yado Sansui” in Nara Prefecture which won the third place is an accommodation which offers local foods located in Totsugawa Village rich in nature. The brawn nabe using the natural brawn of Totsugawa and the tea ceremony dishes where you can enjoy venison, brawn and Chinese soft-shelled turtles at once are offered. They use clean spring, locally grown vegetables and meat. The users of the accommodation are saying, “I heard some game dishes are smelly but the dishes offered by this accommodation were very good.”

 

Why don’t you enjoy full-fledged game dishes at Japanese accommodations?

 

 

At the juicy-meat gyoza (dumpling) specialty store, “Shinjuku Kakekomi Gyoza / Kabuki-cho Store” they will begin the sales of the 5-colored colorful gyoza, “Colorful Rainbow Gyoza” starting from 2017 November 16^th (Thurs.)

 

The interior of “Shinjuku Kakekomi Gyoza” has been designed to look like the Edo Period fire fighter organization, “Hikeshi-tai.” Paper lanterns hang from the ceiling and there are wooden tabs hanging all over the wall. When you enter this store, you will feel as though you have time-slipped into the Edo Period and you can enjoy the atmosphere and the lively feeling.

“Colorful Rainbow Gyoza” has a skin with a chewy texture and is packed full of meat. The 5 colors of the gyoza are made of the following; squid ink, turmeric, spinach and red peppers. The skin does not absorb water and become soggy so it is good as a take-away item. This gyoza is not only very delicious but is a very photogenic 5-colored gyoza.

This gyoza uses specially chosen cuts of pork and special attention has been paid to the “umami” flavor of the meat. It is a “shoronpo”-like gyoza with lots of meat juices. The secret of the meat juices is the fact that high-quality scallop muscles and fish soup is used. The flour used to make the skin has a chewy texture and is suited to envelop the meat juices. No garlic or “nira” (leek) is used so it is very popular with women. The more you chew the more the meat juices fill your mouth and it is a truly exquisite gyoza.

 

2017, November 29 (Wed.) is known as “good meat day” (The reading of the numbers in Japanese – “ii niku” means “good meat.”) On this day a “Ii Niku no hi” campaign will be carried out. The campaign will be carried out from 23:00 ~ 5:00 (90 minute duration) for all customers who have reservations after 23:00. “Colorful Rainbow Gyoza” (500 yen per order) will be offered (the 5 gyoza will be the following gyoza; boiled gyoza, fried gyoza, deep fried gyoza, gyoza cutlet and colorful rainbow gyoza.) Customers can eat as much as they like for this price.

This gyoza has now been registered as a “GYOZA＆TOKYO” food item. This labeling is a part of a promotion campaign to announce good food to foreign guests to Tokyo. “&TOKYO” is a logo for Tokyo citizens, private business persons and foreign travelers. It will be used to highlight the charms of Tokyo. Various activities and things can be places before the “&” mark and this will express this Tokyo charm. They aim to spread this movement and by adding various activities and things at the front of the logo “&TOKYO” help to make this logo a symbol of Tokyo.

 

Why not try this gyoza which tastes delicious and looks awsome.

 

 

There are lots of stylish cafes in Tokyo and the number of “Japanese-style cafés” is increasing. In this article, I will introduce to you some modern but good-old Japanese-style cafes. “Ninja Sabo KUNOICHI” where you can meet with ninjas (Shibuya) The concept of this café is “a café where you can meet with ninjas.” Of course, the menu items will be delivered by “kunoichis” (female ninja). They sell special menu items such as “omusubi”(rice balls) which you can learn how to make, KUNOICHI’s special dango (rice dumpling) and cherry-blossom gelidium jelly. They also sell lots of nihonshu (sake) so you can use the café as a bar.       A Japanese tea-café where you can enjoy “Yamecha”-“CHAKAS CAFÉ” (Kohto-ku) CHAKAS CAFÉ is a café where one can enjoy Fukuoka Prefecture’s brand tea, “Yamecha” (the tea will be served in a teapot) and handmade onigiri. You can enjoy full-fledged tea and onigiris produced by a “Japanese tea appraiser” and a “five-star rice master” everyday.   Detailed：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/60179      

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  “bio ojiyan café” where you can enjoy good-old Japanese dishes in a stylish space(Harajuku) Their ojiya (rice porridge) can be customized at will. The amount of rice, flavor of broth and topping can be chosen. They offer “donburi” and set menus as well. It is a café where you can enjoy new dishes since they offer limited menu items each season. Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/67375       “Tsuruya Yoshinobu TOKYO MISE” where they demonstrate how to make Japanese desserts(Nihonbashi)

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It is a Japanese dessert shop where you can enjoy freshly made Japanese desserts made by the artisans. You can also enjoy the atmosphere of Kyoto inside the new shop. They sell Tokyo-limited items such as “TSURUYA Pancake” using the chewy dough of a popular Japanese dessert “Tsubara Tsubara” and a cute looking monaka (bean-jam-filled-wafers) called “IROMONAKA” which looks like a macaron.           “Wacafe yusoshi chano-ma (Ueno)

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A café which is popular among a wide range of generations. Its branch stores are located at Nakameguro and Shinjuku and they offer healthy menus. You can relax your legs and have a comfortable time since they have a raised tatami-floored seating area.     Did you find a café that you want to go? Why not enjoy visit to Tokyo at one of these Japanese-styled cafes.    

Japanese food is not only sushi! There are a lots of wonderful traditional Japanese dishes. Let us introduce to you 6 restaurants witch offer Japanese food in Tokyo.

 

GYOZA BAR　Comme a paris（Aoyama）

Gyoza is a representative popular food that is loved by many people. “GYOZA BAR Comme a Paris” in Aoyama is a new style Gyoza restaurant where you can enjoy gyoza with natural wine or champagne.  It is also known as the restaurant that Masakazu Narukami from restaurant called, “Narukami” which received one star in the Michelin guide book, is in charge of creating the menu, so their side dishes and sauces incorporate his own uniqueness. Cilantro, gyoza (680yen tax included) and Onion gratin gyoza (920 yen tax included) are popular in addition to the standard menu items such as Vegetable gyoza (520yen tax included) and Pork gyoza (550yen tax included). Especially, Onion gratin gyoza has a great combination of the chewy texture of the gyoza skin which tastes like boiled gyoza and the rich onion gratin’s flavor.

 

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/42992

 

 

 

Tamawarai（Harajuku）

The 3 major noodle dishes in Japan are ramen, soba-noodles, and udon-noodles. What people like about these noodles is how different they are according to the area. Broadly speaking, people in the East like soba noodles, and people in West like udon-noodles. Therefore, Tokyo is in the soba culture area. If you are looking for a modern type of restaurant, there is the Michelin-starred restaurant called “Tamawarai” in Harajuku. The building is located in a residential area, and does not look like a soba noodle restaurant. Steamed soba noodles which are made of coarsely ground buckwheat has a rich flavor when you chew it. They do not serve many kinds of appetizers, but they are proud of their menu items such has miso flavored shrimp, tempura, and herring which is cooked for six days.

 

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/19569

 

 

 

Moo Moo Paradise Kabuki-cho main store (Shinjuku)

You can’t make it through the Japanese winter without eating a “nabe” (hot pot). Shabu shabu is a hot pot dish that you can enjoy no matter what the weather is like -hot or cold. “Moo Moo Paradise Kabuki-cho main store” is mostly popular among young people. The first store started in Kabuki-cho in 1993, and now there are forty branches all over the world. They slice the meat right before they serve it up. The soup stock for shabu shabu is extracted from exclusive oxtails.  They offer organic ponzu and sesame dressing for the dipping sauce. They are very particular about the food they serve.

 

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/24978

 

 

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Tsurukamero（Harajuku）

“Trusukamero” is located in the “Urahara” area (an area behind Meiji Street, in front of Takeshita Street). The outside design of the restaurant is modern and unique. A turtle and crane are depicted on raised wooden slats. With regards to their lunch menus, they offer sashimi, tendon (tempura rice dish) udon noodles and gyoza (dumpling)/curry, which all Japanese people love. They also offer various kinds of a la carte dishes centering around “nabes” (Japanese hot pot dish) so that adults can drink alcohol comfortably. The recommended “nabe” is “Medetai Nabe” which will bring you good luck. The menu includes the head of red sea bream and harusame noodles.  The taste of the fish-broth-based soup is so delicious!

 

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/71295

 

 

 

Oden Kappo Yushima Riki（Yushima）

"Oden Kappo Yushima Riki " is a shop that took over the famous store "Kurogi" using the old house which has a Showa era feel to it. “Ganso Tomato Oden” is a popular menu item which has a tasty translucent soup and slightly sour tomatoes in it. “Gyusuji Doteyaki with French bread” and “Takoyaki Oden” are also great. You can also enjoy sashimi, horse-meat sashimi, whale bacon and other dishes.

 

 

 

Gonpachi（Asakusa）

Many people say, “If you’re looking to entertain foreign guests, look no further than Gonpachi.” This traditional Japanese-style restaurant is not only popular with Japanese guests, but also with guests from overseas. In the year 2002, former President Bush and former Prime Minister Koizumi enjoyed an informal dinner at this very restaurant. There are handmade soba noodle dishes, Kushiyaki (a skewered meat and vegetable dish), and handmade sushi. High-grade charcoal is used to carefully grill the Kushiyaki skewers.

 

Detailed information：http://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/24945

 

 

 

How did you like our introduction to restaurants that serve great Japanese food? You should try eating at one of these restaurants that serve “new” Japanese food!