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Toraya has been producing wagashi, Japanese confectionaries, because the sixteenth century. It has been a purveyor to the Imperial household for practically as lengthy. Toraya originated in Kyoto however moved to Tokyo because the noble household moved to Edo, the outdated title for Tokyo.
Toraya’s good-looking constructing in Akasaka was designed by architect Hiroshi Naito. Hinoki cypress fills the house, notably on the curved roof of the cafe on the third ground. The second flooring is the retail house with a colourful number of recent wagashi to get pleasure from with matcha that modifications each few weeks.
The cafeteria provides a set meal with rice and some dishes or in the mean time a bowl of chilled udon noodles topped with nigauri bitter gourd and eggplant. A lightweight and refreshing meal on this sizzling and humid summer time. On today many diners had been having fun with kakigōri shaved ice. The Uji matcha comes with pink azuki or the extra uncommon white azuki that has a sublime sweetness to it. The seasonal shaved ice this month is anzu apricots. The month of June the seasonal shaved ice was saké from #Toyama @masuizumi.saseki. The employees mentioned that it needs to be again on the menu subsequent June. My girlfriend had it and mentioned it was pleasant.
Why I make the particular journey to Toyama is to go to the free museum devoted to wagashi within the basement of the constructing. The present exhibit exhibits the historical past of wagashi (components in English!) and there may be an informative movied (additionally in English!).
Toraya is a should go to for anybody fascinated or interested by wagashi conventional Japanese sweets.
Toraya Akasaka
Minato-ku, Akasaka 4-9-22
https://world.toraya-group.co.jp/pages/akasaka-store
The closest station is Akasaka Mitsuke. It’s a few seven minute stroll from exit A.
Toraya has a department at Tokyo Station on the Marunouchi facet. There are different outlets within the metropolis.
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