Yanagi-ya

May 7, 2008 - 12:58 am by norinori in Food  

Yanagi-ya is one of the most popular Taiyaki-store in Tokyo. Taiyaki is Japanese authentic sweet which include Anko, made from blace bean. When you reach Yanagi-ya, you have to make a line inside the store and may wait about 10 minutes. While you wait, you can watch that artisan cook Taiyaki by gripping really hot [...]

Soba -Horii(Azabu Jyuban)- “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”.

February 5, 2008 - 11:51 pm by kodaman in Food  

If I am asked where we can eat good Soba, I want to highly recommend “Horii” in Azabu Jyuban. Azabu jyuban is well known as the place there being many good restaurants or shops. Those {Tsukishimaya(Imagawayaki),Naniwaya(Taiyaki), Mamegen(beens) and Sarashina “Horii” } are my recommendations.

Horii started in 1789. Why “Horii” （更級堀井）is so great to me is [...]

Imagawayaki - Tsukishimaya(Azabu Jyuban)-“Kodaman’s J-TRIP”.

- 11:30 pm by kodaman in Food  

Imagawa yaki made by Sugar, egg and flour is one of the famous sweets in Tokyo. The name of “Imagawa” yaki comes from Imagawa Brigde near Nihon bashi(bridge) in Tokyo. There are many shops serving Imagawa yaki in Tokyo.

For me, one of the best imagawayaki shops is “Tsukishima ya” in Azabu Jyuban. [...]

Taiyaki - Naniwa ya(Azabu) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

- 10:58 pm by kodaman in Food  

There are typical Japanese sweets such Imagawayaki, Oshiruko or dango. Taiyaki using red beens is also typical. In tokyo, there are some famous Taiyaki ya. Both Yanagiya in Hama-cho,Ningyo-cho and Naniwaya in Azabu jyuban have served very delicious Taiyaki for long time. Its of Yanagiya is soft and Naniwaya’s one is a little [...]