Today we’ll be doing a mini food tour around Tokyo Station. Tokyo Station has a HUGE underground shopping mall. It’s pretty easy to get lost here, but I managed to figure out a simpler way to think about navigating through the stores:
» There are a bunch of department store buildings located around Tokyo Station such as Kitte, Tokia, and Daimaru.
» These department stores all have a basement level where they are all connected with entrances to each building underground to create this huge underground shopping mall.
This is a perfect place to visit if you just want to eat, shop, and buy souvenirs. Today we’ll eating at a few places and the first place is Taiyaki Tetsuji which is located in the basement level of Daimaru Department store. Their taiyaki’s are all made fresh everyday and filled with a sweet red bean filling. This is a fairly common item that is sold throughout Japan and is fairly inexpensive in price.
The next place is Hitachino Brewing Lab and is on the 2nd floor of the Granroof at Tokyo Station. Hitachino beer is made by the Kiuchi Brewery and has a few locations throughout Japan. Back in the U.S. some places have sold Hitachino beer although the selection is very limited compared to what they have in Japan a bit more expensive.
The third place we’ll be heading to is Sembikiya in the Kitte department store. This place is the oldest premium fruits shop in Japan and is known to have the most luxurious fruit in the world. For example some of the muskmelon’s prices can go above $200 and a single apple can cost above $10. Why is it so expensive? Well all of these fruits are grown with care and have really intense flavors. We’ll sample a few of their items to see if the hype is real.
The last place we’ll be heading to is to Okonomiyaki Kiji, which you can probably guess serves Okonomiyaki. This is a japanese savory pancake that contains some veggies, protein, and is cooked on a teppan grill. The okonomiyaki here is really delicious and is well worth a try!
Location(s):
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» Taiyaki Tetsuji たい焼き鉄次 大丸東京店 – Daimaru Department Store –
» Hitachino Brewing Lab – Tokyo Station –
» Sembikiya 千疋屋 – Kitte Department Store –
» Okonomiyaki Kiji お好み焼 きじ 丸の内店 – Tokyo Station –
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