Dandelion Chocolate

Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate shop with a cafe, from San Francisco.
Location: 4-14-6, Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Mono-Machi 8th

Mono-Machi is an event by makers in Shitamachi, such as craftsmen, artisans or manufacturing companies. The main building will be Taito Designers Village. Start there, buy creators' goods and get stamps. You can also find some workshops to make something handmade.

May 27, 28 and 29.

http://monomachi.com/
(use Google translation)

shop#97 Yamakichi, monkey figurines

Anyone who was born in 1992, 1980, 1968 and 1956? 2016 will be the year of you, monkeys. At Yamakichi, many cute monkeys are waiting for you. #asakusa

Bring a printed coupon with you when you visit this shop! You can get a free mug cup. (It may be an offer for a limited time only.)

↓↓　coupon here　↓↓
http://asakusa-yamakichi.jp/freepage_10_1.html

 

shop#198 Hinode Senbei

Hinode Senbei started its business in 1913, which means they have more than 100-year-history. Senbei is a rice cracker. They use 100% Japanese fine rice from Niigata, Gunma, Ibaraki or Chiba, and bake one by one carefully by hand. 

Located on the corner of Shin-Nakamise Street and Rokku Broadway Street.

http://hinode.pupu.jp/　（Japanese only)

shop#199 Asahiya

Asahiya is located on the Kappabashi-hon-dori, selling various envelops or Origami.

In Japan, it is a custom for adults (parents or grandparents) to give children a money on a New Year's Day as Otoshidama, These small envelops, called Pochibukuro, are for such custom. 2016 will be a year of monkeys. That's why monkeys are illustrated on the paper.

Pochibukuro                                               Origami

They also sell cards and Origami. These Origami are easy to fold paper cranes, just following instruction lines. You can make flag-patterned or Hanafuda-patterned cranes.

shop#197 Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten

This is a shop of Magewappa, a traditional Japanese craft from Akita prefecture, located at Orange street in Asakusa. A typical item is a Bento box (lunch box) made of Japanese cedar tree. Magewappa is a perfect box to keep white rice with an adequate moisture for hours by the power of cedar.

website:

http://magewappa.com/allproducts

shop#195 Isomura Masajiro Shoten

This is a speciality store for sesame-seed oil since 1935. You can buy a bottle of fine sesame oil, sesame seeds, sesame dressing and a jar of honey-sesame paste for bread.
1min from Tawarachi Station.

http://isomuraaburaya.web.fc2.com/index.html

shop#194 Usagiya

Usagiya is a Japanese sweets shop in Ueno, famous for Dorayaki. Japanese sweets go well with Matcha.

Kappabashi Dougu Matsuri (Kappabashi Tool Festival) 2015

Kappabashi Dougu Matsuri will be held from October 6 thru 12 this year.

The price of kitchen tools, cutlery and dishes will be much more reasonable than usual. On October 11, the chopstick user contest will be held. On October 12, first 1000 people can eat SANMA (saury) at the Kinryu Park. The ticket will be provided in front of Shogai Gakushu Center (Lifelong Study Center) on Kappabashi Tool Street from 10:45 am on October 12.

Kappabashi Tool Street is located 10 mins walk from Asakusa.

Website: (Japanese only)

http://www.kappabashi.or.jp/home/KappabashiDouguMatsuri.html

100 yen shops changed for Halloween

A seasonal space at 100 yen shops, is changed for Halloween already. Daiso is on the 4th floor of Asakusa ROX. Seria is on the 6th floor of Askusa Ekimise.
These are all 100 yen.

DAISO

SERIA

shop#193 Kumazawa Book Store

Do you like Manga?

Kumazawa Book Store is opened recently on the 6th floor of Asakusa Matsuya (a department store). Here is a wonderful place for people who love Manga, because you can read 1000 sample Manga books. See a picture and you will see the word "見本", which means a sample copy. The comics are in Japanese, but it is one of the good ways to learn Japanese characters.

Ninja Training

The most famous Ninja anime in Japan is NARUTO. In the States it may be Ninja Turtles.

Would you like to be a Ninja? Experience first at Maruhana Ninja Shop located at Hanayashiki street. You can try 4 programs at 2,000 yen:
- SWORD-HANDLING TECHNIQUES
- THE ART OF STEALTH
- CONCEALMENT METHODS
- SHURIKEN BLADE THROWING

You can buy some Ninja goods here.

http://esp07.dt-r.com/hanayashiki-bakezona/

shop#191 Asakusa Sannomiya Yakisoba

Here is a shop for yakisoba to go. The thick noodles are made by a noodle factory, Kaikaro Asakusa.

Located just in front of the ROX building along Kokusai Dori.

shop#190 Custard Lab Tokyo

A new sweets shop called Custard Lab Tokyo opened recently at ROX 3G in Asakusa. It is like a Chou a la creme, but the shell is not soft but crispy because it is Danish pastry with custard creme inside. It was very good^^

shop#189 Fujiya

Fujiya is a shop selling Japanese Kimono and Setta (sandals), located along Nishi-Sando street in Asakusa.
When you buy Setta, choose Setta which is a little smaller than your foot. That is cool.