Mar 10, 2014

shop#47 Sumida Machidokoro

Here you can get information about industry, culture, history, sightseeing and gourmet of Sumida-ku and buy Sumida-made crafts. There is a performance of traditional crafts everyday. The photo is Musashimaru, who was the sumo wrestler from Hawaii. Now you can experience to make indigo dyed handkerchief by Friday (March 14th) at the cost of 1,500 yen.
(Soramachi 5th floor, Tokyo SkyTree Town)
 





shop#46 Kawahara Shoten

Look at the bunch of junk sweets (Dagashi)! These are "UMAIBO," one of the popular Dagashi in Japan. In this shop, a pack of 30 Umaibo costs just 252 yen^^ so reasonable. Umaibo has a lots of flavors. According to the survey by Lawson, the top five is as follows:
No.1 Corn Potage
No.2 Mentaiko
No.3 Cheese
No.4 Takoyaki
No.5 Pizza

http://www.lawson.co.jp/brother/67765.html

You can also buy many kinds of junk sweets by the box other than Umaibo. Do not miss this place, when you come to Kappa-bashi Tool Street.



Mar 8, 2014

shop#45 Hello Kitty Japan

At Shitamachi, Hello Kitty is dressed in Kimono 
This shop is located on the 4th floor of Soramachi, the Sky Tree Town.