Here is what we bought for around 500Yen. “Dagashi”or petty candies are always loved by Japanese kids and are often sold at tiny“Dagashiya” (petty candy shop) on the small corners. Kinshicho area is deeply related with the production and distribution of the petty candies. The area used to be one of the major wholesale districts of Dagashi, where they distributed candies to the each small store on the street. Today small numbers of these wholesale stores remain, but we still see several wholesale stores and manufacturers in Kinshicho district.

$$$Kids Wants to be a Cool Adult Too$$$

Fake beer powder（it makes fuzzy “beer.”) a neat box of blueberry flavored cigarette,  bottles of soda and strawberry flavored “whisky”, 100million yen bills, chocolate “gold bars” and sexy “kiss” gummy!!　The gold bar even has a stamp of the Swiss bank showing the genuineness. How much will you need to acquire all of those fabulous bling-blings!? with 300 Yen.

Photo taken right down of Sky Tree

Tokyo Sky Tree

Bridge to the Tokyo Sky Tree

There are a lot of points around Tokyo Sky Tree for taking photos. Hence, it would be great if you could bring a map showing photo points. However, you don’t have to worry even if you don’t have one. You may see a lot of signboards around Tokyo Sky Tree showing the map, photo points, restaurant guide and other information.

Information nearby Tokyo Sky Tree can be found on this map

If you find it hard to take a two shot photo with this giant structure. Don’t worry. Try to find a stand with mirror like this around there. By using the reflection of the mirror, you can put yourself and the tower in a photo easily.

A great idea by the owner of the shop using the reflection of mirror.

Beside from taking photo of the tower from different angles. Food lovers may try to explore some special “Towered” foods like Tower Don, Tower bread, Tower Ice Cream and etc around the area.

Giant Shrimp Tempuras rice bowl..Does it looks like Toyko Sky Tree??

Giant Danish pastry tower with two different taste...

Traditional Japanese Restaurant

On the Kamimura’s specialty “Tower don”, the tower made of 3 shrimp tempuras rise above the rice. When the “Tower” is brought to your table, you’d better take a picture quickly, before the tower falls apart. Once you’ve done with the picture, let’s eat the freshly-fried Tower away. Enjoy large, crispy shrimp tempuras and vegetable fritters with rice. (If you feel like a tower is too much for you, of course you can share it with someone.) At Kamimura, you can enjoy friendly and lively atmosphere of good old soba restaurant. Various Soba noodles, Udon noodles and other small dishes are available besides “Tower Don”

Three giant shrimp Tempuras on the don..^^

Follow on this instruction to learn the right way to enjoy 'Tower Don'

Location:Narihira 1-18-13,Sumida-ku, Tokyo  (Nearby Tokyo Sky Tree)

Business hour 11:00~21:00

We might introduce more Tokyo Sky Tree related menus! Keep checking our blog

2011 Grand Sumo Tournament will be held from

Sun. Sept. 11th, 2011 – Sun. Sept. 25th, 2011 at

Ryogoku Kokugikan – Tokyo

Check the official website for tickets…

http://ent-sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo09.php

Yellowtail Teriyaki

Ingredients:

Yellowtail         3slices

Cooking oil

Sauce(Tare):

Soy sauce                    4tablespoons

Mirin                             4tablespoons

Wine                              4tablespoons

Sugar                            4tablespoons

Method:

1.Mix  all the seasoning  for Tare and put them away to be used later.

2.Put some cooking oil in the frying pan which has heated up.

3.Put in the Yellowtail , grill both side of the fish until browned.

4.Pour in the Tare which was prepared and simmer them down for about 7~8 minutes.

5.Garnish the dishes with any kind of vegetables you like.

6.Completion of  the Yellowtail Teriyaki

Statue of Kappa

You will see a lot of shops selling kitchen wares along Kappabashi-dori

Beside that,you probably can find everythings that makes cooking and eating more joyous. Nice Bento boxes, small gadgets to make flower shaped rice balls or star shaped boiled eggs (they are about several hundred yens), or chopsticks will be good souvenir.

Fancy Lunch box in the shape of Japan's traditional animation character Momotaro

Colourful lunch box in the shape of Japanese rice dumpling,Onigiri

Also you will be amused to see unique products such as a gigantic cooking pot available which can cook rice for the total amount of 500 people, Takoyaki machine, and Chinese character hot stamps (this is usually used for stamp on Japanese egg-rolls. Well why don’t you try it on your pancake?)

A cooking pot that can cook 500 portions of rice or 1000 portions of soup..

Various kind of hot stamps available at here....Can't find what you want??Don't worry..go into the shop to customize one

You can’t miss several stores specializing in “Plastic Display Food”. Surely your appetite will be aroused with shiny sushi, toasty croissants, and luscious ice-cream sundae just about to melt…all made of plastics. These products are usually used at restaurants to show what they have. But of course, you can buy one just for fun.

Various kinds of Plastic Display Foods can be found at here..All of them looks so real

Definitely fantastic as an souvenir

The one I like the most would be this...A clock that made of Sushi...Not fresh sushi of course

Ah, while walking around the area, probably you will run into bizarre figure of human-shaped green creature with a beak…That’s “Kappa”, the symbol of the district.

No one had ever seen a Kappa, but they believe this is how it looks like

Cucumber is Kappa's favorites food

Try to find out all of the Kappa when you are here

Check Kappabashi Official Website for more information

A lot of people telling me that it is really difficult to find a Vegetarian Restaurant in Tokyo. After long time of searching,we finally found one nearby Kinshi-cho station.It will just take you a few minutes walk to there.I am sure that vegetarian will like here 【It’s Vegetable】 for sure.

They serving Taiwanese Buddhist Vegetarian cuisine ,which means all of their foods are made without using any meats,fish,dairies and also garlic or onions.Buffet style lunch are served between  11:45a.m.~14:20p.m. with the price of ￥580(S)￥850(M)￥1000(L). They do offer A La Carte service too. Kindly check their Facebook pace for more information.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Its-Vegetable/194634940551498

Sumida River Fireworks Festival

Date:Sat,27 August 2011

※    The festival will be postponed to Sun,28 August 2011 in case of rain.

Time:7:05p.m.~8:30p.m.

Place:Sumida Rivers

Kindly refer to the official website for more informations.

http://sumidagawa-hanabi.com/index_eg.html

Jinrikisha (rickshaw) was a traditional taxi of Japan and started its service in Nihonbashi, Tokyo since 1871 (Meiji era) until the beginning of the Showa era (1926-1989). 
The jinrikisha as general traffic and the transportation means is no longer available in Japan, while it is getting popular nowadays among the people visiting downtown Tokyo, particularly ASAKUSA, and attracting them in sightseeing historical spots and more.
People who rid in a jinrikisha (rickshaw) describe the impression such as the freshness that can be seen by a glance being higher than the usual one with eyes on foot. The scenery flows at the goodness of riding comfort and person’s speed. ASAKUSA prospered in Edo era(1603-1869) by the oldest sightseeing spot in Tokyo as only downtown of Tokyo. 500,000 tourist s or more a year visit from not only Japan but also every country in the world, and become an eminent tourist spot all over the world.

The Senso-ji Temple famous for the Nitenmon gate that is one of important cultural properties in Japan, the Sanja festival of Asakusa Shrine, Asian raccoon street that fulfills various wishes when worships it, and Sumida park with 1100 cherry blossoms tree etc.  You can hear the inside story doesn’t get on from the guide book about special stores of the shop curtain (Noren) and Hollywood star’s favorite face oil blotting paper.  The course includes SKY TREE COURSE (12,680 yen for two people for 70 minutes) to goes to the Tokyo sky tree that will rise highest tower in the world and in a recommendation course ASAKUSA COURESE (9,000 yen per one person for 60 minutes and 15,000 yen for two people) which covers whole ASAKUSA area, and EASY COURESE (5,000 yen per one person for 30 minutes and 8,000 yen for two people).  Other courses for 80 minutes and 150 minutes are also available.  

 For reservation or inquiry, please contact http://jinrikishahanbai.main.jp/ (Japanese only) or send an e-mail at service@goodies-japan.co.jp (in English).  We can offer special rates.