Baikatei
Address :2-1-4 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3551 4660 URL：http://www.baikatei.asia/ Baikatei opened its doors in 1850 in the Odenmacho district of Edo (modern day Tokyo), and soon gained a reputation with the introduction in 1853 of its “America Manju”—the first Japanese-style confectionery ever to be baked in a bread oven. Generation after generation, to this […]
Kanda Yabu Soba
Address :2-10 Kanda Awajicyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3251 0287 URL：https://www.yabusoba.net/ Yabu Soba opened its doors for business in 1880. “Soba”, or buckwheat noodles, tempura and sushi, are three popular Japanese dishes that date back to the Edo Period. Soba noodles are a favorite anytime all over Japan, but are also traditionally enjoyed on certain […]
Kanmo
Address :1-11-8 Nihonbashi muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3241 3988 URL：http://www.hanpen.co.jp/ Established in 1688, we have been making and selling hampen and kamaboko at the same location for over 300 years. Hampen dates from the Edo period. The main ingredient is shark meat pounded into a paste, to which is added a type of yam […]
Haibara
Address :2-7-6 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3272 3801 URL：http://www.haibara.co.jp/ Haibara was established in 1806 in the Nihonbashi district of Edo (modern day Tokyo) as a retailer in “washi”or Japanese handmade paper, and to this day we continue to supply our customers with quality paper in whatever quantity they desire, from single sheets up. Paper […]
Habutae Dango
Address :5-54-3 Higashinippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3891 2924 URL：http://www.habutae.jp/ Dango were brought to Japan from China originally as a food offering for the gods, but in the Edo Period dango skewered on a stick became a popular treat among the common people. Tea houses sprang up along the main thoroughfares where people could stop […]
Komagata Dozeu
Address :1-7-12 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3842 4001 URL：http://www.dozeu.com/ Our restaurant began operating at its present location in 1801 during the rule of the eleventh shogun, serving “dojo” or Japanese loach—a favorite dish among the townsfolk—to visitors to the famous Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. For six generations we have continued to serve dojo cooking, […]
Myojinshita Kandagawa Honten
Address :2-5-11 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3251 5031 We began selling broiled eel in 1805. Eel has been part of the Japanese diet since the 7th century, but supposedly it wasn’t until the latter part of the Edo Period that people began eating eel prepared in the modern way, that is to say, dipped […]
Toshimaya
Address :1-5-1 Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3293 9111 URL：http://www.toshimaya.co.jp/ Toshimaya was established in 1596 along the Kanda/Kamakura riverbanks(the present-day Kandabashi region) just northeast of the Imperial Palace. At that time, Edo Castle was undergoing extensive reconstruction, and materials and supplies shipped by waterway were unloaded there. Amidst the crowd of workers and laborers that […]
Shirakiya Denbei
Address :3-9-8 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3563 1771 URL：http://edohouki.com/ We have been making and selling Edo style brooms since 1830. The natural substances contained within the broom cypress (goose foot) give a sheen to the tatami mat surface that prevents abrasion and thus helps to extend the life of the mat. Of course our […]
Shinodazushi Sohonten
Address :2-10-10 Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 5614 9300 URL：http://www.shinodazushi.co.jp/ Shinodazushi Sohonten began selling take out sushi in 1877 in Amazake Yokocho in the Ningyocho district in Nihonbashi of Tokyo. Our specialty is “Shinoda”inari-zushi, which theater goers enjoy while watching performances at the nearby Meijiza Theater. The name “Shinoda”itself is taken from a line in […]
Shinbashi Tamakiya
Address :4-25-4 Shinbashi,Minato-ku,Tokyo Phone :03 6450 1231 URL：https://www.tamakiya.co.jp/ Shinbashi Tamakiya opened its doors for business in 1782 away from central Edo in what is now the Shinbashi district of modern Tokyo. We are well into our third century of offering quality products that preserve and keep alive traditional Japanese flavors. Our founder was born in […]
Sembikiya Main Store
Address :2-1-2 Nihonbashi muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3241 8818 URL：http://sembikiya.co.jp/ Sembikiya got its start in 1834 when a samurai from the village of Sembiki in present day Saitama Prefecture moved to Edo and opened a shop in Nihonbashi selling fruit and greens. Eventually he went on to become the first merchant in Japan to […]
Saruya
Address :18-10 Nihonbashi Koamicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3666 3906 URL：http://www.nihonbashi-saruya.co.jp/ Established in 1704, Saruya is the only shop in Japan specializing in toothpicks. Of course our toothpicks are not the machine-made, mass-produced items you find anywhere, but hand-crafted, quality toothpicks made from “kuromoji” or spicewood (lindera). Kuromoji is a member of the camphor (linden) […]
Sarashina Horii
Address :3-11-4 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3403 3401 URL：http://www.sarashina-horii.com/ Our founder was originally a fabric merchant in the Shinshu region of Japan, but he gained a reputation on the side as a maker of fine soba noodles. In1789, at the suggestion of his lord, he switched jobs and opened a soba noodle shop in […]
Ohnoya-souhonten
Address :2-2-1 Shintomi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3551 0896 URL：http://www.oonoyasohonten.jp/ Ohnoya was established in the 1770s and moved to its present location in Shintomi-cho in 1849. For generation after generation we have made and sold “tabi”-the slipper-like socks for use with the kimono. The names “Ohnoya” and “Shintomi-style tabi” became widely known with the creation […]
Miyamoto Unosuke Co.,Ltd.
Address :6-1-15 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo Phone :03 3874 4131 URL：http://www.miyamoto-unosuke.co.jp/ Founded in 1861, for the past 145 years we have specialized in the manufacture of taiko drums and other musical instruments for festivals. Our store is located in Asakusa, in an area that used to abound in Kabuki theaters. Over the years Miyamoto Unosuke has […]