Tokyo Weekender - October 2017
A day in the life of a geisha. Find your perfect Kyushu. Plus Q&A with anime director Keiichi Hara, are robots taking our jobs?, Explore Japanese cuisine at GINZA SIX, and Tsukuda guide
A day in the life of a geisha. Find your perfect Kyushu. Plus Q&A with anime director Keiichi Hara, are robots taking our jobs?, Explore Japanese cuisine at GINZA SIX, and Tsukuda guide
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[ PROMOTION ]<br />
IMADEYA GINZA<br />
Founded in 1962, Imadeya<br />
Ginza stocks around 1,000<br />
varieties of local sake,<br />
shochu and wine. Believing<br />
that "you can tell a story<br />
with each bottle of liquor,"<br />
Imadeya works closely with<br />
artisans around Japan to<br />
learn about their sophisticated<br />
brewing techniques and<br />
understand the back stories<br />
of each brand. If you're<br />
looking for a souvenir or<br />
gift, consider the Imadeya<br />
original Ryujo Sherry, a<br />
blend of four different rice<br />
shochu aged for 11 years in a<br />
sherry cask.<br />
YAKINIKU SANSUI<br />
Imagine an indoor barbecue, with<br />
beef and pork sliced into bite-sized<br />
pieces, cooked on a miniature<br />
grill that sits in the center of your<br />
dinner table, and eaten with<br />
chopsticks. This is yakiniku: a very<br />
civilized yet no less entertaining<br />
version of the Western barbecue.<br />
At Yakiniku Sansui, the experience<br />
is taken to the next level with<br />
a selection of only the best<br />
quality kuroge wagyu, which is<br />
considered Japan's highest grade<br />
of beef. It's fatty and succulent<br />
and full of flavor. The chef here<br />
carefully selects the best parts of<br />
the meat each day, and insists that<br />
it is served without cold storage so<br />
as to preserve its fine taste.<br />
NAKAMURA TOKICHI<br />
Originally founded in 1854, Nakamura Tokichi<br />
uses a selection of precious Japanese teas to<br />
develop unique desserts. Definitely try their<br />
custom-made matcha parfait which lets you<br />
choose different ingredients such as kuri<br />
(Japanese chestnuts), raspberries, and arare<br />
(roasted rice crackers). From <strong>October</strong> 1 to<br />
November 30, you can enjoy a special autumn<br />
afternoon tea set including a variety of cakes and<br />
two types of tea.<br />
GINZA SENNENKOUJIYA<br />
If you can't make it all the way to Japan's Niigata Prefecture<br />
to visit the Hakkaisan sake brewery, you'll be pleased<br />
to know you can browse almost the entire Hakkaisan<br />
lineup right here at Ginza Sennenkoujiya. For a truly<br />
unique sake, we suggest picking up a bottle of snow-aged<br />
Junmai Ginjo, which is matured for three years in a store<br />
room that's naturally chilled by an abundance of snow.<br />
The snow acts as a refrigerator, keeping the temperature<br />
at three degrees Celsius.<br />
14 | OCTOBER <strong>2017</strong> | TOKYO WEEKENDER