Hyperlocal Tokyo

The Japanese sweets here are truly delicious! The bean paste is incredibly smooth and sweet, it's amazing! They have two types of dorayaki, and the white one is chewy, making the difference even more delightful. The cat manju is also quite surreal and cute (lol). I'll definitely go back! I heard they also sell them at Nippori Station.

My daughter says it's sweet and fluffy 🤩. She says there's not much red bean paste, but it's delicious 🥰. That's her review of the Kin-dora Shiro. It's a bit small and 230 yen is a little pricey, but it's satisfying. I'll try the Kuro with black sugar next time 🤗. It's great that they accept d payment and PayPay 😚. Thank you for the delicious treat! ♪ [Visit Date: October 2024]

This Japanese confectionery shop is located a 3-4 minute walk from the south exit of Kinshicho Station. They have another store in the station, or maybe the station building, and it's a popular shop. I've been to the other store before, but I hadn't been to the main store here, so I visited on a weekend. I thought the shop was just a sales space, but it seems like there's a space where you can eat inside. They're famous for their 'Kin-dora,' a type of dorayaki, which comes in black and white. I got one of each and also some mitarashi dango. The mitarashi dango looked more like mochi than dango, with a thin layer of mitarashi sauce. The flavor wasn't strong at all, it was quite light. Some people might find it a bit bland. The dango had a slightly burnt texture on the outside and was chewy on the inside. The dorayaki, the black one had a brown sugar flavor, and the white one had a chewy texture from the rice flour. If I had to choose one or the other, I'd pick the white one with the chewy texture.

These adorable cat-shaped mochi were almost too cute to eat! The thin skin was crispy, and the dorayaki skin was fluffy and delicious. The short shelf life is a bit of a bummer, but I'd rather have that than a bunch of artificial preservatives. The sweet potato filling was also delicious and disappeared quickly. Thank you for the treat!

The shaved ice, dorayaki, and young sweetfish are all of exceptional quality, with no compromises whatsoever. The matcha shaved ice is structured in a way that allows the matcha to shine, with a layer of milk underneath. Other shops simply pour matcha liquid over milk shaved ice, which results in the milk overpowering the matcha. I'm going to bring my American friends here... (The photo is of the dessert halfway eaten.)