Saturday was forecast for sun, so we made sure to get out and about early
Our first stop was Chomeiji Sakuramochi, which has been in business since 1717!
Apparently Hokusai enjoyed their sakuramochi too.
It is quite large, with large salted sakura leaves, the thin mochi and a round "roll" of sweet bean paste...250 yen (tax included)
I loved this, and appreciated that they sold these separately.
I had read somewhere that during this time of year they only sell boxes of 5 pieces and up…
We then walked along the Sumida River.
And across the Sumida River Walk.
If I'm not mistaken this walkway was built during the pandemic.
You are literally alongside the Tobu train line, it is a bit noisy but you can see nice views of the Sumida river.
We made sure we were first in line for Daikokuya.
They have been in business since 1887!
I had their 2 shrimp, 1 kakiage donburi, this also came with a shishito…2400 yen (tax included)
Satoshi ordered the 4 shrimp donburi…2700 yen (tax included)
Kanto (East Japan) style tempura's coating is thicker because they use egg and flour.
Kanto style kakiage is mainly shrimp or squid, I was surprised because I was envisioning onion, carrots and other veggies.
Still this was delicious and I'm glad we got to try it.
Then we walked through the Sensoji area
Lots of tourists taking photos.
And then we checked out Andesu Matoba, this shop makes all sorts of anpan
Even if we were full from lunch, we had to eat this since it had just come out of the oven!
So soft and delicious! 210 yen (tax included)
A little up the street is Marusen.
Arare outlet! we went a little krazy here...1076 yen (tax included)
And then a little more up the street is Rusurusu, which I've been wanting to check out, but they open at 12, and I like to be going home around lunchtime...
Loved their brownie and biscotti….1091 yen (tax included)
so fun to see different buildings
One shrine that Satoshi was interested in seeing was Yoshiwara Benten
The weather was so nice and it was nice to see different parts of Asakusa.
We'll be back to the places we tried
Chomeiji Sakuramochi
5-1-14 Mukojima
Sumida, Tokyo
Closed: Mondays
Hours: 8:30-18:00
Daikokuya
1-38-10 Asakusa
Taito, Tokyo
Open daily: 11:00-20:00
*cash only
Andesu Matoba
3-3-2 Asakusa
Taito, Tokyo
Closed: Sundays
Hours: 7:30-18:30
Marusen
3-24-1 Asakusa
Taito, Tokyo
Hours:7:00-18:00 (Mondays-Saturdays) 9:00-17:00 (Sundays)
Rusurusu
3-31-7 Asakusa
Taito, Tokyo
Closed: Sundays & Mondays
Hours: 12:00-19:00
ps my pedometer was wonky so my steps were 0 (again) boo!