The word "alley" seems to have a mysterious charm, and recently I'm going to see what is called "back alley walk" in town walks.
Let's introduce the shops in Ginza ALLEY, one of the alleys entering from Ginza Chuo-dori. (ALLEY is said to be derived from French called alee in English, which means narrow streets / Yokocho / alleyways where cars cannot pass.)
After the rainy season, he said, "The full-fledged heat will be in the future." Ginza Street is the same lively atmosphere, regardless of the heat. "Mannendo" is located in the passage with the sign of "Ginza ALLEY" between Chuo-dori Core Building and facing Azuma-dori. Mannendo was founded in Kyoto as "Kameya Izumi". It was 1617 (1617) in the early Edo period. With the relocation of the capital, we set up a shop in Yaesu Kitamaki-cho in 1872 and moved to Ginza after the earthquake. As soon as you visit the shop, you will find plenty of cold barley tea in a large bowl. It's a nice hospitality. Today, we can't help but get the famous "Mede Sugar" (260 yen) and fumanju (200 yen) unique to this season. There is also "Koryomochi" with matcha (260 yen). "Ki no Tsuyu" (150 yen) also has warabi powder and Honkuzu like summer and cannot be removed. The idea of offering the tray, which was delayed, came to mind during the old tray season to make this "Ki no Tsuyu".
Even so, I saw the sweet "Ginza Wakamatsu" lined up right away. Signboards and product displays are the same as they were decades ago. I miss you. When you enter the store, there are only women who are nervous, but I'm glad that the atmosphere of "Showa" has not changed at all. "Ginza Wakamatsu" started in this area in 1894. Even now, the same place as that time is amazing. It's also famous as the first shop to make "Anmitsu". "Alleys" have a little secret and obscene image, but this Ginza ALLEY is an alley with a refreshing and slightly different stylish atmosphere.
Mannen Domoto store Ginza 5-8-20 Azuma Denwa 3571-3777 11:00-20:00 Summer holidays from August 22 to 28
Ginza Wakamatsu Ginza 5-8-20 Phone 3571-0349 11:00-19:30 Closed at 20:00
