Asakusa– tag –

Walk a few blocks from Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa, and you start to notice a pattern. One shop sells candied sweet potatoes, and the next sells sweet potato bars. A third, meanwhile, grills little sweet potato cakes. The Asakusa sweet p...

Walk through Asakusa on a cool afternoon and you will notice golden blocks stacked in shop windows. That is Imo Yokan, a dense Japanese sweet made by pressing cooked sweet potato and sugar into a sliceable block. It belongs to the wagash...

Have you ever heard of Denki Bran? Today, we are going to explore this unique and intriguing drink associated with the founder of Kamiya Bar in Asakusa, Tokyo. Join us on a journey to discover the distinct flavors and the fascinating sto...

Daigaku Imo (大学芋, daigaku imo) is a Japanese sweet potato snack made by frying bite-sized pieces and coating them in sugar syrup, usually with black sesame seeds. Imo means potato or tuber in Japanese. “University potato” is the liter...

Walk through Asakusa on a cool afternoon and you will notice golden blocks stacked in shop windows. That is Imo Yokan, a dense Japanese sweet made by pressing cooked sweet potato and sugar into a sliceable block. It belongs to the wagash...

Daigaku Imo (大学芋, daigaku imo) is a Japanese sweet potato snack made by frying bite-sized pieces and coating them in sugar syrup, usually with black sesame seeds. Imo means potato or tuber in Japanese. “University potato” is the liter...

Have you ever heard of Denki Bran? Today, we are going to explore this unique and intriguing drink associated with the founder of Kamiya Bar in Asakusa, Tokyo. Join us on a journey to discover the distinct flavors and the fascinating sto...