The Best of Japan’s Sweet Desserts and Where to Find them in Tokyo

The Best of Japan’s Sweet Desserts and Where to Find them in Tokyo

Are you ready for the Ultimate Dessert Journey of the Japanese capital?
by Therese Aseoche | January 29, 2018

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1-10-10 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Open every day except Wednesdays from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
http://ueno-usagiya.jp/

If you’re familiar with the anime Doraemon, then you’d also be familiar with his favorite snack, the dorayaki — a traditional Japanese pancake-like treat with azuki bean paste filling. Usagiya in Ueno, a long-standing dessert shop, is best known for their dorayaki especially its “Tokyo Big 3”: plain Dorayaki, Asakusa’s Turtle, and Higashijujo Sougetsu.