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Entering winter, although the weather in Japan is very cold, there are still things that make people happy, because the strawberry season is here! Cafes and supermarkets in the market are full of strawberry products, which really excites me as a strawberry lover. I must seize the opportunity to eat them! Even if you missed the strawberry season when you visited Japan, this introduction includes shops where you can enjoy strawberry desserts all year round!

1. There are more strawberries than cake – Fruit Garden リーベル

Isn’t the ordinary strawberry cake with only a few slices of strawberries not enough? Then you must go to the fruit garden and try its strawberry cake! This is actually a fruit dessert shop with branches in Meguro, Tokyo Station and Shinjuku. Tokyo Station is always full but the Meguro branch is less crowded. If you don’t want to queue up, go to Meguro! In addition to cakes, there are also waffles, parkas and fruit sandwiches, each with a large amount of high-quality fruits.

Fruit Garden Meguro Store

The strawberry cake here is made in the Italian dome cake style, with a full amount of fresh cream added between two pieces of sponge cake. And strawberries, it is said that strawberries are purchased fresh every day. One slice of cake uses 15 to 18 strawberries, which is beyond the limits of ordinary strawberry cakes! Both the cake and the fresh cream are a bit sweet, but they match the slightly sour strawberries and balance it out just right! Although it is quite expensive at 1,800 yen per piece, if you want to be extravagant once in a while, this cake will definitely satisfy your strawberry cravings.

If your love for strawberries is not that deep, you can also choose the mixed fruit cake, which only costs 980 yen and uses a lot of strawberries! You can also taste mango and kiwi fruit!

The mixed fruit cake also has a lot of strawberries!

Store information

■Address: 2F, 1-3-16 Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo ■Store name: Fruit Garden Garden Store ■Transportation introduction: JR Yamanote Line "Meguro" Station (West Exit) 4-minute walk ■Business hours: Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7:30 to 23:00 (L.O.22:30) Sundays from 7:30 to 22:00 (L.O.21:30) ■Regular holidays: No regular holidays ■Official website ： kajitsuen.jp/

2. Delicate and delicate strawberry sundae – Shiseido パーラー

Another strawberry dessert in Japan that cannot be missed is the strawberry sundae! If you want to enjoy the best sundae in the best environment, then you must go to Shiseido Parlor in Ginza! This historic cafe is located in Ginza. The red building looks very impressive. Once you enter, it is a shop selling snacks. Before going up to the third floor, you have to queue up and wait for the clerk to arrange it. The wait is about 15 minutes on weekday afternoons, and most of the people in the store are very distinguished Japanese ladies.

The dessert menu here is diverse, in addition to sundaes, there are also cakes, French toast, etc. We just held a strawberry event in January and upgraded the original 1,730 yen strawberry parfait to selected strawberry varieties (Kagawa-produced さぬきひめ/Fukuoka-produced four-star), priced at 1,890 yen. The highest-end Gifu-produced Minono strawberry parfait costs 3,240 yen! ! You can also add a cup of tea or coffee for 570 yen.

It was a rare opportunity, so I ordered the Fukuoka four-star dish. When the strawberry sundae arrived, I felt it was sparkling. Starting from the lowest layer, there were strawberry jam, vanilla ice cream, fresh cream, strawberry ice cream and strawberry pulp.

Eat the strawberry in one bite first. It has just the right amount of sweetness and sourness and is juicy. It is indeed a famous brand strawberry! Next, take a bite of the strawberry ice cream. It has a rich but sour taste. You can taste the taste of strawberry juice, which is completely different from the ones on the market. The sweet and smooth fresh cream and vanilla ice cream are the finishing touch. Each ingredient in the sundae is delicious when eaten alone, but when put together it is even more extreme, making it the most perfect combination.

Store information

■Address: 8-8-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Shiseido Hall 3F, Ginza, Tokyo ■Store name: Shiseido Hall Ginza main store ■Transportation introduction: A 5-minute walk from the "Shimbashi" Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Keihin Tohoku Line ■Business hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11:30-21:00, Sundays and holidays 11:30-20:00 ■Regular holidays: Monday ■Official website: parlour .shiseido.co.jp/shoplist/salondecafeginza/

3. The incredibly cute strawberry daifuku – Edo Yuki

When it comes to Japanese-style strawberry desserts, I believe everyone will immediately Everyone thinks of Strawberry Daifuku! Many wagashi stores offer strawberry daifuku, but this one stands out because it is so cute, and the goddess Satomi Ishihara was photographed with it in Tokyo Metro’s advertisements!

This Edo Yuki store in Nippori is a fruit daifuku specialty store. In addition to strawberries, there are also mandarins, grapes and other fruits, and even tomato daifuku. Each daifuku has eyes made of sesame seeds and a tongue-out expression made of fruit. It is very funny and is also called the "yokai daifuku".

Strawberry Daifuku has two flavors, one is milk filling (ミルクあん) and the other is red bean paste (こしあん). I chose a more special milk filling, which is made by adding condensed milk to the white bean filling, so it has a sweet milk taste, which goes well with the slightly sour strawberries. Moreover, the daifuku is soft and will not dry out after being left for a whole day. The only pity is that the strawberries are smaller and placed in the front, so half way through eating, it turns into ordinary milk daifuku (luckily it tastes good too). Although 260 yen is a bit expensive for such a small daifuku, the taste and appearance are very good. No wonder many people come to buy it every day.

Store information

■Address: 2-14-11 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo ■Store name: Edo うさぎ■Transportation introduction: JR? Keisei? Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau Nippori 舎ライナー "Nippori Station" is a 5-minute walk ■Business hours: 9:00～18:00 (17:30 in winter) ■Regular holidays: Sunday ■Official website: omiyage-daito/index

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4. A collaboration between Ginza’s topical restaurant and IG check-in shop - "re:Dine GINZA" Strawberry Sundae

Ginza "re: Dine GINZA" restaurant has cooperated with "coisof", a check-in ice cream shop from Harajuku and popular on IG, to upgrade the dreamy ice cream to the noble and elegant Parkway ice cream! When it comes to Harajuku’s desserts, they are nothing more than sexy and dreamy in appearance, but now they are transformed into desserts in high-end restaurants in Ginza?

re:Dine GINZA offers three flavors of ice cream desserts, among which the "Hokkaido Milk Strawberry Coi Parkway" is a must-try for strawberry lovers. Made from rich milk produced in Hokkaido and sweet and sour fresh strawberries, the rich strawberry flavor will make your eyes light up when you eat it. Every bite is full of the solid and rich taste of strawberries. It also comes with a cherry liqueur sauce that adds depth to the flavor, transforming the strawberry ice cream that girls love into a texture full of adult tastes.

By the way, this re:Dine GINZA restaurant is actually the topical "Japan's first election-oriented restaurant". There are five chefs with their own expertise gathered in the store. Guests will vote after finishing their meal. The chef with the lowest rating will be replaced after three months. It can be said to be a "real-life version of Iron Man Cooking"~ Although it is topical It's quite good, but it's not just a gimmick. The chefs are all very capable. In addition to the above-mentioned strawberry desserts, there are also high-end French and Italian dishes, as well as more affordable Wagyu ramen, etc., which are all worth trying!

A voting system that determines the chef’s life or death.

Store information

■Address: 9F Namikikan Ginza, 3-1 Ginza 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo ■Store name: re:Dine GINZA (リダインギンザ) ■Transportation introduction: Each line "Ginza Station" Exit C8 ■Business hours: 17:00?23:00 ■Regular holidays: Open on weekends ■Reservation website: tablecheck/zh-/shops/re-dine-ginza/reserve

5. You can taste high-quality strawberries all year round – いちびこ

いちびこ is a strawberry dessert specialty store. It has stores in Sangen Tea House and Sakura Shinmachi. It is now very popular among young people in Japan. The No. 2 store located in Sangenchaya is not large, but has a simple and stylish decoration. They offer a variety of desserts, including puddings, cakes, shaved ice...everything from drinks to desserts is topped with strawberries, and strawberry jam toast is also available for breakfast, so you can enjoy strawberries all day long!

Here we use carefully selected strawberries from Miyagi Prefecture, "Mikako", which are known as "edible gems". I ordered strawberry cake and strawberry milk shaved ice. The strawberry cake was filled with super thick jam. Even I, a strawberry lover, thought it was too rich! The strawberry milk shaved ice is combined with the sweet taste of milk, the shaved ice is light and fine, and the sour taste of the strawberry is very refreshing. It makes you feel comfortable when you taste it in the hot summer. No wonder it has become the best-selling dessert in the store!

Store information

■Address: 1F, 4-18-1 Taizido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo ■Store name: Ichibiko いちびこ■Transportation introduction: Denen City Line/Setagaya Line Sangen Tea House 3-minute walk from the north exit of the station ■Opening hours: 7:00～22:00 ■Regular holidays: Open on weekends ■Official website: ichibiko/

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6. Japan’s No. 1 Strawberry Cake – FRENCH POUND HOUSE

Just in the ordinary residential area of ??Sugamo, there is an elegant and somewhat classical cake shop that attracts Come and enjoy afternoon tea with Japanese ladies and girls. There are more than ten tables inside the store, and you can also choose to sit outside the store to enjoy the tranquility of Japanese residential streets. Although this cake shop offers a variety of cake flavors, the most famous is the strawberry cake, which has even won the title of "No. 1 in Japan."

French Pound House’s strawberry cake is known as the best in Japan.

The strawberry cake is available in two flavors, with and without alcohol. Although the appearance is very simple, just sponge cake with whipped cream and strawberries, the taste is indeed better than those on the market! What I ordered was the alcoholic flavor, with a thin layer of jam spread on each slice of cake. The alcoholic strawberry jam was very rich in flavor, and it was well balanced with the sweet whipped cream and sour strawberries. It’s not too sweet and has a mature taste suitable for adults to enjoy!

Store information

■Address: 〒170-0002 1-4-4, Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo ■Store name: FRENCH POUND HOUSE フレンチパウンドハウス■Transportation introduction: Sugamo 5-minute walk from the south exit of the station ■Business hours: 10:00～20:00 ■Regular holidays: Open on weekends ■Official website: frenchpoundhouse/index

Also featured: Can you pick strawberries all year round? – TOKYO STRAWBERRY PARK

Not only are there seasonal restrictions on picking strawberries, but the orchards are usually far away from urban areas, such as Shizuoka and Saitama. However, it turns out that there is one in the famous tourist resort of Yokohama. A place where you can pick strawberries all year round! This TOKYO STRAWBERRY PARK is operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company. Because the greenhouse uses thorough temperature and humidity management, there are strawberries all year round, and there are many different varieties. It costs 2,000 to 2,980 yen for adults and 1,500 to 2,480 yen for children. If you want to participate, you need to make a reservation online in advance.

In addition to picking strawberries, you can also enjoy all-you-can-eat, buy some strawberry dessert souvenirs, or attend cooking classes.

The location is relatively convenient and the greenhouse is very clean. It is a great place for the whole family to experience!

Store information

■Address: 〒230-0053 11.1 Ohokuro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture ■Store name: TOKYO STRAWBERRY PARK ■Transportation introduction: JR Tsurumi Station East Exit/Keikyu Main Line Keikyu Tsurumi Station, transfer to bus No. 181 (Yokohama Hiroshima Line), and get off at the "Yokohama Hot Power Station-mae" stop ■Business hours: 11:00～16:00 on weekdays/Thursday Holidays 10:00～18:00 ■Regular holidays: Wednesday ■Official website: tokyo-strawberry-park.jp/

Japan is really a paradise for strawberry lovers ~ There are so many strawberry desserts, which one is your favorite? Woolen cloth?

Wow-Japan authorized reprint. Original source (Tokyo) Recommended for strawberry lovers! Selected 6 must-eat strawberry dessert shops in Tokyo - Strawberry Cake from Orchard, Strawberry Sundae from Shiseido... and strawberry picking!