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Higashiya

Tokyo

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Higashiya

Located in the heart of Ginza, Higashiya is an upscale tea house and confectionary shop offering tea alongside a selection of handmade seasonal wagashi – traditional Japanese sweets – in a setting and service done with finesse.

Useful Information

  • Address: 1 Chome−7−7, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
  • Phone: +81 3 3538 3230
  • More Info: www.higashiya.com
  • Opening House: Daily 11am–7pm
  • More Info: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063749132468

Cafés

Café culture is thriving in Tokyo, where novelties such as the manga craze have taken over many venues. In addition, the Japanese are caffeine fanatics and kissaten, literally, a 'tea-drinking shop' that is also a coffee shop, has been set up on every corner to cater to this demand. During the past decade, Tokyo has seen the emergence of the 24-hour manga kissaten, which offers comic books, internet access, and even a place to sleep for cartoon-addicted night owls. Manga, literally translated as 'crazy drawings', total almost 40 per cent of everything published in Japan. Magazines can amount to 5 or 6 hours of reading time each, which perhaps indicates the need for around-the-clock access in manga cafés.

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