Ginza Six has many shops and restaurants, as well as a Nogaku-do (Nogaku theater).
What surprised me the most when I heard about the opening of this building was Nakamura Tokichi (中村藤吉) ! Nakamura Tokichi is a long-established tea producer from Uji, Kyoto. It was founded in 1854 (Ansei Era). This is the first branch in Kanto area (Eastern area of Japan). I could never enter the shop in Kyoto because of the long lines.
I visited there after work. Nakamura Tokichi is on 4th floor of Ginza Six. When I visited around 6:30 p.m. on a weekday, I was surprised to find many vacant seats. About only 1/3 of seats were occupied. There are counter seats in the center of the room, surrounded by tables. Most of tables have two chairs.
The staff said to me, “Please be seated where you like.”. And after I was seated, she handed menu and serve tea. Tea is included with the food. She said, “Please wait for a minute or so. Then it will be the perfect time to drink”. But I thought I should wait about two minutes. They added hot water after I drunk it up. The pot holds plenty of hot water, so many people chat over tea for a long time after finishing their meals. When it isn’t busy time, this shop is really comfortable.
A part of menu book. Almost all the items on the menu have photos. Namacha Jelly and parfait is the most popular in the shop.
I ordered Namacha jelly with Fukamidori flavor. Surprisingly, it contained a lot of jelly and ice cream.
Three small scoops of matcha ice cream. “Fukamidori” means deep green. As the name suggests, the matcha-flavored bean paste (anko) is a deep, vibrant green. This bean paste had a really rich and strong matcha flavor. It was delicious. Also black beans and chestnut seasoned with sugar was good, too.
This is Namacha jelly (matcha). Although the bowl wasn’t large, it was packed with jelly—much more than it appeared. As a result it was my dinner. I couldn’t eat something after I got out of the shop. Also three shiratama had springy texture and tasted good.
They recommend we eat this jelly without anything for enjoying the rich matcha tastes. Then, they recommend eating it with matcha ice cream and the paste for a different flavor.
I also visit there another day. Of course, it was after work. And I ate parfait. This is Bessei Maruto Parfait. Bessei (別製) means special and top-quality tea. This parfait features Bessei matcha. So, this is named Bessei Maruto Parfait and this is served at Ginza branch only.
From the horizon. It have matcha chiffon cake, awapon (dried sweet rice), matcha ice cream, shiratama, matcha paste, azuki beans, namacha jelly, chestnuts and so on. Everything was great, especially the flavors of the matcha ice cream and matcha paste, which were outstanding.
The tartness of the raspberry sauce complemented the smooth flavor of the matcha.
They display many of their products in front of the shop, where you can purchase confectionery and tea made by Nakamura Tokichi. Of course, you can also buy Namacha jelly. However, it is so popular that when I visited, it was already sold out.
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Name Nakamura Tokichi (中村藤吉銀座本店)
Open Day through night
Reservation Unavailable
Credit card Available
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