| TOKYO, Jan. 31 – A new commercial complex, “Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai,” opened on February 1, 2024, at a venue just across the street from the Toyosu fish market in Koto Ward, Tokyo, as a gathering place to enjoy good food and onsen hot springs. Its food zone is designed to recreate the townscape of the Edo Period and offers fresh foods and dishes cocked with seafood, fruits, and vegetables from the neighboring market. In the area with large numbers of inbound tourists, it aims to provide the experience of Japanese food culture.
The establishment is run by Manyo Club, a company based in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Mekiki Yokocho (or connoisseur alley) has approximately 70 shops and famous Japanese restaurants where you can enjoy fresh ingredients and delicacies carefully chosen by connoisseur wholesalers of Toyosu Market. Also, there is a 24-hour hot spring facility with an open-air spa and a rooftop foot bath garden with waterfront views of Tokyo Bay. The market’s fruit and vegetable wholesalers also run their own stores. Kawanao Shoten, a produce wholesaler, serves cut fruits, fresh juice, and bowls of salad at its cafe named RE:SET. Kanesu Suzuya, a distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, sells fruit sandwiches, daifuku rice cakes, and smoothies. It has an in-store photo shooting place and serves colorful fruits that look great in photos. Imomatsu sells foods featuring sweet potatoes, including baked and dried ones. |