The Best Sweets in Tokyo (Day 1)

Japanese style parfaits, tamago sandwiches, sake custard cakes… what do the French think?

First of all… how do these people find me?

Jesse found me from Japlanese’s blog article: What’s it Like to Go on a Cyber Bunny Tour of Tokyo?

Jesse reached out to me via email and booked a two-day tour to guide her and her husband around the city in late April. They are coming all the way from France!

But first… fruit parfait in Shinjuku

We got the mango, strawberry and Biwa or loquat (flavor of the season) parfaits.

On the first day of the tour, I picked up the couple at their hotel and took them to our first stop in Shinjuku in our Bunny Mobile. Shinjuku Takano is my all-time favorite fruit parfait shop. My mom used to take me here for my birthday as a child. They also have a fruit buffet and afternoon tea in the backroom. Takano is known for their high quality fruits and it’s been in business since Shinjuku Station was built in 1885! I’ve had a lot of parfaits in my life, but this place is the best one in my opinion if you like fruits.

There is always a long queue here so be prepared to wait at least 20-30 minutes.

Our tour specialty is that we don’t make our guests wait in line. We understand time is precious while traveling, so I sent the couple out to explore nearby and return within 25 minutes. We also got the best seats in the house with the chaotic scenery of billboards as the backdrop.

Our guest’s request: The BEST Tamago Sandwich & Sake-drenched Custard Cake

Next, we hopped over to Shibuya and had lunch there. Jesse requested the egg salad sandwiches and sake custard cakes from Amano-ya, which is located in Azabujuban. Apparently, she found this shop from another travel blogger, so she was curious to try it!

We reserved these in advanced since they tend to sell out fast. They do have dine-in seatings available at the shop, but according to the Google Map reviews it takes a long time to prepare and there is probably a queue. Due to transportation and avoiding a long wait time, take-out was the best option in this case.

While the couple and I went shopping around Shibuya, one of my staff picked up our sandwiches and sake cakes with drinks to us, so we can eat it on the rooftop of Miyashita Park. Time is precious and most visitors would probably spend half the day trying to find specialty shops and end up being disappointed because they didn’t call it in to make sure it hasn’t been sold out yet or discouraged by the long queue or the complicated queue system in Japanese. Too many factors. I’ve seen it happen many times.

So how does it taste??

BOTH WERE AMAZING! The egg salad sandwich was very buttery and had lots of mayo. You will not see chunks of eggs like you see at 7/11 because it’s more like dashi tamago (Japanese rolled omelette). One box is probably enough for 2 people to share.

The sake custard cake was DRENCHED with sake. The scent was so powerful that you could get drunk just from smelling it. Jade’s face was literally ‘lit’ when she saw the gold packaging! One box is enough for 6 people to have a decent thick slice. It tasted even better on the second day when sake has been nicely absorbed. Yes, we bought one box for ourselves.

When I asked her, “Is this everything you’ve dreamed of?” She expected something different, but was not disappointed. I’m glad we were able to help check this off her bucket list.

Purikura & MiPig Cafe in Harajuku

Next stop… Harajuku!

I wasn’t kidding when I said, “I like to push people’s comfort zones.” I hope they knew what they were getting themselves into when we were going to the MiPig Cafe. Jesse’s husband had a mental breakdown when he saw tiny pigs running around the room. He couldn’t stand 10 minutes, so we immediately left. I guess there is something psycohological and freaky about having multiples of the same breed of animals gathered in the room. This is my favorite pet cafe because the pigs look so happy and they like to cuddle with people. Sorry pigs next time!

More info here: MiPig Cafe Official Website Reservation

Be sure to make reservations online! Check out my video: Micro Pig Cafe in Harajuku, Japan

Then we took some purikura since it was their first time!

Jesse was on a mission to find bunnies and Rainbow Unicorn goods as souvenirs back home, so I took her to Harajuku Alta right next door after the pig incident. She went home with two nice large shopping bags!

By 5pm, we dropped them off to their hotel so they can freshen up for their dinner plans. Don’t worry, it’s not good-bye just yet. Join us for Day 2 in the next blog post!