An Stand Kita Aoyama

Photo by Chris Kirkland

Address:	3-12-16 Kitaaoyama, Minato, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan [map]
Access:	268 m from Omotesandō Station Chiyoda Line (C4)Ginza Line (G2)Hanzomon Line (Z2) 0.7 km from Meijijingū-mae Station Chiyoda Line (C3)Fukutoshin Line (C15) 1.0 km from Shibuya Station Fukutoshin Line (C16)Ginza Line (G1)Hanzomon Line (Z1)Yamanote Line (JY20)Keio Inokashira Line (IN1)Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line (DT1)Tōkyū Tōyoko Line (TY1)
Hours:	11:00AM–7:00PM Closed: Wednesday
Website:	https://www.toraya-group.co.jp/toray...

We found this curious new Toraya cafe in the backstreets of Tokyo, serving a contemporary dessert based on an—a traditional Japanese sweet ingredient made from Azuki bean paste. The parent company Toraya is a Japanese confectioner founded in Kyoto with roots dating back 500 years.