 On this September, the new restaurant opened at Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo,
which is the branch of the famous restaurant "Tofu-ya Ukai" in
Hachi-ohji. Today we introduce to you "Tokyo Shiba Tofu-ya Ukai",
which respects Japanese taste and produces it excellently.This restaurant offers us not only the delicious dishes but also the wonderful atmosphere, so we can use it for the celebration dinner or the hospitality for the foreign guests, or various purposes. One of the advantages of this restaurant is its good location. It's located just at the foot of the Tokyo Tower, the symbol of Tokyo. When you stand in front of the gate of the restaurant, you can see the big Tokyo Tower behind the restaurant. The view of the restaurant that has Tokyo Tower on its back is very luxurious. If you go there at the nighttime, the Tokyo Tower is lit up and the view is more luxurious and splendid. If you enter the gate of the restaurant after being fascinated by such splendid view, you'll find a narrow upward stairs. After you go up the stairs and go through the wall, you'll be struck by the Japanese traditional styled building. It's built under the concept of "Edo" culture. There is dreamily impressive contrast between "Edo" styled building and Tokyo Tower. Inside of the "Edo" building, there is a Japanese traditional waiting room, and ahead of it, there are the big Sake (Japanese wine) barrels that were moved from Yamagata prefecture. You are invited to Edo era, as if you slip back in time to the old ages. This restaurant has about 60 private rooms and several big rooms; every room faces the Japanese court garden. You cannot see the Tokyo Tower from the rooms, so once you enter the room, you forget Tokyo and just enjoy Edo atmosphere. You can have a dinner in such calm Japanese taste private room. There are rooms that have the tables and chairs, suitable for the guests from the overseas. The lunch course is JPY5,500, and the dinner courses are JPY8,400 or JPY10,500 or JPY12,600; the prices are not cheap but the atmosphere and services correspond to the price. As the name of the restaurant is "Tofu-ya" (bean curd restaurant), they serve us the Japanese dishes based on Tofu. Every course starts with Goma (sesame) Tofu. It's soft and mild and smooth texture, and the taste of it is very sophisticated. This daintiness arouses our expectation for the following dishes. Among them, "Age-Dengaku" (deep fried Tofu) is impressive. It looks just like an ordinary deep fried Tobu, but when you bite it, you feel crispness of the surface and the softness from the inside. According to the staff's explanation, Tofu is sliced thicker than the ordinal so that the softness could be remained. Furthermore, after deep-fried, it's roasted one by one on the charcoal fire at the court garden, this labor can create the crispness of the surface. Tofu that boiled with soymilk and soup stock, Yuba (soymilk paper), Sashimi (raw fishes) and meat dishes that vary from course to course, each dishes create typical Japanese taste, mild and delicate, and offer us a peaceful satisfaction. After you enjoy the dinner, it may be good idea to walk around the court garden. The old tree aged more than one hundred years, the ponds where carps are swimming, the beautiful Japanese garden, all those amenity spaces will gives you another peaceful satisfaction.
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