Oiwake Dango — Local services in Tokyo

Amazing experience with a great dango tasting opportunity. Lots of variations including seasonal ones, the apricot was our fave.

The accompanying tea is a must and the service is lovely.

Thankfully, many tourists only buy from the shop and may not notice the actual sit down restaurant. It is also typically near capacity so queues will put people off. We got lucky and got in immediately and had a lovely experience in the peace of the restaurant frequented by older locals enjoying tea together. Great atmosphere but not to be spoiled with...

Very good strawberry daifuku.

On a second visit however, the staff was a bit unreasonable…? We sat down with a specific item in mind, but we were only told that it was sold out when they came to ask for our order. The same thing happened again when we picked a substitute item. With such a small menu, we ordered the only other thing we wanted, but they were insistent that we order 2 items for our party of 2, despite them being sold out of what we...

Lots of dango to choose from. It's a really popular place. There's a constant line-up durng mid-afternoon on a weekend. From strawberry daifuku's to dangoes of many different flavours.

The black sesame dango is slightly more salty and sweet, which I didn't expect. It's a good dango, both soft and chewy. It feels like it's all freshly made too. The expiry date for all of the products is the same day, so it's recommended to eat it as soon...