Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory

As a ghibli lover… I hate to write this review.

My boyfriend and I traveled all the way to the factory because we love totoro. Although getting there wasn’t super hard, it’s completely out of the way when you’re in Tokyo. We also got there over an hour just to be sure we could get a spot. Honestly people didn’t show up until 30 minutes before opening. So coming at opening time you will wait but you should get all the flavors. This is assuming it’s a weekday.

Anyways, we were finally escorted up and it was super super small upstairs, which isn’t odd for a lot of Japanese places. The vibes were really homey. It’s not as ghibli themed as you would think, there’s not a lot of merch or stuff around besides the entrance.

I think the most disappointing part was the cream puffs. I read a lot of Google reviews and people said they were the best they have had. I have to disagree. I’ve had cream puffs all over Japan and each was better than this. It was just super simple… not too sweet which is fine but the bread part wasn’t flaky or tasty and the cream was alright. They are super filled which is nice. And of course they are so freaking cute!

We were disappointed after using our entire morning to travel there, wait, eat there for like 10 minutes, then come back.

Another thing, you have to order a drink if you sit and eat in. The drinks are all pricey too and nothing special.

Unless you’re a die heart totoro fan and you could care less about flavor and time, I would give this a skip on your trip to Tokyo.