I found a cute oasis inside of busy JR Tokyo station, where every day Shinkansen and local trains run in and out a number of times and where thousands of people come by. The cafe is located on a part of commercial zone called "Gransta" on the basement 1 (B1) floor of JR Tokyo station.
As the name "Fairycake Fair" shown, fairycake is the cafe's speciality. Fairycake is British traditional homemade-like cup cake inherited from grandmother to mother then to daughters. The cup cakes by Fairycake Fair is produced by the sweets specialist Romi Igarashi, being added "flavour" of modern Tokyo to the traditional British cakes.
What I had here...from left,
Cup cake "Uji Maccha" (宇治抹茶 green tea from Uji, Koyoto),
Cup cake "Shio Caramel" (塩キャラメル salty caramel),
drink Kaga bocha (加賀棒茶, grilled "bar" tea from Kaga)
Inside of the most popular Shio Caramel cup cake
Two types of caramel cream are used.
The rich caramel cream inside of the cake and whipped soft shio caramel cream on-top of it.
Cakes are enough small to eat up two pieces as a tea time. So let's try more than one flavors of cutely decorated cup cakes at a time. Some other interesting cup cakes are available depending on seasons. On current season, they are, for example, "ginger lemon" and "apple cinamon". As drink, Milk tea, the most popular drink in England, and "hot yuzu honey" (Yuzu, Japanese citrus, juice with honey), house original ginger ale are also interesting choices.
During winter holiday season from Emperor's birthday (the 23th of December) to the end of New year holidays (until the third of January or around), JR Tokyo station is more crowded than other periods for Japanese locals travelling out to their hometown or to resort destinations, skiing, hot springs.
Have a break before/after taking a train at the peaceful cute cafe inside of JR Tokyo station.
But be careful not to miss your train for the cup cakes!
Cafe name: Fairycake Fair
Address: B1 Gransta JR Tokyo Station, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Website: http://www.fairycake.jp
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