Niigata 100
Hibiya: Retail
 
Niigata 100: Hibiya
Hibiya / Retail
Open 11am-9pm daily.

Dedicated to the crafts and local foods of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata Ichi-Maru-Maru feels like a cross between an upscale design shop and a prefectural antenna shop. The shelves are filled with beautifully crafted glassware and pottery, cookingware and metal kitchen utensils, specialized chef's knives and cutlery, with detailed information about the local Niigata craftsmen behind the products.

Over on the antenna-shop side of the store you can explore an intriguing selection of local delicacies like Sasa Dango (sweet bean-paste and mugwort dumplings wrapped in bamboo grass), and nori seaweed and Le Lectier pear jam from Sado Island. There are numerous salmon products, sausages made from heirloom-breed Tsunan Pork, and local pickles and miso paste.

Since this is a Niigata shop of course there's sake, with some fifty varieties to choose from. The small standing bar (open 12:30-8:30pm) is a good place to try them out - six or seven different sake are served individually in 90ml glasses or as part of a few different tasting flights. There are also four different beers from Niigata craft breweries like Swan Lake, and a small food menu of pickles, dried shrimp and other sake-friendly snacks.









Chiyoda-ku, Uchisaiwaicho 1-7-1, Hibiya Okuroji H05.
東京都千代田区内幸町1-7-1 日比谷OKUROJI内
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