Meiji
The first generation opens Kawaume in Tsukiji — a small sign in an outer-market lane.
Founded Meiji 32 — since 1899
川梅商店 Sweet Shop KAWAUME
Tucked into a corner of Tsukiji — a fifth-generation sweet shop.
Anmitsu & fresh-agar — Tsukiji, est. 1899.
On fresh agar
We simmer tengusa from Izu-Shimoda, strain it, and let it set. Never frozen, never dried — cut that same morning. This is fresh agar. Its bite and its scent are nothing like dried agar from a packet.
Hokkaidō azuki, simmered slow so each bean stands; Okinawan brown-sugar kuromitsu, dark and slow. The three meet in one bowl — that is Kawaume’s anmitsu.
Price list
— 定価表 —
Anmitsu koshian · ogura · chestnut
¥530 Kuzumochi kuzu mochi
¥500 Tokoroten agar strands
¥380 Kuzukiri kuzu noodles
¥550 Shiratama Zenzai azuki & rice dumplings
¥480 Mitsumame agar, beans, gyūhi
時価 Oshiruko sweet azuki soup
時価 ※ Prices include tax. Mitsumame and oshiruko are offered seasonally.
Founded 1899 · Fifth generation · Izu tengusa / Hokkaidō azuki / Okinawan kuromitsu
Founded 1899 · Fifth generation · Izu tengusa, Hokkaidō azuki, Okinawan kokutō kuromitsu
Five generations
Taishō · Shōwa
The second and third carry on, keeping the sweet shop through war and the years after.
Heisei
The fourth brings the old anmitsu, kuzumochi and tokoroten into today’s bowls.
Reiwa
The fifth cuts the fresh agar each morning and serves the same one bowl, unchanged.
Visit
Address
〒104-0045
3-3-5 Tsukiji, Chūō-ku, Tokyo
Tsukiji 3-3-5, Chūō-ku, Tokyo 104-0045
Near the Tsukiji outer market
Nearest
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Tsukiji Stn. — approx. 1 min on foot
東京メトロ日比谷線 築地駅
Hours
Mon–Fri 10:00 — 16:00
Sat / Sun / hol. Closed
平日 10:00–16:00 · 土・日・祝 休業
Map & Links
External links
Google Maps Tabelog 食べログ Official 公式サイト Search-by-address link for now; the official Google Maps listing will be linked once verified with the shop.