ASAKUSA Underground

10 yen Manju cake

Have you already tasted <Manju>?

Manju is a kind of cake.
They wrap a small portion of sweetened beans with thin paste, and steam the cake.
The Japanese have been eating the cake for centuries, so now they enjoy the wide variety of manju.

The cheapest of all is the 10 yen manju.
As its name shows, one piece of the cake costs just 10 yen (about 9 cents of US dollar).
Among rather pricy Japanese traditional sweets, it is quite exceptional.
Without hesitation, Asakusa Underground can recommend this highly economical cake to all the budget travellers.

Imagine!
You can eat
10 pieces for 100 yen;
20 pieces for 200 yen;
30 pieces for 300 yen;
40 pieces for 400 yen;
50 pieces for 500 yen.

[Caution]
At some shops, they charge you for the box.


Try Wafu-an in Asakusa, which is one of the best known pastry shops where they sell 10 yen manju cake.

Wafu-an Asakusa Rokku Doori shop 和ふ庵　浅草六区通り店
1-41-7 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3845-7515
9:30〜19:00 no holidays

To find out the exact location, use diddlefinger.
The site is your best guide when you work in Tokyo or travel in Japan.

--Their prices--
The box with 10 pieces for 110 yen
The box with 20 pieces for 230 yen

http://www.10yen-manju.com/store/tokyo/asakusarokkudori.html


[Reference in Japanese]

-Wikipedia on manju
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A5%85%E9%A0%AD

-Nikkei Trendy on 10 yen manju
http://trendy.nikkei.co.jp/special/index.aspx?i=20070315t2000t2

-Nikkei Restaurant On Line
http://nr.nikkeibp.co.jp/selection/20061013/

-All About
http://allabout.co.jp/career/marketing/closeup/CU20070227A/