🟣 Tokyo-Do-Must — Experience Tokyo’s signature anmitsu at a retro café in Asakusa (Jun-Kissa Mountain)
Short, satisfying, and unmistakably Tokyo: soft-serve–topped cream anmitsu in a classic jun-kissa setting.
Last updated: 2025-11-09
Introduction
Anmitsu is a Tokyo-born dessert dating to early Shōwa Ginza, later refined through the café culture of Asakusa and Ueno. At Jun-Kissa Mountain in Asakusa, you can enjoy a textbook cream anmitsu crowned with soft serve, served in a retro interior that preserves the feel of postwar Tokyo. It’s a compact, photogenic break that fits perfectly into an Asakusa visit.
What to Try
Cream Anmitsu — a balanced bowl of clear agar jelly, red peas, chewy mochi, sweet bean paste, soft serve, and brown sugar syrup. Shoot one photo before the syrup and one after; the shine and layers read beautifully on camera.
How to Order
Order verbally after being seated: “Cream anmitsu, please.” Payment is typically cash. It’s popular with visitors; for a calmer window, aim around 3:00 p.m.
Tokyo or Trip?
Born in Ginza and matured in Asakusa, anmitsu is a dessert best understood in Tokyo’s jun-kissa (classic café) context. Between Sensō-ji and the shopping arcades, pause for a bowl and experience a distinctly Tokyo afternoon.