It’s time to move on from the boring old European snacks of yore and jazz up your cupboards like this colourful character. Japan Centre has the most exciting selection of Japanese rice crackers and snacks in the known universe – fact. With summer on the way, you’ll be wanting crunchy snacks with extra pizzazz, so we’ve discounted our whole selection by a whopping 20%. Let’s take a look at some of our faves…
There would be no Japan Centre or Shoryu without intrepid entrepreneur Tak Tokumine. Heralding from Fukuoka in southern Japan, he came to the UK in the 1970s for love, but his ambition and passion led him to establishing London’s premier Japanese food hall and more recently, the Michelin recommended and unstoppable Shoryu Ramen. We sat down with Tak over a cup of freshly ground matcha tea to find out more about the man behind Japan Centre.
The time has finally come. Winter is behind us and the canopies of sakura trees all over Japan are set to come alive with beautiful pink blossoms. At this time, the people of Japan come together to trace the journey of the cherry blossoms from the shores of Okinawa to the tip of Hokkaido in what can only be described as a national obsession. Join Japan Centre as we jump into this year’s cherry blossom frenzy.
It’s rare to see ‘cool’ and ‘tofu’ appear in the same sentence, but the Otokomae tofu team undoubtedly make this happen, with tofu that tastes out of this world. We’re proper chuffed to have our hands on brand new Otokomae products at Japan Centre…
Our lil bro Shoryu Ramen is getting bigger and bigger! Now they’re expanding into East London with an exciting new location in Broadgate, Liverpool Street. Do you fancy joining the newest Shoryu as a valued team member? Read on…
Where would we all be without our Mums eh? Literally nowhere, which is why a day honouring our wonderful Mothers is a day to be celebrated. Join us as we peek behind the frilly curtain of Mother’s Day in Japan and find out what great gifts we have right here at Japan Centre.
Did you know that the Japan Centre Piccadilly has a fish counter selling top quality sashimi grade seafood, prepared and cut by experts? Well we ruddy well do.
