This "Shinkansen Monaka" is a collaboration product between Omikami Tamaya (head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), a Japanese confectionery shop established in 1912 and known for its strawberry bean daifuku, and Tokyo Station Development Co., Ltd. (JR Central Group), which is responsible for business development in Tokyo Station Ichibangai and under the elevated Tokaido Shinkansen tracks in Tokyo. On

July 1, 2020, the new N700S train will debut on the Tokaido Shinkansen. On Wednesday, August 5, a specialty store zone called "Tokyo Gift Palette" will open at the Yaesu North Exit of Tokyo Station. Omikami Tamaya will also have a store here.

To commemorate this, the "Shinkansen Monaka" was born.

The Shinkansen is a dream super express train that is immensely popular with people of all ages, from children to the elderly. The N700S train is depicted as realistically as possible, and the bean paste filling comes in three flavors: "Dainagon An," made by carefully simmering Kyoto Tanba Dainagon beans without breaking the grains; "Smooth An," made with red beans from Tokachi, Hokkaido; and "Strawberry An," made with white bean paste made from adzuki beans from Furano, Hokkaido, and plenty of domestic strawberries.

The packaging, which mimics the interior of a train, features illustrations of famous places and sights from around the country from the train window, inviting you to feel like you're traveling on the Shinkansen while eating the monaka. Please enjoy these original Shinkansen monaka that can only be found at Osumi Tamaya.

*Approved by JR Central

 

  We always put our customers first, and want them to enjoy real Japanese sweets and real flavors.
And to be truly happy.

We protect and further enhance the traditions that have been carefully passed down since the company was founded. That is the attitude of Ozumi Tamaya. We are extremely particular about our ingredients, and use the finest domestically produced products. Our red beans are

specially selected "Miyabi" red beans from Hokkaido. Our sugar is Shirosoto. Our rice is specially selected "Miyakogane" rice from Miyagi Prefecture. We use Chichibu mountain water that springs from the Chichibu mountain range. The clear Chichibu mountain water, rich in minerals, brings out the full flavor of the selected ingredients.

  It is a tradition passed down at Ozumi Tamaya to use flexible ideas to promote new and delicious Japanese sweets. One of these is the "Strawberry Bean Daifuku," which we created in 1985. It became a hot topic nationwide as soon as it was released.