Jan 7, 2016 - 1 min read

Cheese no Koe

A shop for cheese connoisseurs in Kiyosumi Shirakawa

By Mandy Bartok

Community writer

You can buy cheese in pre-cut blocks or sliced to order

A selection of some of the 200 cheeses on offer at the shop

All of the cheese is produced in Hokkaido

You can thank these animals for the tasty cheese we eat

The front of the shop with a cut-out of Hokkaido, where all the cheese here comes from

The quiet neighborhood of Kiyosumi Shirakawa in eastern Tokyo is now home to the capital's newest cheese shop, a small outpost of Hokkaido with a large selection of nearly 200 cheeses. The northern-born owner and cheese expert is happy to answer customers' questions and offer tastes of various cheeses. He promises to practice his English, but in the meantime, go with a Japanese speaker if you want an in-depth knowledge of your dairy products. Or simply stop by, say "parmesan" (or whatever your preference) and walk away with some of the best cheese in the city.

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By Mandy Bartok

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Jerome Lee 9 years ago

What a selection! Okay I'm gonna have to make a stop at this place in the future

Carol Akiyama 9 years ago

Kiyosumi Shirakawa is home to some ecletic coffee shops, and now cheese. It's making its way up in the world! (I live nearby).

Mandy Bartok Photographer 9 years ago

I love exploring over in that neighborhood! I was checking out coffee shops, actually when I stumbled across the cheese shop. It's definitely becoming a unique, must-visit neighborhood.