Loading
Search
▼ Sunny Hills at Minami-Aoyama
- Category:Cafe
JAPAN TRAVEL
Piquant Pineapple at this Architectural Palace
In the glitzy neighbourhood of Omotesando just a few blocks east of the station, one particular street corner manages to induce a prominent gaze from passersby far better than the surrounding luxury stores that populate the area. Sunny Hills (微熱山丘) is a pineapple cake shop, located inside a grandiose, towering three-dimensional timber lattice – the work of celebrated Japanese architect Kengo Kuma (also responsible for the original Starbucks store in Fukuoka).
This structure makes use of ancient, complex woodcrafting techniques, known as jigoku-gumi, with over 5000 metres of timber slats used in the final design. This architectural technique relies entirely on wooden joints, with no nails in sight. The organic construction resembles a forest in the city-centre, with the light patterns cast inside mimicking the way light filters through a forest canopy.
Visitors are invited inside for free to explore the three-storey building at their leisure. Taking inspiration from traditional bamboo baskets, it's a sweet piece of architecture with a secret inside. In a nod to Taiwanese hospitality, guests are welcome to try a free pineapple cake—Sunny Delights—alongside a cup of tea up on the second floor.
There is no obligation to buy if you don't want to, but you won't be moved on quickly either (which is great, because you'll likely find it far easier to relax and unwind in this secluded cafe space far better than the average busy Tokyo coffee shop).
The Taiwanese brand is tentatively named after the region and climate of central Taiwan that gives rise to the sun-basked sweet and intensely flavoured pineapples that are at the core of this pineapple ca. At Sunny Hills, their head baker Master Lan bakes pineapple cakes on a daily basis, moulded into their iconic ingot shape. For Japan, their recipe uses French Échiré AOP butter combined with Japanese flour and plump-yoked eggs.
By Tom Roseveare
By Tom Roseveare
- December 8, 2016
- Comment (1604)
- Trackback(0)
Comment(s) Write comment
<a href="https://bactrimrbv.com/">bactrim suspension dosage chart</a>
-
KmehBuirM Web Site
- 29/2 03:54
<a href="https://ciprofloxacinbtg.com/">ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone</a>
-
Sndubeisy Web Site
- 28/2 23:04
canadian pharcharmy online cialis <a href="http://canadianphrmacy23.com/">canadianphrmacy23.com</a>
northwestpharmacy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]continue reading[/url]
northwestpharmacy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]continue reading[/url]
-
ci1blxhex Web Site
- 28/2 15:55
viagra at canadian pharmacy <a href="http://canadianphrmacy23.com/">Canadian Online Pharmacies</a>
canadian online pharmacy for viagra [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]pharmacy[/url]
canadian online pharmacy for viagra [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]pharmacy[/url]
-
zzy37zosp Web Site
- 28/2 07:25
<a href="https://cephalexininfo24.com/">is cephalexin a sulfa drug</a>
-
Xjjeeleno Web Site
- 27/2 21:39
<a href="https://escitalopraminfo24.com/">escitalopram 10mg tablet</a>
-
CnntErake Web Site
- 27/2 17:44
<a href="https://gabapentininfo24.com/">how long does gabapentin stay in system</a>
-
KethBuirM Web Site
- 27/2 08:45
brand viagra online canada pharmacy <a href="http://canadianphrmacy23.com/">approved canadian online pharmacies</a>
cheap cialis online canada pharmacy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]Online Pharmacies[/url]
cheap cialis online canada pharmacy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]Online Pharmacies[/url]
-
hu7na9s9a Web Site
- 27/2 04:57
canadian pharmacies shipping to usa <a href="http://canadianphrmacy23.com/">hop over to here</a>
cialis from canadian pharmacies [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]canadian pharcharmy online[/url]
cialis from canadian pharmacies [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]canadian pharcharmy online[/url]
-
pisyyxwrs Web Site
- 27/2 01:17
<a href="https://amoxicillininfo24.com/">amoxicillin generic name</a>
-
Smgbeisy Web Site
- 26/2 22:34
cheap viagra online canada pharmacy <a href="http://canadianphrmacy23.com/">canadian pharmacy viagra online</a>
canadian-pharcharmy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]canadianpharmacyonlinetousa.com Canadian Pharmacy Online to Usa[/url]
canadian-pharcharmy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]canadianpharmacyonlinetousa.com Canadian Pharmacy Online to Usa[/url]
-
zbzeb7ctt Web Site
- 26/2 19:17
canada pharmacy online <a href="http://canadianphrmacy23.com/">CanadianPharmacyOnlineToUsa.com Canadian Pharmacy Online</a>
canada pharmacy online [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]canadian pharmacy http://canadianphrmacy23.com/[/url]
canada pharmacy online [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]canadian pharmacy http://canadianphrmacy23.com/[/url]
-
ssp3h7wpb Web Site
- 26/2 12:08
canada pharmacy cialis <a href="http://canadianphrmacy23.com/">canadian pharmacies online canadianphrmacy23.com</a>
generic cialis canada pharmacy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]online canadian pharmacy[/url]
generic cialis canada pharmacy [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]online canadian pharmacy[/url]
-
4sg3nii13 Web Site
- 26/2 05:27
<a href="https://gabapentinyou.com/">gabapentin dose for pain</a>
-
Xjeeleno Web Site
- 25/2 23:34
canadian pharcharmy online viagra [url=http://canadianphrmacy23.com/]Canadian Pharmacy Online to Usa canadianphrmacy23.com[/url]
vo9tvunro Web Site- 29/2 11:02