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GINZA SIX EDITORS Vol.26

幼年时代喜欢自己喜欢的中元节和年终礼品的人。非常喜欢给我瓶装的香草黄油和装在漂亮罐子里的曲奇的人。自己找礼物的时候,带着妈妈转来转去,如果不喜欢店里的包装就重新做。初中的时候,也有把允许使用压岁钱的金额全部投入包装用品里。成为社会人后,开始接受需要特产的朋友的咨询,等回过神来就作为打火机做了手礼的工作。

然后2018年1月。收到贺年卡的一封邮件。那就是这个企划的报价。“希望大家以寻找特产的视角在GINZA SIX的地下2楼闲逛”。在乐园里闲逛的工作…！

银座容易入手的东西和昂贵的东西。但是,不管是慌慌张张跑进去,还是和往常一样的预算,都能很好地筹措出“认真”感的优质特产,是的,银座。重新走在GINZA SIX的地下2层,感受到的是拥有后者脸的银座。一边关注包装,一边挑选了以1000日元~3000日元就能准备优质特产的4家店。所有的共同点是,如果我自己能收到的话会很开心的事情。

首先是日本最无法预约的日本料理店“黑眼圈”和老字号茶铺“福寿园”的合作店“黑茶茶”。

“常叶白练”(2700日元以下全部不含税价格),宇治茶的葛羹和北海道产奶油芝士的绝妙和谐自不必说,其氛围十分美丽。端正的桐箱是真田带子。打开就会看到含有大量水分的竹荚鱼。盖子里隐藏着黄莺粉和黑蜜和小勺,那个装饰也让人忍不住喜欢箱子。

如果是保质期的话,亲手制作中的“茶香衣”(4个套餐1600日元)。包装也很完美。宇治抹茶的苦味也淡淡的馅,男性也很喜欢吧。

传达了在店里购买的意思后,在店内,可以悠闲地享受以前用“黑木”提供的鲷鱼茶泡饭和茶。难得的话,我想带着能够原谅的余地去拜访。

接下来是能感受到古老美好时代的银座和新颖感的“咖啡店·欧普”。象征性的标志是在蛋糕前微笑的女性侧脸。陈列柜里有古典的西洋点心。

事实上,这是银座传说中的“咖啡店·欧普”由“尤海姆”复刻的店铺。

作为特产的最推荐的是,装在可以保存咖啡豆的罐子里的咖啡年轮蛋糕(1500日元和2500日元的2个尺寸)。监修竟然是咖啡猎人José. 川岛良彰。面团里加入了磨碎的咖啡豆粉,在涂层的巧克力中也加入了粗糙的咖啡豆。包括稀有度在内,作为特产的综合点是出类拔萃的高度。

另外,“银座咖啡果冻”也是使用川岛先生原创混合咖啡的该店特色的一道菜。数量限定的马克杯装(800日元)已经卖完的地方已经卖完了,如果想要瞄准的话,还是拜托您放置比较好。

如果要选择健康的人选择特产的话,就去蜂蜜专卖店“Labeyu”。想表现出“好好”感的时候,我会从希腊产的阵容中选择。

被称为世界最高峰的希腊产蜂蜜,瓶子的设计也是特别设计。进入黑色礼盒后,简直就像泡芙和抖包一样。

这次,竟然是时隔6年再次进货的“红翡翠”(125g/20000日元),香味鲜艳、辛辣的甜味中也能感受到像干果一样的酸味,味道给人留下了深刻的印象。嗯,确实是作为礼物的蜂蜜!

说到帕福姆,将玫瑰和紫罗兰花腌制在匈牙利产洋槐的蜂蜜中腌制的GINZA SIX限定的“帕尔芬多米艾尔”也要注意。如果有能轻易选择这个的男性的话,会很受欢迎。确实。

最后到访的是来自英国的曲奇专卖店“Ben's Cookies”。和自由之丘的总店一样齐全的10种以上的曲奇,都是在柜台里面的烤箱里烤好的。

用红色礼盒(4张装1300日元,8张装2600日元)购买的话,也可以用喜欢刚烤好的组合,一张一张地包装。保质期都是4天,但是防腐剂等也完全无添加制作的。也可以放心地给有孩子的家庭。

系着条纹丝带的拉链也非常可爱。自己的零食和第二天早上的早餐也不要忘记买,啊,很开心。

几个地方都提出了问题,得到了很多收获,回去的时候感觉已经完全提高了特产采购技能。GINZA SIX地下2层。今后访问的频率会更高。

Text：Yukiko Daigo Photos：Kanako Nakamura Edit：Yuka Okada

When I was little, I liked people who gave us midyear and New Year’s gifts I liked. I loved a person who gave us herb butter in a glass jar and cookies in a pretty tin. When I went looking for a gift myself, I’d walk around with my mother until she was just about exhausted. Even then, if I didn’t like how the shop wrapped the gift, we’d have to start all over. Once, when I was in middle school, I went so far as using all the money I’d received for New Year’s that year to buy just wrapping paper and other gift-wrapping items. By the time I was out in the working world, friends needing to buy gifts would come to me for advice. Before I knew it, I was working as a writer specializing in gifts and souvenirs.

Which brings us to January 2018. I’d just given out my New Year’s gifts when I received an email. It was a commission to do this piece on GINZA SIX. It said, “We’d like you to wander about the second belowground floor of GINZA SIX looking for gifts.” So, basically, the job is to wander in paradise!

When people think of Ginza, the focus tends to be on costly or hard-to-find articles. But even if you’re in a hurry or even if you can afford only a normal amount, Ginza’s a place where you can find distinctive and refined gifts and souvenirs. In walking around the second belowground floor of GINZA SIX, I discovered this side of Ginza once again. Here, I’ll report on four establishments with high-quality gifts between 1,000 yen and 3,000 yen, with all due attention paid to packaging as well. What all these articles have in common is that they’re things I personally would be delighted to receive.

First up is Kurogi Chacha, a collaboration between the Japanese restaurant Kurogi—known as the hardest restaurant in Japan to reserve a table—and Fukujuen, the long-time tea purveyor.

Tokiha Shironeri (2,700 yen; all prices given are before tax) consists of Uji green tea and arrowroot jelly and Hokkaido cream cheese in perfect harmony. It’s also beautiful. The paulownia wood box is tied with a braided sanada-himo cord. When you open the box, a moist kuma bamboo leaf appears. Uguisu soy flour, brown-sugar syrup, and a teaspoon are hidden inside the lid, an arrangement that’s sure to delight package-lovers endlessly.

For something that keeps longer, there’s the handmade Chakai (1,600 yen for a set of four). The package is perfect. The anko bean jam, with a hint of bitterness from Uji matcha tea, should delight male recipients.

I tell the staff I’d like to make a purchase, then relax inside with some green tea and sea bream chazuke, something formerly served at Kurogi. At a place like this, you want to give yourself some extra time.

Next, I go to Café Europe, where you can experience the Ginza of yesteryear side by side with what’s fresh and new. Its emblematic logo is the profile of a woman with a faint smile in front of a piece of cake. In the showcase, you’ll find classic Western confections.

Actually, this is a revival by Jucheim of the original Café Europe, a legendary Ginza café.

As a gift, the café recommends coffee baumkuchen in a can that looks perfect for storing coffee beans (two sizes; 1,500 yen and 2,500 yen). Supervised by renowned coffee hunter Yoshiaki Kawashima, the cake combines finely ground coffee bean powder in the dough with coarsely ground coffee beans in the chocolate coating. Thanks in part to its rarity, its overall score as a gift is conspicuously high.

The Ginza Coffee Jelly, with an original coffee blend by Mr. Kawashima, is another of the café’s distinctive items. In the limited edition mug (800 yen), I’ve seen it sold out many times. So, if it’s something you’re after, it might be wise to ask the café to set one aside.

If you’re choosing a gift for someone who’s especially health conscious, you might try L’abeille, a specialty store for honey. For a more formal, thoughtful feel, I’d choose from the lineup of honey products made in Greece.

Greece is said to make the world’s best honey. The jar design is special, too. In the black gift box, it looks like a perfume vessel or an aroma diffuser.

I tried some Red Heath (125g; 2,000 yen), in stock for the first time in six years (!). It has a fresh, spicy aroma and a sharp tartness, like dried fruit, within the rich sweetness, a flavor combination that very much leaves an impression. Truly, it’s honey that makes a gift.

Speaking of perfume, you should check out Parfum du Miel, available exclusively at GINZA SIX. It’s made from roses, violets, and other flowers in acacia honey from Hungary. Any man out there whose first instinct is to choose this as his gift will surely be quite popular.

My final stop is Ben’s Cookies of the UK, which offers the same lineup of over 10 varieties of cookies as the flagship store in Jiyugaoka. All cookies are freshly baked in ovens behind the counter.

Purchase a red gift tin (1,300 yen with four cookies; 2,600 with eight cookies) and choose your favorite cookies: The staff will package each one individually and place them in the tin. The best-by date is just four days away because the cookies are completely free of preservatives or other additives. It’s something you can give with confidence to families with children.

The shopping bag tied with a striped ribbon has a distinct charm, too. I bought some for myself as well, for a snack and for tomorrow’s breakfast. That was fun!

At each place I visited today, I asked numerous questions and came away with many rewards. Now that I’m ready to go home, I feel like I’ve boosted my gift-buying skills. The second belowground floor of GINZA SIX—I think I’ll be visiting there more often.

Text: Yukiko Daigo　Photos: Kanako Nakamura　Edit: Yuka Okada