Shogi de Chocolat by Isshindohonpo
UNIQUE CHOCOLATE OF JAPANESE TRADITIONAL BOARD GAME, SHOGI.
"Isshindohonpo" (一心堂本舗) is a company you may know of by a product called "Kabuki face pack" (歌舞伎フェイスパック), which is so called DESIGN FACE PACK.
The company is widely known for their innovative, unique products. This time, it's chocolate. What's so unique about the chocolate is its motif, "Shogi" (将棋), Japanese traditional board game similar to chess. Their strong preference is shown in ingredients that using Ghana cacao, rich aromatic and mild sweet chocolate is perfect gift not only for the board game fan but also chocoholics.
There are 4 retail stores in Tokyo, out of all, a store in Tokyo skytree solamachi would be the best one to go if you are planning to visit the highest tower in Japan. (This product is only sold in Solamachi store.)
Shogi de Chocolat, (将棋 デ ショコラ).
Price: ¥1,400
Ingredients:
Sugar, cacao mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier, fragrance (Partially contain milk products and soy)
Gold character and chic black package looks high-class.
An Engilish-Japanese bilingual leaflet gives useful knowledge and background lecture of Shogi.
From left, "Ousho" (King), "Hisha" (Rook), "Kaku" (Bishop), "Kin" (gold general).
"Gin" (silver general), "Keima" (Knight), "Kyosha" (Lance), and "Fu" (Pawn).
Except for king and "gold general", others can be promoted when entering enemy territory, and flip over the piece if you choose promotion. By flipping over the piece, the name and "Kanji" character of the piece will change.
8 shogi pieces are made of same ingredients but each of texture and mouth-melting feeling are different because of their size differences.
Enjoy twice a piece. Unique visual and delicious bitter chocolate which makes the most of the high quality Ghana cacao.
Where to buy: "Isshindohonpo"
Tokyo skytree solamachi store.
Address: 4F Tokyo skytree solamachi, 1-1-2, Oshiage, Sumida ward, Tokyo
Open hours: 10:00 to 21:00
Retail store list.
(Shogi de chocolat is only sold in SOLAMACHI store.)
Isshindohonpo official site.
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