Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 16 and Version 15 of Japan Centre, SW1Y 4EA

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It was originally located on [[Locale Piccadilly|Piccadilly]] <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2723837866/ photo]</small>, then [http://blog.japancentre.com/2009/09/10/japan-centre-food-shop-is-moving/ moved] to [[Locale Regent Street|Regent Street]] in 2009 <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/4463786732/ photo]</small> (see <a href="http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?id=Japan_Centre%2C_W1D_7ED&version=13">earlier version of this page</a>), and [http://www.japancentre.com/relocation moved again] to Shaftesbury Avenue in 2013.
It was originally located on [[Locale Piccadilly|Piccadilly]] <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2723837866/ photo]</small>, then [http://blog.japancentre.com/2009/09/10/japan-centre-food-shop-is-moving/ moved] to [[Locale Regent Street|Regent Street]] in 2009 <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/4463786732/ photo]</small>, and [http://www.japancentre.com/relocation moved again] to Shaftesbury Avenue in 2013.
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The Shaftesbury Avenue location is somewhat smaller, and the main part is accessed via escalators from ground level. Ceramics are on the ground floor at the bottom of the escalators, and during some of the opening time there's a hot food cart outside on the forecourt.
We haven't visited since the move, but at the Regent Street location there was a bakery section, a magazine aisle, and a small ceramics section. Also on sale were fresh vegetables, pre-cut raw and seared meats, fish and seafood, and lots of other grocery items including yuba, various seaweeds, various kinds of miso, soy sauce, sushi rice, etc. Three or four freezers at the back held natto, dumplings, and sweets.
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Fridges hold pre-prepared sushi trays, wet fish and seafood, tofu, miso, and desserts. Shelves separated by narrow aisles have other grocery items such as instant dashi, furikake, dried seaweeds, vinegars, soy sauces, salad dressings, and so on.
On [[Kake]]'s March 2010 visit the vegetable selection included lotus roots, fresh burdock, and shiso leaves, while notable items at the seafood counter were oysters and real fresh wasabi roots (priced at &pound;21 apiece, though [http://www.mrfoodie.co.uk/37/japanese-food/fresh-wasabi/ this blog post] suggests you don't have to buy a whole one).
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Accessibility: Access is via escalators; there don't seem to be stairs or a lift. It's quite cramped, with narrow aisles.
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20091118164938/http://www.timeout.com/london/connect/food+drink/blog/191/irrashaimase-to-the-new-look-japan-centre Time Out article]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], August 2016. Opening hours taken from the Japan Centre website, March 2015.</div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[Sarah]], August 2011 (Regent Street location). Opening hours taken from the Japan Centre website, March 2015.</div>
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One-stop Japanese shop at the Piccadilly Circus end of Shaftesbury Avenue.

It was originally located on Piccadilly photo, then moved to Regent Street in 2009 photo, and moved again to Shaftesbury Avenue in 2013.

We haven't visited since the move, but at the Regent Street location there was a bakery section, a magazine aisle, and a small ceramics section. Also on sale were fresh vegetables, pre-cut raw and seared meats, fish and seafood, and lots of other grocery items including yuba, various seaweeds, various kinds of miso, soy sauce, sushi rice, etc. Three or four freezers at the back held natto, dumplings, and sweets.

On Kake's March 2010 visit the vegetable selection included lotus roots, fresh burdock, and shiso leaves, while notable items at the seafood counter were oysters and real fresh wasabi roots (priced at £21 apiece, though this blog post suggests you don't have to buy a whole one).

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Last visited by Kake and Sarah, August 2011 (Regent Street location). Opening hours taken from the Japan Centre website, March 2015.

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