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A miso-soup-and-onigiri specialist near Kaminarimon serving dashi-based soups with organic vegetables; most bowls are dashi and miso based with no dairy (the 'creamy' soup uses soy milk, not milk). For severe allergies, confirm ingredients with staff.
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Dairy-free
乳製品（牛乳・バター・チーズ）は食べられません。
Nyūseihin (gyūnyū, batā, chīzu) wa taberaremasen.
I can't eat dairy (milk, butter, cheese).
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Details
- Nearest station
- Asakusa Stn
- Cuisine
- Miso soup & onigiri specialist
- Price
- ¥
- English menu / support
- ✓
- Signature
- Handmade miso soup with organic vegetables, paired with onigiri
MISOJYU is a miso soup and onigiri specialty shop in Asakusa, a short walk (about 3 minutes from Asakusa Station's Ginza Line exit) from the station, that has built a devoted following since opening in 2018. The concept — miso soup treated as a dish worth savoring on its own rather than a side — was developed with calligrapher Sōun Takeda's "TEAM Chikyu" collective, and the shop leans into that idea: around five soups rotate through the day, made with organic Yasaka miso from Shimane Prefecture, Hokkaido kombu, and bonito-flake dashi, loaded with enough vegetables and mushrooms that a bowl reads as a small meal rather than a garnish.
The onigiri are built to be photographed as well as eaten — fillings like "spicy tuna" (tuna in a chili sauce, without the mayo of a classic tuna-mayo onigiri) sit visibly on top of the rice rather than hidden inside, a look that has helped the shop become a regular stop for visitors doing a Nakamise-dori / Sensō-ji morning. A breakfast set (soup, onigiri, half a soft-boiled egg, pickles) runs 8:00-10:00 for ¥770; a fuller regular-menu set (soup, onigiri, egg, pickles, a few small sides) follows from 10:00 to 16:00, with the overall bill typically landing in the ¥1,000-2,000 range. Extra onigiri run roughly ¥200-250 each, depending on the filling.
On dietary restrictions: the standard miso soup is made with a bonito (katsuobushi) dashi base, so it is not vegetarian or vegan as served by default — travelers avoiding fish broth should ask staff before ordering, since the day's soup rotates and a plant-based swap isn't guaranteed. No halal certification or gluten-free labeling has been published by the shop, so those with strict needs should confirm in person. English-language and picture menus are available, which helps, though fluent English conversation shouldn't be assumed.
There's no reservation system — it's first-come, first-served, with a numbered-ticket queue for the regular menu on busy days — so arriving right at the 8:00 opening is the most reliable way to avoid a wait.
Last verified Jul 2026
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