No Japanese meal is complete without a dash of soy sauce, and Shokunin knows that very well. A soy sauce purveyor in the basement supermarket of Matsuya Ginza, Shokunin offers a full range of options from salty to sweet, including styles you’ve probably never tasted before. The store stocks 120 varieties of shoyu from around 60 brewers across Japan, each packaged in small 100ml bottles.
To help the uninitiated, 24 selected brews have been relabelled with helpful images of what food pairs best with it. For instance, you can find shoyu that’s perfect for sushi and gyoza to rich brews that are best tasted with steak or even ice cream. Each bottle is priced between ¥450 and ¥600, a bargain for sauce lovers. Box sets of two, three or five soy sauces make for a great gift.