Behind the Counter at the Freshest Chicken Shop in Japan

We're going behind the counter at a local family-owned Japanese chicken speciality shop in Tokyo Japan. This is tour from inside of their kitchen from their morning open time of 5:00AM. This Tokyo hidden gem chicken shop receives farm fresh chicken deliveries daily, refrigerating them overnight to bring out the natural umami from their bones, and finally dressing them first thing the next morning, which produces an unmatched level of freshness and flavor when compared to machine processed chickens sold at the supermarket. This hidden Japanese chicken in Gotanda, is known for its umami-rich, juicy and tender meat selectively sourcing domestic free-range chickens called daisen-dori and shingen-dori from Totori and Yamanashi prefectures, which has remained unchanged since the shop was first opened. It’s one of the reasons why many of it’s customers often say, they won’t shop anywhere else. It's also perfect to get some Tokyo Street Food or Japanese Street Food if you are in the neighborhood. Shinanoya, opened in 1949 going back 3 generations and located just a 3 minute walk from Gotanda station. They uniquely dress their chickens from the start of each morning to deliver the freshest chicken meat and dishes to their customers as possible. One of my favorites is the Karaage Fried Chicken but they server all sorts of Japanese sozai dishes such as yakitori, korroke and chicken menchi.

Shinanoya Chicken Speciality Shop

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[PaolofromTOKYO]

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[TheMetalfreak]

I love these videos, I wish other countries had channels like Paolo's and did the same with their cultural food. It is a fantastic concept.

[onewhoisaboveall]

its so heart warming to see that the owner and his family keeps that grandma who chops the onions employed even though they don't need her so she has some sense of purpose and fulfillment in her life.

[livedinpoetry]

The hot coffee from the vending machine was so nice of him 😭🙂

[srihariayapilla]

Huge respect to the grandma working at 83. Hustler in her is still strong.

[bluej]

Man buys you a coffee to start the day. What a gentleman. So glad you're making these videos Paolo, it's always great to see hard working people in their element.

[TheStrangeAdventures]

I happen to be visiting Tokyo at the moment so I stopped by the other day!! I mentioned that I stopped by because of this video and the owners seemed very appreciative. The chicken was delicious too, so many flavors!!! :D

[cayleenasworldi]

Paolo it’s such a treat to be able to watch your videos please don’t ever stop making them

[fozaya]

フランスから夫といつも見てます👋🏻🇫🇷

We really like all of your videos💕My hometown is in Kansai but we wanna visit in Tokyo when we back to Japan temporarily. Thank you for sharing us cool videos of you 😉

[Ah-channelv]

I'm Japanese, but I didn't know this store. I want such a wonderful shop to continue forever.😊🇯🇵👏

[jennifer_mertens]

The fact that other local businesses use their chicken speaks volumes about the quality. The longevity of those inter-business relationships also tells a great deal about the integrity of the shop and the owners. Lovely video❤!

[yannie____]

I love it when they give/offer drinks to Paolo. Also the karaage and other chicken dishes looks so good 👌🏾

[hokshii]

they really are a family there at that shop. seeing the previous owner's face when he said he was glad his son decided to take over the business was so heart warming 🥺

[KennyTarnished]

so much generosity in this one, the coffee and then the candy, i love it

[ladnavar]

that first visitor that gave Paolo a ginger candy was so cool!! what a nice guy ~

[Kenny_]

hats off to the old lady, she reminds me of the work ethic of my grandfather, even at 93 he still went outside the house to do work.

[MakeSushi]

these videos are great, I love seeing these different Japanese restaurants, and Japanese chicken is the best!

[piplup]

This and the day in the life series are some of my favorite videos on Youtube. It is really cool to see behind the scenes of the people who put together food for others. It's amazing and it's just so lovely to see. Imagine if other cultures and countries had these kind of videos to show off their history and their food. It truly is a great way to connect people :)

[TheOtherChef]

@paolofromTOKYO I recently visited their shop and mentioned that I made the visit because of this video, they said thank you for stopping by and quietly gave me some extra fried chicken. Of course, it was amazing, juicy, tender, and yes, that breed of chicken is key! Thank you my friend! -JL

[sadlass]

i love that grandma.. her voice is so kind..