Meito is a Taiwan castella specialist that began in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan in 2009, where owner Mr Guo's soft, airy recipe soon drew daily queues. The brand crossed to Japan in 2022 with a first store in Kichijoji, and its Ikebukuro branch opened on 28 June 2023 as the country's second, taking a spot right by PARCO on the east side of the station. The shop's calling card is a distinctive shuwa-shuwa texture: bakers fold in plenty of meringue and adjust the method to the day's humidity and temperature, trapping large bubbles that fizz away on the tongue. The classic Original castella is available daily, while a rotating line-up brings in pumpkin and cheese, chocolate, angel lemon and seasonal specials such as June cold cacao and the much-talked-about Dubai chocolate collaboration. Bakers make each cake by hand in the shop, so the scent of fresh baking drifts out onto the street, and a daily selling calendar lists which varieties appear on which day. Opening hours run from 10:00 to 21:00, and the location beside PARCO, Seibu and Big Camera makes it an easy stop on any Ikebukuro shopping loop. For anyone curious about the Taiwanese castella craze that has swept across Japan, this bright yellow storefront is a genuine taste of the original rather than a copy. The queues that form on weekends speak to the cake's loyal following, and the single-cake format makes it a simple souvenir or a treat to share. A short detour from the station delivers a slice of Tainan's most famous export, baked fresh in front of you.
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Taiwan Castella Specialty Store - Meido
A storefront with a yellow sign displaying '台湾カステラ専門店 名東' and '現烤蛋糕 Since 2009'. A circular logo is mounted on the wall. Below, there are menu boards showing castella cake products. People are standing in line at the entrance.
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Close-up view of a slice of yellow cake with a golden-brown crust, placed on a dark plate.
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Soft Serve Ice Cream Cone
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