Japanese Confectionery Spots in Japan

Area

Japan
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
  Miyagi
  
  Akita
  
  Yamagata
  
  Fukushima
- Kanto
  
  Ibaraki
  
  Tochigi
  
  Gunma
  
  Saitama
  
  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
  Kanagawa
- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
  Nagano
- Tokai
  
  Gifu
  
  Shizuoka
  
  Aichi
  
  Mie
- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
  Kyoto
  
  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop

Japanese Confectionery

Yanagiya

4.0

89 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuo-ku Nihonbashi Ningyocho 2-11-3

This long-established store that was founded in 1917 is one of the three largest taiyaki shops in Tokyo. The store is located in Amazakeyokocho, a three-minute walk from Ningyocho Station, and attracts queues even on weekdays. The taiyaki, which are carefully baked to order one by one by the specialist bakers, are characterized by their crispy texture. The sweet bean paste, simmered until soft and plump, forms a thick and fluffy filling in this amazing delight. The taiyaki aren't too rich or heavy, so they are eaten up in no time. Many customers also buy several taiyaki as gifts, and these can be packaged in boxes, paper bags or tree bark as needed.

I love the way how the staff cook them. They dont use the electric like many others. It looks like gas or charcoal. It makes the taste smoky with the primitive smell of flour. The sweetness of the...
Toshimaya

4.0

111 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Pref. Kamakurashi Komachi 2-11-19

The home location of Toshimaya, a sweet shop which sells the classic Kamakura souvenir, the hato sablé. The hato sablé (“pigeon cookie,” named after its shape) was first made in 1897. The rich, buttery flavor has long been one of Kamakura’s go-to souvenirs. Located close to the Ni no Torii gate on Wakamiya Oji, the Toshimaya here also sells hato sablé goods found nowhere else.

鎌倉土産の定番「鳩サブレー」。子供から大人まで、皆で頂ける美味しくて安心できる、懐かしい感じのお菓子です。
Eitaro Sohonpo Nihonbashi Main Store

4.0

30 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Nihombashi 1-2-5

This well-established Japanese confectionary shop has been operating in Nihonbashi since 1857. With its trademark deep blue curtain, they offer an array of sweets that they have introduced over the years like kintsuba, umeboshi-ame, and amananatto. They make them with the same traditional methods they’ve always used. The Nihonbashi Main Store also has a coffee shop called Setsugekka where visitors enjoy sweets like anmitsu and mitsumame. It’s a great place for a break while shopping. Apart from sweets, they also have a substantial food menu with items like their sekihan red rice bento box.

こちらは、日本橋にほど近い店和菓子のお店、榮太樓總本鋪です。外から見ると、ビルが古いせいか暗く感じますが、お店に入ると、明るい和モダンでBGMも良かったです。榮太樓總本鋪と言えば、飴が思い浮かびますが、団子・どら焼きなどだくさん和菓子が綺麗に陳列されていました。イートインコーナーもあり、ほぼ満席で和菓子と抹茶などを楽しいでいました。私はハチミツソフトをいただき、濃厚ミルクとハチミツの自然の...
Ebisenbei no Sato (Gotenba Store)

4.0

36 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Gotembashi Higashitanaka 1234-1

This store specializing in ebisenbei offers crunchy rice crackers with an irresistible shrimp flavor. This popular Gotenba City location offers several exclusive items not available at other locations. The most popular item is their Sakuraebi rice crackers. Sakura shrimp account a third of the shrimp used in these meticulously-crafted crackers, which fill your mouth with the sweetness of the shrimp.

御殿場IC第１出口のすぐそばです。試食が再開されていました。ウイルス駆除の機械を導入したり、手づかみ禁止にしたりなど、感染対策を徹底していました。あとは訪問者が守るかどうかですが、それが気になる人はそもそも試食をしないと思います。試食の枚数や種類に制限はないのですが、試食したいせんべいを取り終えた後でまとめて食べることになるので、買いたいものが見つかっても何味か覚えられずに困りました。試食場...
Hoshiimo Specialty store Daimaruya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Ibaraki Pref. Hitachinakashi Shakamachi 18-38

A hoshiimo dried sweet potato specialty shop located not far from Nakaminato Station. This long-standing shop was established in 1897 and has been making safe, healthy, additive-free hoshiimo for 120 years. The shop offers over 30 varieties of hoshiimo crafted with an emphasis on the tenderness and sweetness of the flesh. The shop also sells rakkyo pickled Japanese leek, baked sweet potatoes, and gelato-all additive free. The gelato, made to maximize the innate flavors of the ingredients used, is also created without eggs. The shop offers six varieties of sweet potato gelato; other flavors, like pineapple and matcha powdered green tea are also recommended.
Chujodo Hompo

4.5

38 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Katsuragishi Taima 55-1

This long-standing confectioner, just a one-minute walk from Taimadera Station, is where they make and sell famous local specialty Chujo-Mochi. Chujo-Mochi is an unsophisticated Japanese confection that uses the native wild-growing mugwort of the Katsuragi area in the mochi which is then wrapped around elegant sweet smooth red-bean paste. Enjoy the traditional flavors of their Chujo-Mochi and sencha green tea set or red bean soup with kusamochi (rice flour dumpling) as you relax in the peaceful interior of the shop. The front has a wide variety of products packed for take away with everything from two-piece to 48-piece box sets.

当麻寺駅前にある中将堂。よもぎ餅の中将餅が有名てす。テイクアウトでお土産に購入。やわらかい草もちに、甘さ控えめのあんがのってます。さすが老舗の名物です。美味しいです。
Kaki no Senmon (JR Nara Station Branch)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouhonmachi 1-1JR Nara Station Viera Nara 2F

This is a persimmon specialty store on the second floor of the commercial facility in Vierra Nara in Nara Station. The store sells products such as Japanese confectionaries using persimmons, dried persimmons, cakes, frozen desserts, jams and persimmon vinegar. A cold Japanese sweet that wraps persimmons with arrowroot called Kaki kori is becoming a talking piece as it was awarded the Japan Gift Grand Prize.
Fujitaya Main Restaurant

4.0

28 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Aichi Pref. Chiryushi Yamamachi Kobayashi 24-1

"A Japanese restaurant standing along the Tokaido Highway in Kobayashi Yama-machi, Chiryu City. The restaurant serves around 100 Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes, like pork cutlet bento boxes, hitsumabushi broiled eel, and the ""Tokutoku Hanten"" three dish Chinese set meal. The establishment can also accommodate meal parties and other events in its tatami mat dining hall. The restaurant also sells ""Oanmaki"" bean rolls, a Chita specialty, handmade with sweet Hokkaido adzuki beans."

藤田屋は知立名物の「大あんまき」のお店。本店は「大あんまき」の直売所とレストランがあります。レストランは安くて美味しいです。そしてゆっくりできます。今回は「大あんまき」のクリーム&オレオと栗餡を購入して食べました。
Shiono

4.0

18 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 3-11-14

This longstanding Japanese confectionary shop was established in 1947. The shopfront display cases are filled with a different selection of seasonal Japanese confections each month - in particular, the shop offers around 10 varieties of namagashi fresh sweets monthly. The shop's most popular baked sweet is its dorayaki - fluffy pancake sandwiches crammed with a sweet paste made with huge Dainagon azuki beans. In addition to other standards such as yokan jellies and monaka wafer cakes, the shop's seasonal higashi dried candies are also popular.

お年賀の為に年末に買いに行きました。一つからでも購入できるので自分のおやつ用に最中も買って帰りました。お店はリニューアル中らしく仮店舗での営業されていて赤坂見附駅と赤坂駅の間くらいの場所にありました。本店のオープンが楽しみです。
HIGASHIYA GINZA

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Chuou-ku Ginza 1-7-7 Paula Ginza Building 2F

This Japanese confectionary shop faces Ginza Chuo-dori Avenue. In addition to selling namagashi fresh Japanese confections and other Japanese sweets, the shop also carries select tea leaves and containers from a variety of areas. In the adjoining teahouse, capable of seating around 40 customers, you can enjoy dozens of varieties of Japanese tea, original tea blends made with seasonal fruits and herbs, and more. In addition to tea and sweets, the teahouse also serves alcoholic beverages and foods made with seasonal ingredients for customers to enjoy.
Oboroyazuiundo

3.0

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Shichikukamitakedonochou 43

This Japanese sweets shop located in the Kita Ward of Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture is famous nationwide, which is why its Nama Dorayaki, which has been shown on TV and other media, sells out soon after the shop opens. Nama Dorayaki is a new type of dora-yaki sweet with several centimeters of fresh cream in addition to red bean paste sandwiched in between two sponge cakes. There are three flavors of ogura (sweet adzuki bean), matcha, and kuro-goma (black sesame) available, and the combination of red bean and cream that is not overly sweet is outstanding. In addition, they also sell popular Japanese sweets such as Oboro, which is koshi-an (fine-grained sweet bean paste) covered in warabi-mochi (bracken-starch dumpling), and Kuri-Mochi Mikasa.

以前訪問した時は営業時間前から行列が出来ており残念ながら買えなかったが、観光客が減っている今は午前11時頃の訪問でも購入出来た。肝心の味も美味しく、とても満足出来た。
OguraSanso, Chikubu no Sato

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Nagaokakyoushi Imazato Hasugaito 45

This store in the city of Nagaokakyo in Kyoto Prefecture specializes in Kyoto sembei (rice crackers). The shop specializes in varieties of sembei named after famous ancient poems. It takes the greatest care with every aspect of production, starting with rice grown in its own paddies. Its elegant atmosphere is typical of Kyoto, and there is a cafe space on the premises as well. Local residents buy sweets for special occasions at this shop, and tourists purchase packages of sembei as souvenirs.
Nakamura Tokichi Honten (Byodoin Branch)

4.5

167 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Ujishi Uji Renge 5-1

Nakamura Tokichi is a Japanese-style confectionary in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. This venerable shop has its own onsite cafe overlooking the Uji River where customers can enjoy traditional sweets. In addition to ice cream and gelatin desserts made with powdered green tea, customers can also order green tea soba and udon noodles. The restaurant also offers take-out service. Due to its location near the Byodoin Temple, it is a popular refreshment stop for tourists on weekends and holidays.

The place is wonderful for the view outside in front of the river during sunny day, though due to the holiday it’s self service and need to wait for a while to sit, the Byodoin limited “green world...
Ookuramochi (Tokoname Main Shop)

4.0

29 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Aichi Pref. Tokonameshi Koiehonmachi 2-2-1

This bean jam cake shop is an eight-minute walk from Tokoname Station. Its flagship item is “Okura-mochi,” which is made from rice cakes stuffed with mugwort sprouts and wrapped in Hokkaido-produced red bean paste. In the adjoining café, you can enjoy their famous rice cakes as well as “zenzai” (red bean soup with grilled rice cakes), “anmitsu” (syrup-covered bean jam and fruit), Japanese parfaits, and more. The super-sized shaved ice is their most popular item, and it comes in flavors available year-round such as “Uji milk with red beans” made with green tea from Nishio, and “Yuzu milk” with a citrus scent from Uwajima.

いちご大福を買いに、初めて入店しました。美味しそうなお餅や大福・最中・羊羹など品揃えがたくさんでした。持ち帰って、いちご大福と沖縄の黒糖を使った窯屋と言う大福をいただきました。次回は、中庭を眺めながら、甘味を楽しみたいです。
Meibutsu Henba Mochi Miyagawa Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Pref. Iseshi Nishitoyohamachou 342-1

This long-established Japanese confectionery shop sells one of Ise's specialties, henba mochi (rice cake filled with bean paste and lightly grilled on both side). It has a dine-in space, and you can enjoy traditional Japanese sweets such as the famous henba mochi with tea. The store also has a parking lot where large buses can park and bathrooms, making it the perfect place to rest from a drive. By the way, there used to be a henba-jo to send back horses when worshippers crossed the Miyagawa River to head towards Ise Jingu Shine in the Edo period (1603-1868). It is said the henba mochi came from the sweets given there.
Kiyasu Sohompo

4.5

47 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osaka-shi Yodogawa-ku Jusohonmachi 1-4-2

This Japanese confectionary shop carries over 40 varieties of confections, including its signature sake manju buns as well as popular mitarashi dango dumplings, jumbo-sized kintsuba flour dough sweet bean cakes, hanabotamochi, yakimochi, and other namagashi fresh Japanese confections, as well as rikishi monaka wafer cakes, hatsushimo pancake sandwiches, kuri manju chestnut buns, mikasa, and other Japanese confections perfect for giving as a gift. The mitarashi dango dumplings, which are broiled to order, are particularly recommended.

こちらのお店は、大阪市の十三にあります。みたらし団子や酒まんじゅうの他、きんつばも名物です。美味しいきんつばでした。
Kameya Yoshinaga

4.0

28 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo-ku 17ju Kashiwa-cho Oishioji Nishi Entry 17-19

This Kyoto sweet shop located in the Kashiwaya-cho neighborhood of Shimogyo Ward was founded in 1803 under the renowned Kameya Ryoan sweet shop. In addition to year round products and seasonal sweets, the shop also holds classes on making fresh Japanese sweets provided by confectionary artisans (reservation required; interpretation in English and Chinese available).

阪急梅田店で笑み福を見つけたので買ってみました。小豆羊羹に、縁起のいい素材が散りばめられた、お正月-節分までの限定和菓子。お正月は干支柄の包装紙ですが、1月中旬-は節分用の包装紙に代わる。デコレーションケーキにも見える和洋折衷菓子の羊羹で美味しかった。縁かつぎついでにコロナも終息しないかなぁ-って思いながら頂きました。
Kaisen Senbei Tajima

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Asagoshi Wadayamachouichimidou 19-2

This factory and shop on National Route 312 in Ichimido, Wadayama-cho, Asago City deals in senbei rice crackers featuring the bounty of the mountains and sea. These include their Takoyakisen crackers inspired by octopus dumplings, and Gokujo Ebisen with a rich shrimp flavor. You can try everything they have on offer at their tasting corner, they have free factory tours, and there's a break area with a free coffee service. Their Shunsai Ichiba Tajima market sells vegetables and more.

工場直売、海鮮せんべい。観光バスの休憩所にもなって多くの人で賑わう。ガラス越しに製造工程も見れて、せんべいの種類も多く試食だけでもお腹いっぱい。どれを買うか迷うくらい。イカの姿焼きも人気。そして170円のソフトクリームも濃厚で美味しい、おせんべいが刺してあります。休憩コーナーでは無料コーヒーが飲めて、立ち寄り場所にはおすすめです。
Nagasakido Shinsaibashi Main Shop

4.0

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Shinsaibashisuji 2-1-29

"Founded in 1919, Nagasakido is a venerable confectionary whose main store is in Shinsaibashi. The most famous products among its extensive offerings areCastella (a poundcake-like confection), baked according to secret traditional methods. Western-style hard-baked waffles, and Shinsaibashi potatoes. Products available only at Nagasakido's own stores include Original Castella, Crystal Bonbons made with liqueurs, Niji no Kakera (""rainbow crumbs""), made with agar jelly. Its Red Rice Manju (buns with bean-jam filling) have won a gold prize at 27th National Confectionery Expo."

クリスタルボンボンが、見た目が綺麗で美味しかったです！前に行った時に売り切れていたので、入荷日を聞いて取り置きをしてもらって無事に買えました。一度は是非！
Onkashitsukasa Kadohachi Main Shop

4.0

13 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Chiba Pref. Chouseigunichinomiyamachi Ichinomiya 3012

A traditional Japanese confectionery store located along National Route 128, a five minute walk from Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station. The store sells all sorts of confections including manju (sweet buns), dorayaki (bean-jam pancake), and yokan (adzuki-bean jelly). Their famous daifuku cakes (rice cakes stuffed with sweet bean jam) are made with seasonal fruits such as their mikan daifuku with a whole mikan orange wrapped inside mochi and white bean jam, apricot cheese daifuku, rakkasei (peanuts) fresh cream daifuku, as well as strawberry daifuku.

大福が名物のようですが、「あんころ餅」と「まるごとびわゼリー」をテイクアウトしました。帰路の海ほたるベンチで休憩、おやつにあんころ餅の甘さが良かった。まるごとびわゼリーは、容器の下に［原材料びわ中国産…］との表示がありました。予想外。