Japanese Confectionery Spots in Japan

  • Chimoto
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    4.5
    46 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Meguro-ku Yakumo 1-4-6
    This Japanese confectionery shop is on Meguro-dori Avenue in 1 Chome, Yakumo, Meguro City. They sell a brown sugar kyuhi sweet with cashews called Yakumo Mochi, yakimanju steamed buns, monaka wafer cakes, yokan jellied dessert, and more. Try some sweets with tea at their in-shop cafe. People often line up in front of the shop for their popular shaved ice in the summer.

    八雲餅が有名なお店、ということで、用事のついでに。 とってもおいしかったけど、一緒に買ったもなかも絶品でした。写真撮るの忘れてペロリと食べ終えてしまった。。

  • Nakamuraken
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    4.5
    96 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nishikyou-ku Katsurasaharachou 61
    This is a historic Japanese confectionery store established in 1883 located right where you disembark at the Katsurarikyu-mae bus stop. This confectionery carries on the meticulous historic method of sweets making, sparing no expenses and using only discriminatingly selected domestic ingredients only, including making the bean paste in an earthen hearth. The specialty, Mugitemochi, was historically eaten by the local farmers as a snack through which the name is derived harkening back to times when wheat was a trade commodity. In the store space is shared as tea cafe also. In the summer, somen noodles and shaved ice is on the menu, while in the fall and winter they serve sweet zenzai and oshiruko bean soup.

    店頭には8名程並んでいましたが、10分程で順番が来ました。スッキリ爽やかな「すだちそうめん」と「しそご飯」が、まだ暑い9月にはピッタリです。同じく9月限定の「いちじく氷」は少し小振りのサイズです。白玉団子をトッピングしました。 8月に楽しめる「くず桜」は京都高島屋で買いました。冷やして食べるとより美味しいです。 今回は、桂離宮見学後の週末昼頃に訪れました。宮内庁の桂離宮までの交通アクセス図では...

  • Ebi Senbei no Sato Kariya Oasis Store
    Travel / Tourism
    Aichi Kariya-shi Higashizakaicho Yoshino 55
  • Dangosho Yagi Shop
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    4.0
    49 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Kashiharashi Naizenchou Kintetsu Yagi Station front
    This confectionary makes and sells sweet dumplings, a specialty of the Yamato province. Just like the flagship location, this Yagi location adjacent to Kintetsu Yamato-Yagi Station closes as soon as it sells out. Served on bamboo skewers, their kinako dango (sweet dumplings sprinkled with roasted soy flour) are made from just three ingredients; rice flour made from high-quality new rice ground the old fashioned way in a mortar, high quality kinako (roasted soy flour), and a special syrup said to have been created by Shogoro the First after many pained efforts.

    本店に1度だけ行ったことありますね。近場で買えるのは、近鉄阿倍野店ですね。月1回(第三木曜日)13:00~諸国銘菓にて販売されています。販売は10本入りのみで、1人3箱まで買えます。ちょうどこの日は、友達に会う約束してたので、友達のお土産用と自分とこ用を買いました。やっぱここのおだんごはわらず柔らかくて美味しい。時間が経てば硬くなるのは当たり前なんだけど、ここのは1日経っても硬さが気にならないぐら...

  • Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo (Oiwake Store)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Yokogi 1-3-3
    A shop specializing in yatsuhashi, a traditional Japanese sweet, situated along the Tokaido Highway in Yokogi, Otsu City. Here you can find all manner of standard and fresh yatsuhashi, including the shop’s signature “Yuko” fresh yatsuhashi filled with chunky bean jam. The yatsuhashi production line on the second floor is open to the public and visitors can tour the workshop with no advance reservation required.
  • Mangetsudo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Kobe-shi Kita-ku Ogocho Ogo 754-1
    This venerable Japanese confectionary shop established in 1882 can be easily identified by its large watchtower-like sign. It continues to create healthy traditional Japanese sweets that never wear out their welcome. Their flagship Toyosuke Manju steamed buns feature a simple Kyoto-style strained bean paste filling inside of an extra-thin pastry covering. The confection first came to prominence after becoming popular with the hot spring cure-seekers who visited Ogo, which prospered as a post town on a byroad of the Saigoku Kaido Highway. The shop makes the manju several times per day out of a desire to hand customers the freshest product possible. Customers can enjoy freshly-made manju together with complementary tea inside the shop's rest space.
  • Toden Monaka Honpo Kasho Akemi
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Kita-ku Horifune 3-30-12
    "Toden (Tokyo Streetcar) Monaka (bean-jam-filled wafers), which emanated from the thought of ""wanting to leave something concrete about Toden which had been long loved as the mode of transportation of the Tokyo people,"" is a specialty sweet. The store which is located at the entrance of the shopping district always offers over 30 kinds of Japanese confectionery such as seasonal confectionery, classic confectionery and so on. ""Toden Monaka,"" created in 1977, is a representative confectionery with a particular flavor and texture. The palm size monaka is a masterpiece filled with so much sweet red bean paste and rice cake. It is loved by railway enthusiasts nationwide, and at the same time, it received the Health, Labor and Welfare Minister's award at the National Confectionery Exposition. The package, the lid of which makes a board game, is also popular."

    関西の友人へのお土産で買いました。鉄道ファンなので珍しいく話は聞いたことがあるので実物を見たのが初めてと喜んでくれました。

  • Hakata Suzukake Main Shop
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    4.5
    102 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Kamikawabatamachi 12-20 Fukuoka Hakata Building 1F
    "A Japanese confectionary shop located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. Selling Japanese style sweets made with choice ingredients, some of the shop's many products include monaka wafer cakes stuffed with sweet bean jam, and elegant ""Kanomi"" cups containing traditional Japanese confections. Decorated in Japanese modern style, the establishment has a quiet atmosphere and offers cafe style selections in addition to confections, and customers can take in a quiet meal here as well. The shop is frequented not only by locals but also many tourists seeking gifts and souvenirs."

    My family dropped by Suzukake for dessert as the weather was quite warm. The place is not big and popular as we had to wait for around 30 minutes to get seated. My wife had the green tea parfait...

  • Gozasoro Factory Shop
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Himeji-shi Abo Ko 611-1
    "This Japanese confectionery shop is located along Prefectural Route 402 in Abokabuto, Himeji City. At their factory adjacent shop, Gozasoro sells fresh ""Kaitenyaki"" (pastry similar to a filled, pressed pancake) among other sweets, like fresh red bean paste soft-serve ice cream. It is possible to tour the factory, check out displays on red beans at the ""Azuki Museum,"" as well as try different kinds of food made with red beans at the on-site restaurant."

    無料の工場があり参加しました。 アンコの製造ラインの見学のみでした。夏場は売上が減るらしく、それにともない生産量も減らすらしく朝一番の見学ではラインが稼働しきれていなくて全てを見るのは難しいらしいです。 工場見学がメインで訪れるなら出来れば2回目のコースに申し込みするか、夏場以外をオススメします。 出来立ての御座候は受注してからの本当の出来立てでサクサクした食感で美味しかったです。 これは他の店...

  • Numataya
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Numata 1400-2
    A Japanese confectionery located on Prefectural Route 42 in Numata, Tsukuba City. Their Karinto Manju Buns are a local favorite made by wrapping koshi-an bean paste in dough containing brown sugar. Their Shiroku-no-Manju buns are inspired by Gama-no-Aburauri traditional street performances, a Mt. Tsukuba specialty.

    筑波山からの帰り道沿いにあった和菓子屋さん。かりんとう饅頭を買いました。黒糖饅頭を揚げたもので、やや大きめのカリントウの形をしています。熱々で美味しかったです。

  • Ajyarimochi Honpo Mangetsu
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    4.5
    52 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku Mall Small Road Imadegawa Koulu
    A venerable Japanese confectionery shop founded at the end of the Edo period located in Kyoto City’s Sakyo Ward. The shop is famous for its ajari mochi rice cakes, a popular and standard Kyoto souvenir. Resembling the conical wicker hats worn by ajari, the term for a Tendai Buddhist high priest, these elegant sweets consist of a hearty helping of an sweet bean paste stuffed inside a thin, chewy skin of mochi pounded glutinous rice. The shop’s signature mangetsu, a sweet once officially provided to the Kujo prince clan, is also popular and is only sold on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.

    今回は阿闍梨餅を知人から頂きました、京都に行った時のみやげとしてよく買ってきます、あっさり味の風味で私の好きな和菓子です。

  • Ryokujuan Shimizu
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    4.0
    39 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Sakyou-ku Yoshidaizumidonochou 38-2
    This konpeito candy shop is a 10-minute walk from Keihan Electric Railway's Demachiyanagi Station in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. They have more than 50 types of konpeito, including limited-time items made with seasonal fruit and vegetables. Lots of tourists come for their Ultimate Konpeito, a popular souvenir that they only make once a year.

    Kyoto Ryokujuan Shimizu Since 1847 Konpeitou Candy Shop konpeitou is Japanese Traditional Sugar Candy I felt, history and craftman friendly for vegetarian, vegan and...

  • Habutaemochi no Furusato
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Fukui Pref. Yoshidaguneiheijichou Matsuokayoshino 35-21-1
    With over 300 years of history, “habutaemochi” is a famous sweet of Fukui, and you see how it is still made at the Habutaemochi no Furusato. They offer you warm tea inside, and you can try 11 varieties of habutaemochi with your tea. The wholesaler sells not only habutaemochi, but also local specialty goods and crafts.

    羽二重(求肥)餅がこの地域の特産で、メインのお土産。 羽二重餅のいろんな味付け・変化を楽しめる。餅のいくつかは試食出来るので間違いない。甘さが苦手の人には辛いお菓子も揃っている。 ここを出ると滋賀県琵琶湖東南部のドライブインまで2時間ノンストップで走ることが多い。

  • Meibutsu Henbamochi Main Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Pref. Iseshi Obatachouakeno 1430-1
    This veteran Japanese sweet shop was established in 1775. Their Henba Mochi sweets are round, flat, and browned on both sides. They're made with carefully selected, domestically produced ingredients, and the shop continues to produce them with the traditional flavor they've been known for since their founding. These tasty treats are popular for the unique texture that rice flour gives them and the melt-in-your-mouth goodness of their koshian strained bean paste filling. You can eat them right in the shop, and they're so popular that they sometimes sell out before 17:00. They also have Sawa Mochi (a sweet that's well-known in the Iseshima and Matsusaka region), Brown Sugar Mochi (made by blending brown sugar with glutinous mochi rice), and in summer, mizu yokan (chilled sweet bean jelly).
  • Ichigo Plaza Daifukuya
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    4.5
    8 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Shizuoka Pref. Izunokunishi Minamiema 1788-2
    This shop specializes in strawberry daifuku, a sweet that features rice cake stuffed with fresh strawberries picked that morning. Made fresh every day, their strawberry daifuku are popular for their sweet scent, great taste, and substantial volume. In addition to strawberry daifuku, the shop also offers a number of other daifuku made with fresh fruit such as melon and grape, which are seasonal exclusives. We recommend going early, as the shop closes up as soon as it runs out of inventory for the day.

    取引先の方と来店しました。契約先に行く前にここでお土産のいちご大福を購入。ここのいちご大福は大きくて、美味しいから相手先に行く時は必ず購入。しかも、中身はいちごだけでなく葡萄や季節の果物が中に入り、相手先にも大変喜ばれます。自分で食べるのにも帰りにお土産で買います。

  • Baika Tei Kagurazaka Main Store
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    4.0
    25 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Kagurazaka 6-15 Kagurazaka Baika Tei Building

    1月13日[善國寺]の《毘沙門天像》の御開帳に合わせて参拝した際 自宅への手土産購入を目的で訪問しました。購入したのは《神楽焼(北海道富良野産青えんどう豆餡のどら焼き)292円税込》《豆大福(こし餡)270円税込 こちらでは(こし餡)と(つぶ餡)両方を販売》《レモン大福 (レモン果皮と果汁を皮生地に練り込み こし餡の大福...

  • Miidera Chikara-mochi, Main Store
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    4.5
    47 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Shiga Otsu-shi Hamaotsu 2-1-30

    浜大津駅から徒歩ですぐのところにある、老舗の団子屋さん。店内で力餅をいただきました。店の奥が飲食スペースになっています。できたてで驚くほど柔らかくて、美味しくてびっくりしました。店舗の2階が大津絵のギャラリーにもなっています。是非あわせて見学を。

  • Hachimitsu-man Honpo
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    4.5
    84 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Tsu-shi Daimon 8-5

    繁華街の小綺麗な店舗。出来たて(蒸したて)を提供してくれるので買った直後はものすごく熱い。手提げのビニール袋にも空気を逃がす穴が空いているが、とても抜けきれないので、暫くそのままにしておくと、中の包装紙がふにゃふにゃになってします。甘さを抑えたこしあんで、優しい味なので年齢を問わず好まれるのではないか。どうやら水曜日が休みなのか、津市駅の直売も売っていなかった(翌日買いましたけど)。

  • Kinugawa Okashi no Shiro
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    3.0
    27 Reviews
    Shopping
    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Karakura 790-2
    This Japanese and western confectionery shop founded in 1968 is located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. It offers sweets made in its own factory including their Karinto Manju (deep-fried brown sugar buns), Kinu no Tsuki (a sponge cake filled with strained bean paste and custard cream), and cheesecakes. The shop is also equipped with an eat-in space and is visited by many tourists looking to purchase Tochigi souvenirs.

    タイムサービスでケーキとコーヒーのセットを格安でいただきました。 お菓子もひとつから、チョイス出来ていろいろな物を少しずつ買えていいです。

  • Nihonbashi Nishikihorin (Gransta Store)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Marunouchi 1-9-1 JR East Tokyo Station B1F inside the ticket gate GRANSTA
    Nihonbashi Nishikihorin is a specialist Karinto fried dough snack store with their own unique and Japanese flavors. Over nine types of fresh karinto such as sauteed burdock are baked regularly in this store, located on the B1F of Gransta in Tokyo Station. These handcrafted Japanese snacks are popular souvenirs among tourists. They are also known for actively creating their own flavors. The limited special Karinto are very popular for individuals to enjoy by themselves.

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