Other Food Spots in Mt. Koya / Ryujin Onsen / Kudoyama Area

  • Hamadaya
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 444
    This famous sesame tofu restaurant on Mt. Koya, Koya Town, Ito County, Wakayama, has continued for five generations since the Meiji period. It has appeared in travel magazines and TV programs. Sesame tofu is made simply by taking the core of white sesame, and adding kuzu (arrowroot) and water, giving it a thick and slightly oily clear taste. You can take-out or eat-in and try their wasabi soy sauce or wasanbon sugar. The shop closes when it sells out.
  • Fuzen
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 712
    A long-standing namafu wheat gluten block specialty shop located in the Koyasan area in Koya Town, Ito County, Wakayama Prefecture which was founded in the Edo Bunsei period. Cherished since long ago as the only namafu shop in the Koyasan area, Fuzen supplies pilgrim’s lodging facilities in the area with traditional namafu, an essential part of Buddhist vegetarian cuisine. The sasa-maki anpu, sweet strained bean paste wrapped in namafu mixed with Japanese mugwort, is a popular souvenir for tourists visiting Koyasan. The chewy texture, elegant sweetness, and invigorating aroma of mugwort and bamboo grass make this famed sweet an irresistible treat.
  • Kadohama Goma-dofu Sohompo Main Store
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    Wakayama Pref. Itogunkouyachou Kouyasan 230
    This is a goma-dofu specialty shop in Koyasan, Koya Town, Ito County. They sell goma-dofu made with white sesame, Yoshino honkuzu (arrowroot) and water trickling from rocks deep in the mountains. As well as being supplied to Koyasan's temples including head temple Kongobu-ji, the tofu is also a popular souvenir for temple visitors. In addition, the shop has also set up a directly-operated restaurant around a two-minute walk away where one can enjoy goma-dofu cuisine.
  • Kamikishiya (Hanasaka Store)
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    Wakayama Ito-gun Koyacho Hana Saka 753-1
    "This venerable yakimochi (grilled rice cake) shop that has been in business for more than three centuries is located on National Route 480, which runs through the foothills of Mt. Koya. Their yakimochi are made with locally-grown glutinous rice and adzuki beans and have just the right amount of sweetness. The shop's plain and mugwort-flavored roasted rice cakes are also very popular as souvenirs. The first yakimochi is said to have been made by an old woman in 816, the same year that the monk Kukai first settled Mt. Koya. Her salt-flavored grilled rice cakes would quickly become famous as ""Hanasaka no yakimochi"" for their unique flavor. Hanasaka yakimochi would later be flavored with sugar starting in the Kamakura period. This shop carries on the more than 1,200 year-old tradition of Hanasaka yakimochi."
  • Wakayama Yakult Sale Hashimoto Center
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Oharata 29-1
  • Wakayama Yakult Sale Kishigawa Center
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Kishigawacho Kita 260-3
  • Meiji Milk Hashimoto Delivery Center
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Shiroyamadai 2-chome 13-8
  • Uofuku Store
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Toge 4-chome 7-8
  • Kimura Store
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Miyukitsuji 565
  • Sanko Store
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Mukasoi 1009
  • Daitoku
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Kamuro 821
  • Fresh Foods Matsumoto
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Koyaguchicho Oda 90-1
  • Yano Store
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Hashiramoto 335-1
  • Yamamoto General Grocery store
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    Wakayama Hashimoto-shi Sudacho Imo 1-4
  • Meiji Milk Kokawa Store
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Wakayama Kinokawa Kokawa 2136-1
  • Kimura Milk
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Wakayama Kinokawa Minamishino 62-4
  • Kamei Liquor Store
    Shopping
    Wakayama Kinokawa Kokawa 1560
  • KS Mart Underground Ra Ya
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Kokawa 1805
  • Suzuki Liquor Store
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Higashino 71-1
  • Tamura Store
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    Wakayama Kinokawa Kishigawacho Kunishi 241-2

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Wakayama prefecture unites pilgrims, food lovers, and culture buffs in a tranquil corner of Japan at the base of the Kii Peninsula. The setting for many a Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, Wakayama invites those in search of spirituality from one side of the prefecture to the other, from the 100-plus Buddhist temples of the sacred Mount Koya in the west to the inspiring temples of the Kumano Sanzan set among breathtaking nature in the east. Once the grueling hike is complete, make a beeline for Wakayama city to savor some of the country’s most delicious ramen noodles.

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