Shopping Spots in Oita Area

  • Hanayori
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 1488-1
    A Japanese confection shop located in Yufuincho, Yufu City, Oita Prefecture located a one-minute walk from Lake Kinrin. This elegant shop, surrounded by trees, is filled with sweets masterfully crafted with the choicest of ingredients, such as only the smallest of renowned Hokkaido adzuki beans. The shop’s most popular item is its fresh yokan (sweet bean jelly), which is not overly sweet and leaves a clean aftertaste. The rich egg and honey flavor of Hanayori’s dorayaki (sponge cakes with filling) is perfectly matched by the sweetness of its coarse red bean paste filling; they also make a popular snack to enjoy while strolling about Yufuin.

    After visiting Kinrinko, I was craving for some sweets. I stopped by this cafe. There is indoor and outdoor sitting area. Kushidango is their most selling item. Dozen flavors to choose. I ordered...

  • B-speak
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    4.0
    519 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 3040-2
    A roll cake specialty shop opened by Sanso Murata, a high-class ryokan (Japanese style hotel) in Yufuin Onsen in 1999, pioneering the roll cake trend in the nation. The shop’s lightly sweet cakes pay special attention to the balance between the cake and cream, ensuring a delicate flavor that is hard to get tired of. In addition to roll cakes, the shop offers galettes and florentins to customers dining in. A five-minute walk from JR Yufuin Station.

    We got the chocolate roll in small size. It was soooooo good. Not too sweet or too tough. My bf doesnt like dessert much but he seemed to be enjoy eating it!

  • Yufuin Tamanoyu Yufuin Ichi
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 2731 - 1 in Tamanou
    This souvenir shop is located inside Yufuin Tamanoyu, a hot spring hotel with a great natural setting. Visitors can buy souvenirs including Tamanoyu’s original food products, which are made with natural ingredients and without additives, as well as the works of local craft artists. You can even purchase the porcelain ware​ and sundries used at the hotel. The shop is about a15-minute walk from JR Yufuin Station.
  • IKKYU Store
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Yufu-shi Yufuin-cho Kawakita 4-1
  • Zabieru Honpo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Oita-shi Oita Ryutsugyomudanchi 1-3-11
  • Kinsho Croquettes, Main Store
    Shopping
    Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Kawakami 1511-1
  • Goto Seika, Main Store
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Usuki-shi Fukata 118

    大分県臼杵市にある後藤製菓のお菓子をたべた。箱は赤く、包装は白とスケルトンのおしゃれなものだが、白色にIKUSU...

  • Tajimaya Rouho Sabo Dandan
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Taketa-shi Taketamachi 40
  • Sato no Eki Onoiwa no Sho
    Shopping
    Oita Usa-shi Ajimumachi Tokata 7-1
    This rural tourism complex a 10-minute drive from the Ajimu Interchange on the Higashikyushu Expressway has a river and a park and serves as space where the rural and urban intermingle. Its farmers' market sells specialty products from Ajimu-machi, fresh vegetables picked on local farms, and an abundant variety of grapes. The market also carries a wide selection of handmade breads and Japanese deli-style foods, as well as seasonal manju buns. The adjoining restaurant serves local cuisine, and dishes made with local soft-shelled turtle, such as the soft-shelled turtle udon noodles, are particularly recommended. The Kyoho grape soft-serve ice cream is also popular.
  • TOKIWA INDUSTRY Usa Yokkaichi Store
    Shopping
    Oita Usa-shi Yokkaichi
    "This supermarket is situated on the National Route 10 Bypass (Usa Road) in Usa City. A branch store of one of Oita's leading hypermarkets with 23 locations in the prefecture, it opened in April 1977. The chain's philosophy is ""health and safety are our wish,"" and it strives to stock products such as vegetables straight from farms and fresh seafood which will enhance the appeal of the local area. The chain also sells Usa Brand Certified Products, superior products brimming with the ""strength of Usa,"" and serves to promote the greatness of Usa not only in the region but also across the country."
  • Kokonoe Chaya
    Shopping
    Oita Kusu-gun Kokonoemachi Tano 1991
    "This souvenir shop and restaurant stands at the north gate of the Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge spanning the Naruko River valley. The establishment is a 25-minute drive from the Kokonoe Interchange on the Oita Expressway and can also be reached by taking the Community Bus bound for Tozan-guchi from Bungo-Nakamura Station, getting off at the Tsuribashi bus stop, and crossing the nearby suspension bridge. Particularly popular products include yogurt and soft-serve ice cream made from dairy products delivered straight from nearby farms; and ""Japan's simplest baked sweet potatoes,"" which have been featured on television. The fruit parfaits are also recommended. In addition, the restaurant side of the establishment serves udon noodles, soba noodles, and other food."
  • Rest House Yamanami
    Shopping
    Oita Kusu-gun Kokonoemachi Tano 260-2
    This rest stop, a 30-minute drive from the Kokonoe Interchange on the Oita Expressway, is located in Chojabaru Onsen, which is the location of the starting points of trails leading up the lush Kuju Mountain Range. Facilities include a restaurant with a sweeping view of the Kuju Mountain Range, a shop, and a patisserie. Particularly recommended choices from the restaurant include the Bungo beef steak meal, and the pork loin cutlet meal made with Kokonoe Yume Pork. Other popular highlights include the rest stop cafe's Yamanami Burger and fresh-brewed coffee made with Kokonoe spring water; and the patisserie's Kisumire Roll cakes made with local ingredients.
  • Futago Kawaraza
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Kunisaki-shi Akimachi Futago 1594-1
    This restaurant and souvenir shop, a 30-minute drive from Oita Airport, is located at the entrance to the approach to the Futago-ji Temple in the center of the Rokugo Manzan temples. The restaurant serves soba noodles made with famous spring water and dishes crafted from fresh local ingredients. Particularly popular selections include the Kaiun Soba meal, which includes cold zaru soba noodles as well as six small side dishes; and the Tenzaru Soba meal, which comes with zaru soba noodles and crispy, piping hot tempura made with seasonal vegetables. The hot Kamo Negi Soba noodles, just the thing to enjoy on a cold day, are served in a broth which perfectly pairs an abundance of locally grown spring onions with the rich flavor of duck. The omelet rice, made with tori meshi chicken rice, is also recommended. Pets are allowed in the restaurant's terrace seating area.

    六郷満山でメインの両子寺すぐのレストラン。この辺りには食事が出来るところが少ないこともあり、空腹になったら立ち寄っておきたい店です。

  • Kayashima Sake Brewing
    Shopping
    Oita Kunisaki-shi Kunisakimachi Tsunai 392-1
    This longstanding sake brewery, established in 1873 and known for its Nishinoseki brand of refined sakes, is a 10-minute drive from the Oita Airport. Unswayed by trends and fads, the brewery continues to promote the quality of handcraftsmanship and refine traditional production methods which fully draw out the innate flavor of sake. The brewery's Nishinoseki brand was so named in the late 19th century in the hope that it could come to symbolize sake in western Japan. Also the company's most recognizable brand, Nishinoseki sakes are created with the aim of drawing out the innate deliciousness of Japanese sake, harmoniously balancing sweetness, tartness, dryness, bitterness, and astringency. In Sake Gallery Tozai on the brewery's grounds, you can sample and purchase the company's beverages.
  • Roadside Station Kunisaki Kurotsu no Sho
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Kunisaki-shi Kunisakimachi Owara 2662-1
    This souvenir store is located inside Roadside Station Kunisaki on National Route 213 a 10-minute drive from the Oita Airport. The store's tempura and kamaboko steamed fish paste made with Himedako octopus and largehead hairtail, local Kunisaki specialty products, are particularly popular. The store also carries local sakes and shochus, such as Kayashima Sake Brewing's Nishinoseki refined sakes, and Minami Shuzo's Toppai authentic barley shochu. Kunisaki is the only place in Japan where Shichito-mat rush is grown, and the store's Shichito zori sandals, a unique Kunisaki product, are also popular. Additionally, the store sells lottery tickets, and after buying some, visitors are recommended to stop by Tomiku Shrine, which is said to increase one's luck in winning the lottery.
  • Barae Tea Wakatake-en Funai Town Main Restaurant
    Shopping
    Oita Oita-shi Funaimachi 2-4-5
    This tea shop, established in 1878, is a five-minute walk from JR Oita Station. The shop carries renowned teas carefully selected from areas across the country, as well as kyusu teapots and other tea utensils. The shop's famous Kyushu tea three variety assortment is particularly recommended; made with choice leaves from specially contracted farms blended according to a proprietary technique in use since the shop was founded, the assortment makes it possible for you to taste and compare sencha and tamaryokucha green tea from Yame, Ureshino, and Chiran. The shop also has a rentable tearoom, and a cafe where you can enjoy matcha green tea soft-serve ice cream and other highly original, seasonal items.
  • Kabo Izumiya
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    4.5
    8 Reviews
    Shopping
    Oita Taketa-shi Kujumachi Kuju 4048-15
    This shop, a 30-minute drive from JR Bungo-Taketa Station, is located on the Kuju Highland and makes and sells KUJU'S yogurt as well as premium ice cream. KUJU's is a cheese-like yogurt produced according to a method based on the recipe for making skyr, a cultured dairy product from Iceland. Customers can enjoy it plain as well as flavors such as strawberry and blueberry. Recommended soft-serve ice cream flavors include black sesame, the shop's most popular variety; and the milk ice cream topped with piping hot caramel sauce.

    普段はお客さんが多いらしいのですが、来店した日は寒い上に風が強くお客さんはほぼいなかったです。 初来店だったので、スタンダードにバニラソフトクリームを注文。 ソフトクリームは濃厚だけどもしつこくなく、さっぱりいただけました。 それ以上に好きだったのが、黒ごま入りコーン。 手作りらしく、下の方にいくにつれ、コーンの巻きが多くなり、食べ応えがありました! 今度行くことがあれば黒ごまソフトクリームを注...

  • Tajimaya Roho
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    4.5
    27 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Taketa-shi Taketamachi 40
    This longstanding Japanese confectionary shop, a 10-minute walk from JR Bungo-Taketa Station, is the oldest such establishment in the prefecture, having been established in 1804. In the Edo period, the shop was an official purveyor of confections to the bygone Oka Domain. The shop's signature Mikasano and Kojo no Tsuki confections were originally officially presented to the lords of the domain; even today, they are popular and are two of Taketa's most well-known Japanese sweets. Depending on the time of day, you can watch Mikasano being made, and enjoy fresh baked ones along with a cup of tea in the adjoining Sabo Dandan cafe. The shop also sells seasonal namagashi fresh Japanese confections.

    老舗の和菓子店です。親戚のお宅に訪問する際のお土産に選びました。和菓子は普段食べる事が少ないので、喜ばれました。

  • Art Space and Cafe Okura Shimizuya
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Oita Taketa-shi
    "This gallery and cafe, a five-minute walk from JR Bungo-Taketa Station, operates out of a remodeled public bathhouse which was in use up to 1978. Tubs, faucets, and other bathhouse accoutrements have been left as-is in the first floor dining space, which is still divided into ""men's"" and ""women's"" ""bathing"" areas. Men and women, however, are free to eat and sit down in either area. The cafe's seasonal small dish set meal is particularly popular and comes with homemade udon noodles and various small side dishes made with fresh vegetables. A greengrocer operates right next door, and accordingly the cafe's fresh vegetable juices are also recommended. The second floor is used as a gallery."

    “うどん”や“ちゃんぽん”のお店。昔、銭湯だった建物を利用してギャラリーカフェに。湯船や蛇口、鏡など、当時のままの姿が味わい深い空間。

  • Shunsaikan
    Shopping
    Oita Nakatsu-shi Yabakei Machi Oshima 2221-1
    This farmers' market is located right in front of the Shunsaikan bus stop. The market is particularly notable for only carrying foods and ingredients from Yabakei Gorge. All of the market's products bear stickers which clearly show the person who made them, and customers are sure to enjoy the freshness and reasonable prices only a farmers' market like this can deliver. The market's original bath salts made with yuzu citrus fruit, and soft-serve ice cream available from March each year are particularly popular, but in addition to these customers will find a wide array of seasonal foods and ingredients. The market also sells inexpensive yet large and filling bento meals.

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A trip to Oita is tantamount to a long soak in the Beppu baths. The mountainous, coastal prefecture of Oita is renowned for having more onsen than any other prefecture in Japan, most of which lie in the city of Beppu on the west coast of Kyushu, recognizable by its pungent sulphuric aroma and the clouds of steam that puff up across the hillside. Away from the Beppu hot springs await mountains, waterfalls, and temples, so don’t hesitate to explore Oita a little further.

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