Japanese Confectionery Spots in Kagoshima Area

  • Nakagawa Jumbo Mochiya
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Yoshinochou 9673
    A Japanese confectionary shop which has been in business since the Meiji period. “Jumbo mochi” specialty shop, the establishment only sells jumbo mochi. Consisting of bite sized balls of mochi (glutinous, pounded rice), jumbo mochi are lightly grilled before eating and covered in sauces such as sweet miso, zarame brown sugar, and kudzu. After the Satsuma Rebellion during the Meiji period, it is said these sweets were first created by a former guard of the inner garden of the Sengan-en garden. The 12 mochi plate, which comes garnished with pickles for cleansing the palate, is particularly popular. The shop’s wares are also available for takeout.

    仙巌園-集成館寄ったあとに行きました。歩いても行ける距離ですが、タクシーでそのまま鹿児島駅まで行きました。 味は予想通り普通のみたらし団子でした。

  • Jokiya
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    4.0
    81 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Higashisengokucho 13-14

    細長い店内の1・2Fに、ケーキ・和菓子・屋久杉製品・陶器・喫茶など、所狭しと並んでいます。見て歩くだけでも鹿児島を体感できるのでおすすめです。

  • Karukan Ganso Akashiya Main Store
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kinseicho 4-16
    This venerable Japanese confectionary shop established has continued to create karukan since being established in 1854. Karukan is a famous confection of Kagoshima created on the recommendation of Shimazu Nariakira, the lord of the Satsuma domain at the time. Made from nothing more than natural yam, rice flour, and sugar, the confection is notable for a simple sweetness and soft texture that reflects Satsuma's spirit of simplicity and fortitude. Its characteristic flavor and dignified white appearance has remained unchanged. Some of the other popular products include karukan manju, which features karukan stuffed with adzuki bean paste, as well as sakura-sakura, which features gyuhi (soft rice cake) wrapped around white bean paste and topped with a salted cherry blossom.
  • Karukan Ganso Akashiya Chuo Store
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Chuocho 2-2
    This venerable Japanese confection shop with a history dating back more than a century is said to have originated karukan, a famous confection of Kagoshima. The air trapped in this rectangular sweet made with Japanese yam and sugar gives it an airy melt-in-your mouth texture. The shop sells a wide variety of sweets including Karukan Manju, which feature karukan stuffed with strained adzuki bean paste, Harukoma, which feature sticky adzuki bean paste wrapped in a bamboo leaf, and Daikokumochi, which feature brown sugar gyuhi (soft rice cake) stuffed with coarse adzuki bean paste.
  • Tai Yoshi Kagoshima Yamakataya FS
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Nakamachi 10-20
  • Mochikichi Minami Kagoshima
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi
  • Mochikichi Kagoshima
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Chuocho 23-8 Nishi Building 1F
  • Bongato
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Murasakibaru 7-1-2
  • Dagashi Yumeya AEON MALL Kagoshima
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Tokaicho 7 AEON MALL Kagoshima 3F
  • kiriyasakuraya satumakashisho toraya Amu Plaza Kagoshima
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    14 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Chuouchou 1-1 Amu Plaza main building B1F

    鹿児島中央駅の2階に「みやげ横丁」という鹿児島のお土産が集結している場所を見つけました。 初鹿児島の私たちは、鹿児島の銘菓と言われる「かるかん」というお菓子を探そうと思いました。すぐに、こちらのお店「とらや」を見つけました。とらやは、かるかんがメインのお菓子屋さんではないようですが、店員さんが、いくつもあるかるかん製品を、とてもていねいに紹介してくれました。その中で、プレーンタイプのかるかんと...

  • Mori Mi Yoshino
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Yoshinocho 3599-21
  • Yunomoto Crackers Baigetsu Do
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Hioki-shi Higashiichikicho Yuda 2215
  • Osakayaseika
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Yanagimachi 10-8
  • Satsuma Crackers Yamato Ya AEON MALL Kagoshima
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Tokaicho 7 AEON MALL Kagoshima
  • Kofukudo AEON MALL Kagoshima
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Tokaicho 7 AEON MALL Kagoshima

    美味しい和菓子が購入できるお店です。お持ち帰りでみたらし団子を購入しました。大きな団子に甘辛のちょうどいいタレが絡んでとっても美味しい。食べ応えがあります。

  • Fugetsudo Taniyama
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Taniyama Chuo 1-4088-8
  • Akashiya Yamakataya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kinseicho 3-1 Yamakataya B1F
  • Akashiya Sengan-en
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Yoshinocho 9700-1 Shimazu Shop Curtain
  • Ogiya Main Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Nakamachi 8-18
  • Confectionery Store Tahara
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Nishiishiki 3-33-17

Kagoshima Areas

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Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture’s most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.

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