Hoshika no Yubeshi (Higashi-machi Shop)
A long-standing Japanese confectioner that first opened in 1867. The origins of yubeshi, a sweet yuzu-citrus flavored steamed dumpling, is said to date back to the Ashikaga-period where it was a preserved food for warriors and high-class family celebrations. The shop first began when they made maru-yubeshi by hollowing a yuzu citrus and filling it with a mix of sugar, miso, rice flour and mochi flour before steaming it then presenting it to the then lord of the Saijo region, Matsudaira Sakyo. Along with their maru-yubeshi, which takes two to three months to make, they also offer other products such as a bite-size yubeshi baked covered in natural bamboo, and a yuneri made from boiling yuzu-citrus skins with sugar and soy sauce.
Spot details
- Address
- Ehime Pref. Saijoushi Higashimachi 225-2 Map
- Phone
- 0897562447
- Hours
- 9:30-18:00
- Closed
- Wednesday, 1/1, 10/16 (Saijo Festival)
- Parking Lot
- Available(5spaces)
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available (soft bank)
- Average budget
- [Lunch] 3,001-5,000yen
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN