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Founded in 1967 by the then 24-year-old owner, this is a long-established Japanese confectionery in Nobeoka City, Miyagi Prefecture. In addition to numerous local famous Japanese confections born out of love for their hometown, they have also worked hard through trial and error to create low-sugar confections that even those who need to restrict their sugar intake can eat with peace of mind. The popular product “Yokan Hitori Yuzu” won the top prize in the “MIYAZAKI FOOD AWARD 2020,” and its single-serving size is highly regarded as considerate. It makes a perfect souvenir, and shaved ice and other items are also sold in the store. It is the perfect place to stop by and take a break during your trip.

"Ice-manju" (Ice cream-buns) are a local specialty of Kuwana. "Shineido" is known as a famous ice cream bun store. An iced bun generally refers to iced milk with azuki bean paste. At Shin-eido, condensed milk is placed in a mold, red bean paste is added, frozen, and then removed from the mold to complete the product. Although simple, the deep sweetness of the condensed milk and the azuki beans are a perfect match. In addition to normal ice cream buns, matcha green tea ice milk buns and fruit ice cream are also sold, making it a great place to visit on a hot day.

Famous Mame-mochi (bean rice cake) from Demachi Futaba, a long-established shop that has been in business since 1897. Mame-mochi is so popular that people are always waiting in line. Carefully selected ingredients are used, including specially selected large, sweet beans from farmers in Hokkaido and new sticky rice from Shiga Prefecture. In addition, traditional production methods such as double pounding to make a fine dough and not touching the dough too much when forming are also used. Mame-mochi is a round, pure white rice cake with large beans that stand out. When eaten, the gentle sweetness of the rice, the fragrance of the beans, and the refined sweetness of the red bean paste mix together in perfect balance, accented by a salty taste. One bite is so delicious that it will make you smile.

This confectionery theme park was created with the idea of "bringing more smiles to families !". The park consists of four areas: a factory area, a shopping area, a freshly baked goods sales area, and a footbath and experience area, where families can spend a pleasant time together. Visitors cannot leave without trying the sweets park's limited products, such as custard-filled cream puffs, baked Mont Blanc with crispy dough and melt-in-your-mouth fresh Mont Blanc. Surrounded by the sweet aroma, this is a unique and happy experience!

Founded 70 years ago, this Wagashi (Japanese sweets) shop started out as a rice cake shop. The shop uses only the finest ingredients, including azuki beans from Hokkaido, glutinous rice from Saijo, and Uchinuki water from Ishizuchi Mountain, selected as one of the 100 best waters in Japan. The store also has a café where customers can enjoy a variety of products such as rice cakes freshly pounded every morning, or freshly squeezed Japanese chestnut Mont Blanc. Why not stop by for a break during your trip?

In 1991, Hayashi became the first Japanese to win the title of “World Champion” at “La Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie,” a world patisserie competition held once every two years in France, the home of confectionery. The store specializes in western-style confectionery. A native of Nara Prefecture, he opened his own store in the prefecture under the creed, "within reach of my own eyes". He is particular about the ingredients and works hard to create sweets that will remain in your heart along with your happy memories. We hope you will visit this famous store, which has been selected five times as one of the "Tabelog Best 100sweets stores in the WEST”.

Since its establishment, this Wagashi-shop(Japanese traditional sweets store) has pursued quality improvement by focusing on raw materials and production methods. The shop features techniques that make the most of the ingredients, such as red bean paste made from Hokkaido azuki beans and carefully cooked by artisans in a special oven, and gyuhi made from carefully selected glutinous rice flour. Careful attention is also paid to baking conditions to create a fluffy and moist dough. Furthermore, the shop offers more than 200 varieties of wagashi, valuing products that make use of local specialties and products with a sense of the season. While preserving tradition, the company has deepened its ties with the local community and continues to be loved by its customers.

It is said that Gifu citizens have visited this confectionery specialty store which opened in 1987 at least once . The specialty of this store, which has been talked about for its faithful representation of French pastries, is the "potato pastry”. This cake is composed of fresh cream, white chocolate cream, and potato cream. The exquisitely balanced sweetness of the cake gives you a taste of the ingredients, and it is a must-try item. If you visit Gifu Prefecture, you should definitely come and try it. The cakes are as delicious as those in France.

A confectionery specialty store established in 1970. The concept is "the happiness of making customers happy and the happiness of talking to each other". The building is designed to look like a school in order to connect the hearts of customers and artisans through delicious confections. The sweet smell spreads through the store, which offers a variety of products, such as baumkuchen made mellower by adding rice flour and sake, which are unique to Akita, Goshono Rolls made with plenty of honey, and smooth Akita Pudding made with Jersey milk. You will be charmed by the sweets and space where you can feel the warm heart of the owner, who cherishes encounters between people.

A long-established Japanese confectionary (Wagashi) store established in 1924. The shop features delicious wagashi handmade by craftsmen, starting with the basic ingredient of wagashi, red bean paste. You can enjoy seasonal items such as “Tamagokko,” a buttery rice cake wrapped in a sweet bean paste with a delicate sweetness, red bean-doughnuts, dorayaki, and more. They also make great gifts and souvenirs!

A famous dumpling store that has been in business since 1902. The shop offers a variety of products with deep flavors, including Niigata's famous sasa-dango (bamboo grass dumplings), which are made using not only ingredients but also traditional methods. The main store is located in Miyamoto-cho, Nagaoka City, where you can enjoy the tranquil scenery of the countryside as well as the sweets.

Unlike conventional millefeuille, Paris Pie's millefeuille can be eaten with the hands. The millefeuille, which is carefully made to order, is crispy and full of air. The special cream inside has a luxurious aroma and deep flavor, and is a perfect match for the pie crust. Not only simple creams, but also a wide variety of creams such as raspberry, chestnut, and green tea are available. We hope you will try the experience of filling your mouth with millefeuille and drowning in the crunchy, fluffy sweetness.

A Japanese and Western confectionery specialty store that has been in business since 1962 and has long been loved by locals for its reasonable prices. The store offers a variety of products such as Nagasaki's famous castella, brown sugar buns, shortcakes, and Mont Blanc. They are sure to be appreciated as souvenirs of Nagasaki.

This confectionery specialty store is reminiscent of a villa in the south of France. The patissier Watanabe has been steadily building up a lineup of sweets based on the sensibility he has gained from seeing, eating, and feeling in France during his annual visits to France. The store has been selected as one of the “Tabelog Best 100 Sweets Shops West” for six years in a row. We hope you will visit this store, which is loved not only by locals but also by sweets lovers who come from far and wide.

This is a locally-loved confectionery in Yanai, Patissier Kawamoto's hometown. The sweets are made with ingredients that have been in the area for a long time, and with gratitude to the people of the area. After their father's confectionery, “Tokyo-do,” closed, the Kawamoto brothers followed their father's footsteps, admired him, and trained in other prefectures before returning to Yanaii. The brothers serve as patissier and chief patissier at Chez Kawamoto, and we hope you will try their confections.

The company motto is “May there always be anko (red bean paste) on the tail of taiyaki,” which was given to us by theater critic Tsuruo Ando. Using homemade anko (red bean paste) and dough, the taiyaki are carefully baked one by one, making them crispy and savory on the outside and moist and sweet on the inside. Of course, as stated in the company motto, the taiyaki are stuffed with anko (red bean paste). In addition to taiyaki, the shop also offers seasonal products such as mitarashi dumplings, an-dango dumplings, and shaved ice, and has long been a favorite of the locals.

Fruit Coordinate "Aomoriya" is more than just a fruit store. The president of Aomoriya himself carefully selects fruits by visiting the producing areas and offers the best seasonal fruits, which are characterized by their high quality. Aomoriya also makes tarts, panna cotta, fruit sandwiches, and jellies using these fruits. These products can be enjoyed at the café.

The store features taiyakis that are carefully baked one by one in a metal mold. The crispy thin white crust filled with moderately sweet red bean paste is very popular. The simplicity of the taiyaki is what makes each one stand out for its carefully baked attention to detail and deliciousness. This is a place where both locals and tourists can enjoy the nostalgic taste of the past.

"Jacques" is a restaurant filled with the specialties of patissier Otsuka, who trained in the Alsace region, the easternmost region of France, bordering Germany and Switzerland. Otsuka, who had aspired to become a French chef, was inspired to become a pastry chef when he came across a dessert called "Hachette Desserts". After training in France, he joined the “Relais Desserts", an international association for pastry chefs, of which there were only four Japanese at the time. Why not visit the patisseries to taste the French pastries he has created?