Japanese Confectionery Spots in Around Chichibu Area

  • Eiseido
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Kamimachi 2-14-6
    "A Japanese confectionary shop situated along Prefectural Route 73 in 2-Chome Kami-machi, Chichibu City. The shop sells jelly made with mulberries pickled in syrup; the ""Chichi Dora,"" a combination of Chichibu fruit, dorayaki pancake sandwich, and whipped cream daifuku cake; and the ""Chichibu Yomatsuri Monaka,"" a wafer cake modeled after the floats which go on parade during the Chichibu Night Festival."
  • Fukuroya Seika
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibugunnagatoromachi Honnokami 646
    "A Japanese confectionary shop situated along the Saikai Highway in Honnogami, Nagatoro Town, Chichibu County. The shop's signature item is its ""Sumanju"" buns, a unique, Chichibu regional variation on manju buns made with anko bean jam wrapped in a dough made with fermented koji. A popular Nagatoro souvenir, these buns often sell out fast."
  • Marubutsu Nagatoro Raijindo
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibugunnagatoromachi Nagatoro 806-2
    A senbei rice cracker shop located close to Nagatoro Station in Nagatoro, Nagatoro Town, Chichibu County. The shop sells senbei crackers broiled one at a time by the hands of a skilled master. The shop offers some 80 different varieties, including twice covered in soy sauce, moist nure senbei, and flavors like yuzu kosho and natto miso. The shop also sells other confections, Japanese pickles, and folk crafts and other souvenirs.

    ハート型のとてもかわいいお煎餅を買いました。焼きたてで温かくて美味しかったです。醤油の香ばしさも最高でした。

  • Mame no Osawaya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibugunnagatoromachi Nagatoro 454-2
    "A shop which makes and sells ama-natto sugared red beans situated along Iwadatami Dori in Nagatoro, Nagatoro Town, Chichibu County. In addition to ama-natto made by hand over a three-day period with no additives, the shop also sells cooked beans; bok choy and other vegetable pickles; and ""Sanjurokucha,"" a tea blending 36 ingredients grown without pesticides."
  • Kurisuke Main Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Kuroya 822-1
    This confectionary is in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture. It's filled with western and Japanese sweets made in the attached workshop, including the namesake Kurisuke sweets made with an entire chestnut. Their Snowball made with maple syrup harvested from the mountains of Chichibu, are popular souvenirs.
  • Mitoya Main Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Motomachi 1-22
    Founded in 1875, Mitoya is a long-established Japanese sweets store in Chichibu. The store is reputed for having kept the pure taste of its confections so typical of Chichibu since it was first founded. Their Chichibu mochi which contains slightly crushed sweetened red-bean paste with a delicate sweetness is a particularly fine sweet. Other popular Japanese sweets such as sesame manju cake and shichifuku are also available. In 2007 Mitoya opened a Western-style cake shop which sells cakes such as Swiss roll and Mont Blanc.
  • Ota Kanchido
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Oganomachi Ogano 263
    This yokan (red bean jelly) shop is located along National Route 209 in Ogano, Ogano Town, Chichibu County. Their leading product is their “Kodai Chichibu neri yokan.” Ever since the second-generation shop owner produced the recipe for it in Nihonbashi in 1803, they have continued to preserve its unchanged flavor for over 200 years. They sell three kinds: “honneri (kidney bean paste),” “inaka (adzuki bean paste) ” and “yuzu citrus (kidney bean paste).”
  • Ota Kanchido Chichibu Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Kumagimachi 9-2
    This yokan (red bean jelly) shop is located across from Chichibu City Hall in Kumagi-machi, Chichibu City. Their star product is the “Kodai Chichibu Neri Yokan.” The recipe for it was passed down to their 2nd generation shopkeeper in Nihonbashi in 1803, so the taste and formula have been protected for more than 200 years. It is sold in three different varieties: honneri (kidney bean paste), inaka (azuki bean paste) and yuzu citrus (kidney bean paste)”.
  • Tamakiya
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Banbamachi 9-5
    This Japanese and Western confectionery store is located on Banba-dori Street in Banba-machi, Chichibu City. Based on the concept “Cherish the natural features of Chichibu,” they make sweets that incorporates local produce. They sell the “colorful potato series” which is made of Japanese-style sweet potato with Sayama tea and maple syrup from Chichibu, and “Molt cake” which is a castella using egg yolks and “Ichiro’s Molt”, a whiskey distilled in Chichibu.

    シャインマスカットの大福がありました。 季節ごとに違うものがある様で 今の時期だけだそうです。 白あんにシャインマスカットがよく合いました。 家に持ち帰り食べたのですが、形が崩れる事もなく美味しいく、頂けました。 西武秩父駅にも売ってました。

  • Raijindo Chichibu
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Motomachi 4-2
  • Ehara Main Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Obatakemachi 8-9
  • Sakamoto Ya Confectionery shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Yamada 34-1
  • Shibazakiseika
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Arakawashiroku 1567-1

    2019.11.14埼玉県民の日にぶらり旅して草もちを6個入り600円で購入しました、5時間後に自宅で食べましたが軟らかくて粒あんも甘さがちょうど良く美味しかったです、70歳以上のお母さんが店番しており愛想の良い方でした。

  • Mitoyaseika
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibushi Aioichou 13-4
  • Wakaba Confectionery shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Sakuragimachi 2-23
  • Watanabe Confectionery shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Nakamuramachi 4-4-7
  • Manjiyuan
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Pref. Chichibugunnagatoromachi Nagatoro 447
  • Hachimiyamatuyukido
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Pref. Chichibugunoganomachi Ogano 1882

    小鹿野こいし130円、レモンケーキ170円 小鹿野こいしは山芋を練りこんだソフトクッキーで、マーガリンが挟んでありました。レモンケーキの方が爽やかでしたが、どちらもちょっと喉に詰まる感じでした。

  • Taiyaki Negishi
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Kamimachi 1-chome 6-4

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