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Kanazawa Sohonpo Inada Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Joetsu-shi Inada 4-11-5

A long-standing Japanese confectionary shop in business since 1896. The shop makes and sells the Shutsujin-mochi, a confection inspired by the mighty Echigo-born military commander Uesugi Kenshin; as well as a variety of other superb Echigo confections. The Shutsujin-mochi was inspired by the legend of Uesugi Kenshin giving his troops mochi rice cakes before a decisive battle to give them strength and improve morale. The confection’s mugwort rice cake, brown sugar syrup, and toasted soybean flour combine to create an exquisitely delicious treat. The confection is also “Made in Joetsu”-certified, a qualification given to outstanding local specialty products by the Joetsu City government.
Takahashi Magozaemon Shoten

5.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Joetsu-shi Minamihoncho 3-7-2

This long-standing shop, established in 1624, has been making Japanese ame hard candies continuously since the Edo period. Standing along the old Hokkoku Highway, the shop sports a history-laden facade. Inside, the shop continues to make and sell awa-ame syrup, okina-ame and sasa-ame candies, and other Japanese confections. Okina-ame, made by hardening mizu-ame syrup with kanten algae gelatin, was once carried by the lords of Takada Castle when they made their biannual trip to Edo to give as gifts. Their chewy texture and light flavor makes it hard to stop eating them once you start. Sasa-ame, sold since the Bunka period, consist of thoroughly kneaded awa-ame syrup wrapped in a kuma bamboo grass leaf. The vaunted delights even make an appearance in Natsume Soseki’s celebrated novel, “Botchan.”

It was a cold and rainy winters day when we decided to sightsee around Joetsu and it was a longer walk than we thought to find this shop but we were determined to make what felt like a pilgrimage...
Sasagawa Mochiya

4.0

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Nishiborimaedori 4-739

This Japanese confectionary shop, established in 1883, was the inventor of Niigata’s famous bamboo leafdumplings. The shop’s fifth and sixth generation heads continue to make these dumplings according to the same recipe but also seek to make new and innovative products. The bamboo leaf dumplings are the shop’s signature product, and for these tasty treats, it’s all about the ingredients. Using ingredients produced in the prefecture as much as possible, the shop still makes them the old-fashioned way. Japanese mugwort is stocked from specially contracted farms growing them on embankments in the prefecture, and the bamboo leaves used to wrap the confections comes from kumai bamboo leavesgrowing amidst the mountains of Asahi and Ide. The dough is made using an original flour stone milled from Niigata-raised Koshihikari rice.

創業１００年以上の老舗、笹川餅屋です。歴史ある外観です。笹団子、笹田舎まんじゅう、枝豆まんじゅう、水ようかんを購入。笹団子は間違いない美味しさ。個人的には枝豆まんじゅうが気に入りました。水ようかんも上品な甘さで美味しく頂きました。
Tsuki no Oka

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Shibata-shi Tsukioka Onsen 408 Wakuwaku Farm

A trend-setting confectionary shop located just beyond the hustle and bustle of the Tsukioka Onsen hot spring district, the inner parlor of Echigo. Operating out of a century-old Japanese home moved to this location, the shop sells Japanese and Western-style confections made with local ingredients. Vaunted Yu Bijin Manju are made and sold by long-standing manju shop Yukido inside the establishment; these exquisite confections are made with molasses crafted from Okinawan kokuto brown sugar mixed with Yoshinohonkudzu and covered with a melt-in-your-mouth outer cake coating. In the middle of Japan’s sultry summer, customers are encouraged to cool them in a refrigerator before eating. The cream cheese-filled Tsukioka Cheese Manju; and Shio Daifuku dumplings, made with salt harvested on the Sasagawa Nagare coast, both made by Mochidokoro Maikiya, are also popular.
Izumiya

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Shibata-shi Chuocho 2-1-17

A Japanese confectionary shop standing right in between Shibata City Hall and Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital. This shop has been making confections according to the same unchanged, traditional recipes since 1890. The shop’s signature Goma Manju buns are made with high grade Hokkaido adzuki bean paste tenderly wrapped in pounded top class Niigata millet mochi. Made with great attention paid to how the mochi is pounded, the sesame seeds are toasted, and even the degree to which they are ground, from the time they are children local residents love these confections’ simple, unchanged flavor. The Kurumi Ganjiki, made with domestic walnuts known for their pleasant aftertaste coated in mizuame syrup and wrapped in fragrant sushi nori, is a traditional Shibata confection passed down unchanged since long ago. They are also known as “sazare-iwa.”

老舗のお菓子屋さんで商店街にあります。ごま饅頭をたべましたが、ごまのおはぎのような感じで美味しかったです。ごまは、甘さ控えめですが、中のあんこがちょうどよい甘さでした。甘さがもっとほしい方のために追加の砂糖がついてきます。
Beniya Shigemasa

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Nagaoka-shi Omotemachi 1-chome 10-35

A long-established Japanese confectionary shop which has continued to pursue and build on a philosophy of confection creation and works hard every daysince it opened in 1805. The establishment offers authentic confections unchanged since the Edo period, diligently crafting its sweets using choice, high quality ingredients and tools passed down through the years. Its signature Ote Manju buns are a sakamoto manju made with sweet, top quality Hokkaido adzuki strainedbean paste mixed with kokuto brown sugar from Okinawa, wrapped in a fine dough bearing the faintest sake fragrance. The shop’s buns are bigger than standard and are made without the use of any preservatives whatsoever. Customers can enjoy them fresh or lightly fried in butter almost like a donut.
Koshino Yuki Hompo Yamatoya

3.5

3 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Nagaoka-shi Yanagihara Machi 3-3

This long-standing Japanese confectionary shop has been in business for over 230 years. The shop continues to make the koshi no yuki, a renowned confection records state was invented in 1778 to present to the then-lord of Nagaoka Domain when he was sick in bed. Considered one of Japan’s three greatest traditional confections, the cakes are made by kneading together flour made from delicious mochi rice, a specialty produce of the Echigo region; and wasanbon fine-grained Japanese sugar from Shikoku. The simple ingredients and simple production method mean its flavor is nothing but to real thing, and this fine establishment continues to share the tasty treat with the world today. The shop also carries an abundant array of other confections, including higashi dried candies inspired by seasonal scenery; namagashi fresh Japanese sweets; and yokan jelly made with Le Lectier pears, a Niigata specialty product.

日本三大和菓子というので買ってみました。見た目は上品ですが、口に入れるとザラザラしていて甘い。落雁とか麦焦がしのキメを荒くしたような感じ。1200円だしたけど同じ店の最中にすれば良かったと後悔してます。あくまで好みが合わなかったということですが
Okashi to Oyaki Koto

4.5

7 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Minamiuonuma Nishi-izumida 65-1

A Japanese confectionary shop standing in the former town of Muika, birthplace of the samurai Naoe Kanetsugu. The shop makes and sells confections utilizing choice ingredients from Minamiuonuma. The shop’s signature Oroku Manju are a type of brown sugar manju bun made one at a time by wrapping a carefully prepared skinless sweet bean paste in a chewy kokuto brown sugar dough. The shop uses high grade kokuto brown sugar from Tarama, Okinawa, which has a unique color and flavor and contains an abundance of Vitamin B1 and B2 as well as potassium, calcium, and other nutrients. A Muika Town specialty produce, the recipe for the buns has been passed down for generations, and even today the tasty confections are loved by people of all ages.

地元の名店、ことうさん。名物はお六まんじゅうです。その他にも色々なお菓子がありますが、どれもハズレ無しです。
Aranoya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Kashiwazaki-shi Ekimae 1-5-14

A long-standing Japanese confectionary shop established in 1894. The shop continues to make its signature Kuro Yokan jelly according to a secret family recipe passed down to only one son “isshisoden” from the day it was founded. Notable for its pitch black color, the jelly has a traditional, old-fashioned flavor and is made by kneading mineral-rich Okinawan kokuto brown sugar to its limits and carefully mixing it with Hokkaido adzuki beans, zarame granulated sugar, and ito kanten algae gelatin. The shop still performs the entire production process in-house, starting with the making of the jelly paste and ending with its packaging. The beautiful, lustrous jelly is visually stunning and is a perfect gift for Mother’s Day, birthdays, and other events. One recommended way to enjoy the jelly is to let it sit for a short time, which results in the brown sugar hardening and giving the jelly a slightly crunchy texture.
Ayakomai Honpo Takahashi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Niigata Kashiwazaki Ichiharacho 6-40

This Japanese and Western-style confectionary shop, established in 1961, is one of the most prominent in Kashiwazaki. Situated one street down from National Route 8, the shop can be identified by its whipped cream white and chocolate brown exterior. Since it was founded, the shop’s most celebrated product has been the Ayakomai, an elegant baked sweet filled with a brown sugar, walnut, and sweet adzuki bean paste. The confection is said to have been invented in order to preserve for future generations the name of the “Ayakomai,” a traditional dance dating back more than 500 years in Kashiwazaki which was in danger of dying out. Also popular are the shop’s assortments which include the soft, milk-flavored, baked Symphonia; and the Kaze no Mai Sable hazelnut cream-filled wafer cake.
Bunsuido Cake Shop

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Nishikambaragunyahikomura Yahiko 1041-1

Bunsuido Cake Shop is famous for its White Panda-yaki, for which it won 1st prize at the All Japan Sweet Snack Festival in 2010, and which has been featured on popular variety TV shows. The White Panda-yaki, individually handmade by pouring the batter made with rice flour into a baking mold, has a characteristically chewy texture and is very filling. Their most popular item is the Yahiko Musume made with the local specialty edamame for bean paste. The shop also sells Panda-yaki made with custard or chocolate filling, and soft ice-cream, etc. The nearest station is Yahiko Station.
Sosendo

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Omachi 3-5

Located in Omachi, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, Sosendo is a well-established Japanese confectionery shop that has been running since the Edo period. The main building built in 1893 was designated as a tangible cultural property of Japan, and still has the same old townhouse building style intact including the vaulted Japanese-style sitting room, old beams, and a sunken hearth. The shop has a variety of different confectioneries and cakes such as the Murakami specialty, Budokan, as well as fresh seasonal cakes and yokan (adzuki-bean jelly). Their Sake-no-kirimi rakugan (hard candy) which looks just like a fillet of salmon is a typical confection considering Murakami is known as the place of salmon.
Okumanya

4.0

7 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Yuzawa 354-10

Okumanya is a confectionery shop located about seven minutes on foot from Echigo Yuzawa Station, famous for its Komako mochi, named after the heroine of the novel Snow Country written by Yasunari Kawabata. Komako mochi is a bite-sized sweet with crushed adzuki bean paste filled into soft gyuhi (a softer variety of mochi) and covered with roasted soybean flour. The shop also sells the Echigo specialty sasa dango (dumplings wrapped in bamboo grass) and chimaki, the classic Boys’ Festival treat. As well selling sweets in boxes, ideal as a gift or souvenir, they also sell them individually too.

今年はちまきにチャレンジ。ちまきといっても、きなこにつけるとのことで、家で結局食べました。結構お腹にたまります。
Nakamuraya

4.0

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Iwafunegunsekikawamura Yusawa 408-1

Nakamuraya is a long-established Japanese-style confectionery shop in the Takase Onsen spa town in Sekikawa Village, Iwafune County, Niigata Prefecture. They only sell the kintsuba confection which boasts a history of over 100 years, but if you want to buy this cake, you’ll need to put in an order at least one day in advance. The delicately sweet tasting kintsuba made with the flavor of adzuki beans from Hokkaido has long been loved as a souvenir treat from Takase Onsen. Part of its charm is the exquisite flavor which comes from each being handmade in the old-fashioned way.

キンツバだけを製造しておられる職人のお店でした。年配の職人さんのようで、注文を受けた分プラスαぐらいしか作らないそうです。今回は10個入りなら売ってもらえるとのことでお土産にできました。
Sawayama

4.5

12 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Yueichou 4513

Sawayama located in Yuei Town, Chuo Ward, Niigata City is a traditional Japanese sweet shop. It produces and sells sasadango (a sweet dumpling wrapped in bamboo strip), kusa mochi (a mugwort dumpling) as well as Original Soramame Yokan (sweet bean jelly). Particularly the daifuku rice cake coating plenty of sweet bean paste in a thin layer has many devotees and has become a popular product which is often sold out before noon.

ここを知らない和菓子好き新潟市民はいないのではないでしょうか?10個1600円の笹団子を購入、とても美味しくいただきました。
Osaka-ya (Furumachi Main Branch)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Furumachidori 7 - Town 1006 - 1

Founded in 1858, Osaka-ya is a Japanese confectionery store located in Niigata in Japan’s Snow Country. One especially popular product is the “Mandai Taiko” (“Eternal Drum”), a Niigata specialty, which has cream added to a soft cookie base to create a “tree growth rings” effect; this has been a very popular souvenir gift for people visiting Niigata to buy for 45 years. Osaka-ya also offers a wide range of seasonal confectionery; purchasers can experience a marvelous combination of the rich traditions of a long-established confectionery maker and original new flavors. The nearest railway station is JR Niigata Station.
Senami Manju Ganso Kimuraya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Senamionsen 2-6-25

This long running manju dumpling shop has been open for more than 60 years at Senami Onsen, one of Niigata's premier hot spring resorts. Their famous Senami Manjuu has long been a staple souvenir from Senami Onsen. Enjoy three varieties of flavors using rich molasses, fresh sweet shiso kneaded into the dough, and Murakami matcha green tea from the northern tea growing regions. Try their popular healthy baked rice flour donuts uses koshihikari rice grown in Niigata.
Ichikawaya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Higashiboridori 5-429

Access this traditional confectionary store from Niigata Station via a two-minute walk from the Honcho bus stop, a two-minute walk from the Furumachi bus stop, or a five minute drive from Niigata Station. Founded in 1847 this mochi-gashi (rice cakes) shop has continued for seven generations. Their signboard products, the famous Niigata Sasa Dango (bamboo leaf dumplings) are made with local rice grounded with a stone mill and pounded into rice cake with Iwafune mugwort and then steamed with Aomori cedar leaves, giving it a great fragrance. Mail order is also available; however you can only purchase the an-dango full of 100% Hokkaido adzuki-red beans and their long established soy sauce dango in-store.
Teradomari Kashi Dokoro Nishiyama Seika

4.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Nagaokashi Teradomarisomachi 9764-31

This well-established Japanese confectionary store opened well over 100 years ago and is located along National Route 402 near the Teradomari Fish Market Street. With the workshop on site the storefront is filled with a variety of colorful freshly made Japanese and western confections. This shop has become synonymous with their flagship product, the Agemanju. Its unique crispy experience mixes the flavors of Okinawan unrefined brown sugar and red bean paste made from Tokachi, Hokkaido adzuki red beans. You can also try the Iga-guri-dango, a mugwort dango (mochi dumpling) with adzuki red bean filling that mimics the look of a chestnut and draws inspiration from local cuisine.

他の方も書いていらっしゃいましたが、饅頭を上げたものである「揚げまんじゅう」が名物で、とっても美味しいです
Ganso Tsukiokaya

5.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Shibatashi Tsukiokaonsen 563-1

This manju store is located in the Tsukioka hot spring area in Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture. The ingredients, koshi an strained bean paste, tsubu an mashed bean paste, shiro an white bean paste and kimi an made with an ample amount of egg yolk, of these four different types of Ganso Tsukioka manju are carefully selected, while retaining the same nostalgic taste. Also available here, are pie manju, with an unusual center of marron and almond paste in flaky pie dough, roasted sweet potato manju, and Tsukioka Daifuku manju, with an impressive marriage of three flavors-mochi on the outside, fresh cream in the middle, and matcha green tea paste or cocoa paste.

月岡温泉には、何軒か温泉まんじゅうを売っている店がある。朝早くから開いているので、チェックアウトする時間にでも、お土産に買える。１セット580円箱入り（５ケだったか）を購入。粒あんや色んな味が楽しめて美味しかった。

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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.