Shopping Spots in Ikaruga / Yamatokoriyama Area

  • Kochikuya
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    4.0
    22 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nara Yamatokoriyama-shi Konyamachi 23-1
    "Goldfish, one of Yamatokoriyama's specialty products, are believed to have been first cultivated in the area at the end of the Edo period by then- Koriyama Domain retainer Sato Sanzaemon. This shop crammed with Koriyama goldfish-themed accessories and knickknacks, items featuring designs inspired by the Buddhist temples of Koriyama, and other souvenirs and mementos. There's also a popular adjoining ""kingyo sukui"" goldfish scooping area where you can try this popular traditional game which involves scooping up real live goldfish using a precarious, disintegrating paper scoop."

    金魚すくい道場 壁にはすくい方の説明書きがあるので、 それを読んでから、 挑まれることをオススメします。 小さな子供向けの水槽、 ベテラン用の水槽もありました☺️

  • Kakinoha sushi Tanaka Sakura Yoshino
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nara Yoshino-gun Oyodocho Ashihara 70-1

    発送もやっているので、贈り物に喜ばれます。 お寿司ですが、酢飯と柿の葉で包まれていて日持ちもします。 奈良名物として良いと思います。

  • Chujodo Hompo
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    4.5
    38 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Katsuragishi Taima 55-1
    This long-standing confectioner, just a one-minute walk from Taimadera Station, is where they make and sell famous local specialty Chujo-Mochi. Chujo-Mochi is an unsophisticated Japanese confection that uses the native wild-growing mugwort of the Katsuragi area in the mochi which is then wrapped around elegant sweet smooth red-bean paste. Enjoy the traditional flavors of their Chujo-Mochi and sencha green tea set or red bean soup with kusamochi (rice flour dumpling) as you relax in the peaceful interior of the shop. The front has a wide variety of products packed for take away with everything from two-piece to 48-piece box sets.

    当麻寺駅前にある中将堂。よもぎ餅の中将餅が有名てす。テイクアウトでお土産に購入。やわらかい草もちに、甘さ控えめのあんがのってます。さすが老舗の名物です。美味しいです。

  • Honke Kikuya Honten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Yamatokoriyamashi Yanagi 1-11
    Said to be Nara’s oldest Japanese confectionary shop, Kikuya was established in 1585. The shop got its start when the official Japanese confectionary of Toyotomi Hidenaga moved to the castle town of Yamatokoriyama. The shop’s signature item is the Oshiro no kuchi-mochi, which was even served at parties hosted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi -sweet an paste made with Tanba dainagon adzuki beans wrapped in mochi pounded rice and dusted with kinako roasted soy flour. The shop also sells a variety of other sweets, such as the popular “Kiku-no-Kotobuki”, which goes great with a cup of coffee. Closest station: Kintetsu-Koriyama Station.
  • Tohon
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Shopping
    Nara Pref. Yamatokoriyamashi Yanagi 4-28
    Tohon is a book store located on the Yanagi Machi Shopping Street in Yamatokoriyama City. The shop handles new titles from smaller independent publishers, second-hand books, and other various items. A selection of recommended books and goods are displayed regardless of genre in the roughly 20 meter square store.

    字の本ばかりです。参考書もありません。 ざっと見渡してから、若い店長(砂川)さんに聞いてみましょうか。 これはどんな本? なんでコミックがないの? どこが面白いの? こんな本はないの? 暇があったら、いろいろと話してくれるかもしれません。もしかしたら別の本屋さんを紹介してくれるかもしれません。 とほんは、~と本 のことだそうです。 こころは and books または books and...

  • Akahada-Yaki Ogawa Niraku
    Travel / Tourism
    Nara Pref. Yamatokoriyamashi Asahimachi 4-18
    About three minutes on foot from Kintetsu Koriyama Station on Prefectural Route 144 is this pottery shop. The pottery produces Akahada-yaki, or Akahada ware, which originated from the kilns used at Mt. Gojo at the time when Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s brother, Toyotomi Hidenaga, was lord of Koriyama Castle. The name Akahada-yaki comes from the name of Mt. Gojo, otherwise known as Mt. Akahada. The pottery also holds classes for one person or more.
  • Bread Cafe Aiteomoi
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Shopping
    Nara Pref. Ikomagunikarugachou Houryuji 2-9-10
    This is a cafe / bakery in Horyu-ji Temple in Ikaruga. Customers have a choice of enjoying the breads in the cafe or to take home. The cafe, offers a morning plate dish and lunch set menus such as Aite-omoi lunch, Tatsuta-age fried fish or meat lunch and Tatsuta-age fried burger, served with bread or rice and two small side dishes. All these dishes can be enjoyed with organic coffee.

    旧北畠男爵邸の向かい側。パン屋さんなんですが、奥の悠々と広い座敷がカフェにもなっていて、これはいい。歩き疲れた後に寛ぐにはもってこいですね。なお、パンのイチオシは塩パンです。

  • Tamura Mitarashi Store
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    3.5
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Ikomagunikarugachou Houryujiminami 1-6-23
    This is a Mitarashi dumpling specialty shop on the south side of Horyu-ji Temple in Ikaruga Town. The simply seasoned dumplings with a blend of two types of soy sauce are popular. Visitors can enjoy freshly made dumplings as each dumpling is made to order.

    個人住宅のような構えのお店に、1本70円のみたらしだんごの看板。 注文すると丁寧に団子を焼いてくれます。しょうゆ味のこれ以上ないシンプルな味わいなんですが、団子の焦げた香りが意外に効いてます。

  • Ota Shuzo
    Shopping
    Nara Ikoma-gun Ikarugacho Tatsuta 3-3-5
    This sake brewery was founded in 1869. In addition to sake, the brewery also makes Nara pickles which are re-pickled numerous times according to an old-fashioned method using ginjo sake lees, brown sugar, sugar, shochu, and mirin. These additive-free pickles are made without any preservatives or artificial sweeteners whatsoever; going great with sake, they have many fans. The brewery also operates a sake making museum out of a wooden brewery building built in the Meiji period, and visitors can view the production process involved in making the brewery's lovingly crafted Hatsushigure brands Nara pickles.
  • AEON MALL Yamatokoriyama
    Shopping
    Nara Yamatokoriyama-shi Shimomitsuhashicho 741
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    Shopping
    Nara Yamatokoriyama Tanakacho Miyanishi 517
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    Shopping
    Nara Yamatotakada-shi Saiwaicho 3-18
  • AEON Yamatokoriyama
    Shopping
    Nara Yamatokoriyama-shi Shimomitsuhashicho 741
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    Shopping
    Nara Kitakatsuragi-gun Kanmakicho Sasayuri Dai1-1-1
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    Shopping
    Nara Kitakatsuragi-gun Koryocho Umaminaka 4-1 Kashiba-shi Mamigaoka 6-10
  • Don Quijote Kashiba Interchange
    Shopping
    Nara Kashiba-shi Kaminaka 156-1
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    Shopping
    Nara Kitakatsuragi-gun Kanmakicho Sasayuridai 1-chome 1-banchi no 1
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    Shopping
    Nara Gose-shi Nagara 147-4
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    Shopping
    Nara Ikoma-gun Heguricho Misato 110
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    Shopping
    Nara Yoshino-gun Oyodocho Tsuchida 243-1

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With a reputation almost as stellar as that of Kyoto, Nara is a must-visit for those searching for the remains of "traditional Japan." The largely green Nara city holds the majority of the prefecture’s treasures, such as the iconic Todai-ji Temple, in which a 15-meter tall Great Buddha sits, and Nara Park, where deer flock to befriend passersby. While mountains are by no means hard to come by in this area, for hiking with a reward, head to the Kii Mountains’ Yoshino district in spring, when the hillsides put on an impressive display of white and pink cherry blossoms.

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