Iwaki

Located right next to the red Naka Bridge that spans the Miya River, this is the only warabi-mochi (bracken starch cakes covered in sweet soybean powder) store in Takayama. “Iwaki no Sawarabi,” their signature menu item, is warabi-mochi that characteristically melts in your mouth and was creature through a unique manufacturing method, and it is recommended that you eat is at room temperature without refrigeration. In addition, they are popular as souvenirs since they last for three days, and can even be sent by mail to other places from the shop. They also sell winter-only products such as “Sakura Fubuki” and “Hida Apples” using seasonal fruit. Please keep in mind that the store closes when they sell out of products.