Shojiri Kigetsudo

"An eight-minute drive from the Kojima Interchange on the Seto Chuo Expressway. This long-standing Japanese confectioner is located on the corner of Kojima Jeans Street. The shop started during the Taisho period when the founder came up with the idea of making Yokan jelly with the local specialty Nozaki Salt and started selling it. Their Salt Yokan and Salt Manju buns have a gentle flavor that perfectly blends sweet and salt and as they keep well, they make perfect souvenirs. Also popular are their Jeans Salt Yokan, bite size pieces in a package made of local denim, and their ""Shio Meguri"" which includes both Yokan and Manju with a small package of salt."