Asanoya Honpo

A sweet shop in front of the taxi stand just outside Ikegami Station. They serve their specialty kuzumochi (arrowroot cake) in a retro atmosphere. The long-established store has been in business since 1752, when the eighth Tokugawa Shogun Yoshimune was succeeded by the ninth Shogun Ieshige. The Japanese characters for kuzumochi are written on the noren curtain at the front of the shop. They still use their founder's methods to offer their traditional flavor. The natural, additive free item is still handmade despite our modern mechanized times. Its distinctive soft and chewy texture goes perfectly with brown sugar syrup and kinako soy flour. You can try it in their eating area or take it to go