Takagiya Main Store — Local services in Kanazawa

Wow! I love daifuku and I love mochi. When we were in Kanazawa, I searched for the best mochi and was pointed towards this shop. I’m sure they don’t get a lot of foreigners down this end of town, but the shop assistant was so polite and helpful and explained the items to us. We settled on a coconut and caramel mochi and a daifuku style roll. We also had the pleasure of sampling the dango. Without a doubt, the best Japanese confectionary we have eaten throughout the many places to Japan we’ve been. The items are so delicate, so perfect, so delightful. We wish we were still in Kanazawa as we would be buying more. Would make a perfect gift for someone...

Japanese confectionery shop in Kanazawa. Makes and sells good range of traditional sweets. Small colorful balls of light wafer with jelly inside seem to be their original sweets here. They also have two other shops in d city but this is d main shop. Helpful and kind shop assistant. Car...

いちばん人気の「紙ふうせん」。パッケージの中には千代紙などもセットされています。まあるい最中の中にいろんなフルーツやワインなどの錦玉を入れたお菓子です。ぶどう、レモン、ワインなどの味があるのですが、餡ほどのインパクトはないので、味より雰囲気重視で上品さがウリかな。ちょっとこだわりたいお土産には調度よいかもしれません。 ショーケースに並ぶお菓子には「花ほうし」「ごまごまころりん」「鼓都」など、ネーミングにもこだわりが感じられます。お遣い物にも使える棹モノもあります。こちらのお店は繁華街にあるわけではありませんが、市内各所で購入できます。北陸新幹線の通じた「金沢駅」構内にあるお土産モール「金沢百番街」でも紙ふうせんの取扱をされています。ちょっとかわいい紙ふうせんでお子さ...