Kameya Yoshinaga — Local services in Kyoto

亀屋良永 岐阜より上洛、菓子商での修行を経て、天保3年（1832年）に『大文字屋庄三郎』として創業いたしました。菓業に励む中、嘉永7年（1854年）には上菓子屋仲間 248件 の内に数えられるようになり、万延元年（1860年）には『亀屋庄三郎』に屋号を改名いたしました。時代が下り、第二次世界大戦中には御池通り拡幅工事の為、強制疎開に遭い店舗の取り壊しを余儀なくされております。昭和27年（1952年）に苦労の末、寺町御池の地に店を構えることができ現在に至ります。代表銘菓『御池煎餅』は、いつまでも飽きない素朴な味と共に、版画家 棟方志功 氏によって手掛けられたラベルとしても知られております。 菓心求道 物堅い有職、いかめしい故實もさる事ながら、 美しい京都の、床しい日本の風物をかみしめ尚新しくありたいもの 夏は涼しく、冬暖かに、時雨をきかせ、わづらひの世から去る 心の一時　そんな事も思ひながらの商賣冥利を喜び励んで居ります。 （同社HPより） Yoshinaga Kameya After traveling to Kyoto from Gifu and training at a confectionery shop, he founded Daimonjiya Shozaburo in 1832. While working hard in the confectionery business, in 1854 he became one of the top 248 confectioners, and in 1860 he changed the shop name to "Kameya Shozaburo". I was. As time went by, during World War II, due to the construction work to widen Oike-dori, the store was forced to evacuate and had to be demolished. In 1952, after a lot of hard work, I was able to set up a store in Teramachi Oike, and it continues to this day. The representative confectionery "Oike Senbei" is known for its simple taste that you will never get tired of, as well as the label created by the woodblock artist Shiko Munakata. confectionery In addition to his stubborn job and stern history, Something that wants to be new while savoring the beautiful scenery of Kyoto and the pleasant Japanese customs Cool in the summer, warm in the winter It's a moment in my heart, and while I'm thinking about it, I'm happy to be happy with my business. (From the...

Kamiya Yoshinaga is an old, respected Japanese sweets shop that anyone who is studying tea ceremony knows about. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the ingredients list of one of their seasonal confections contained sorbitol, an artificial sweetener! I am so, so disappointed. I don’t think I will buy their...

A shinise confectionery highly recommended by our Kyoto friends. Bought some of their popular oike senbei, a glutinous rice snack with a lightly baked honey surface. As well as miso Kizoku senbei, egg crackers Kyoto shibori & red bean senbei. Delicious souvenirs for ourselves &...