Tsukimochi-ya Naomasa — Local services in Kyoto

A truly fascinating little sweet shop. I only saw it by accident walking past and poppied inside. The sweets looked so interesting and unusual. The staff speak virtually no English and it was only because a Taiwanese student was in the shop at the same time that he was able to assist us in placing an order with the elderly lady shop owner (if some items are sold out, you can place an order, pay for it, and collect at a later date). The student tells me the store was so old that samurai once visited it. I later googled to find out the store is 222 years old - yet is not even the oldest in Kyoto. I trued the classic red bean warabi mochi, coated in brown soya powder. Super soft and gooey with a wafer thin mochi coating, not like the normal ones you find in stores. The little sweet potato and chestnut pastries were interesting but not especially delicious. Amazing to experience this piece of...

Absolutely delicious traditional Japanese sweets. I would definitely go back for the warabimochi. The owners (an elderly couple) don't speak English, but you can point at the sweets you want. Do note that if there are customers sitting on the one bench in the store, they are waiting for their orders to be made/packed, and you cannot order until they have been served. Please be polite and wait...

本家月餅家直正 in 京都市役所前

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