Sakakobo TAROU Onigawa Store — Restaurant in Kanazawa

What a fantastic confectionary! If you are fortunate enough to eat in, you get to enjoy wonderful Japanese desserts and confections while admiring a traditional Japanese garden. Originally, we went there to buy their trademark confection known as “Hanako and Tarou” which is essentially a matcha cake (castella) and chocolate yōkan stuck together. But the weather had other plans for us as it started to hail (yes, as in little ice pellets) as we got there. It turned out to be a blessing. We were the only people there, so we decided to eat in, and we were so incredibly happy that we did. We had the warm desserts (Shiratama Kinako Kuromitsuzuke and Matcha Zenzai) which really hit the spot on a cold winter day along with the Matcha with a Superior Wagashi…which translates as green tea with a fancy schmancy confection. Everything was delicious and the view and ambiance were so nice that for once in my life, I was grateful for hail. Shockingly, by the time we were done, the weather had cleared…that’s Kanazawa weather...

I had a disappointing experience at this place. My friend and I were excited to try the matcha and sweet confectionary, but when we arrived, we were told that each person must order something in order to enter. I don’t like matcha, so I wasn’t planning to order anything. The place was very quiet at the time, so it wasn’t like they were overwhelmed with customers. Honestly, it left a bad taste in my mouth before we even got to try anything. I won’t be...

A lovely Japanese sweets shop that specializes in yokan (ようかんー羊羹). They have several flavors to choose from and let you try a sample before you buy. I went with the peanut, chocolate, and red bean paste versions. All very delicious. I also wanted a monaka (最中) as it looked tasty and was recommended by the staff. It’s totally worth trying too. Service was friendly. Worth a stop by when you’re visiting the...