Otabe Honkan — Restaurant in Kyoto

I came with my school to Japan from the United States. We are all in year two of Japanese or above, myself being one of the yoingest. As such, we speak a fair amount of Japanese. Even so, we found it difficult to understand the lady leading the class. Thankfully, my teacher was able to translate the lady's words as we went, so we could follow her instructions during the class. There was also a set on instructions printed in English on our tables, which were very helpful. All in all, it was a great experience that my teacher is like to take part in with the next school trip to Japan. I enjoyed it, as well, and I will gladly say that the creations of this establishment are...

Fun workshop for only 600 yen! You are taken on a brief tour of the factory (Japanese only) and then into a workshop room where you are given the opportunity to make 3 yatsuhashi (cinnamon, matcha, and purple yam) on your own! There are pictures and it is easy enough to follow along if you don't understand Japanese. Tip- book online ahead of time to...

代表的な八つ橋の製造元の一つで、工場の直売所にあたりますデス。 はい。 出来立ての八つ橋を販売しておりましてですね～ 世間に親しまれている八つ橋はもちろんのこと、新製品なども販売しておりますですヨン様♪ また、試食が置かれてますので、味を確認してから購入出来るので良い場所でごぜーやす。 しかも無料でコーヒーやグリーンティーも頂くことができますぞなもし。 駐車場も自家用車はもちろんのこと、観光バスの駐車場も完備されてますので、観光の繋に立ち寄られてみても良いかと存じ上げ候。 コロナ禍において完全に無料コーヒーを含む試食が完全に無くし、自粛と思いきや試食が無くても売れるという事で、2023年5月のコロナ第五類に移行されて移行後も試食は復活せず・・・。 タァァァ～（泣） 久々の涙がチッチョリーナ （失礼したっしやっした～） ハイ・・・。 ちなみにレジ前に試食の器を1つ確認できました。 (*´･ω･｡)σ...