Yuzawaya — Restaurant in Nikko

I actually bookmarked this place for it's shaved ice. However, little did I know that their storefront display has many dessert options including the Nikko traditional sweet bean jelly. Was so eager to test it and great that Yuzawaya is the only store that sells it in smaller portions for someone like me who is new and curious about Nikko's famous dessert. I also ordered the softer texture of the sweet bean jelly, another famous item called the manju (a steamed bun with a sweet azuki bean paste filling, I ordered the green tea) and one other dessert that had grapefruit flavor. For both the traditional and regular, the sweetness is perfect for a hot day. I took all of the pictures of the desserts that...

On the left hand side of the street as you walk to Nikko Toshogu, approximately 25 minutes walk from Nikko JR train station, you will see a snack and dessert shop. There are these beautifully decorated Japanese jelly desserts there. With a touch of sweetness, they are soft and moist in the middle. This is one of the best dessert...

A must try manju. The best sake-manju I have ever tried. Even if it was used sake while its production process to ferment manju dough, it does not taste alcohol, but smell a bit of sake flavor from surface of manju and, taste sweetness and sourness which created by kouji, or malt of sake. So that children could eat it, too. This is something you can’t taste other than this shop. Eat it while it is warm. If you ask to warm up manju, they would do so. Sake manju is the oldest type of...