Artisans
Long-established confectioners and artisans who make the wagashi on this site.
Ginza Mannendo
A confectioner founded in Kyoto in 1617 that moved to Tokyo in the Meiji era and now trades in Ginza.
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Kagurazaka Baikatei
A Kagurazaka confectioner founded in 1935 that makes its sweets by hand without additives.
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Shinjuku Eikodo
A neighborhood wagashi shop in Shinjuku making seasonal namagashi and sweets for everyday and ceremonial occasions.
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Kanshundo
A Kyoto confectioner founded in 1865 that runs its own wagashi classes at its shops in Higashiyama and Arashiyama-Sagano.
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Shichijo Kanshundo
A Kyoto confectioner founded in 1865 on Shichijo-dori, close to Sanjusangendo Temple.
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Sasaya Iori
A Kyoto confectioner founded in 1716. Its annex shop and café is on the ground floor of Hotel Emion Kyoto.
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Tokiya
A small Kamigyo confectioner opened in 2023 by an artisan trained at long-established Kyoto shops.
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Maruichi Kashiho
A Sakai confectioner founded in 1895 whose sweets draw on the city's tea culture, made with its own bean paste.
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Yoshinoya Matsubara
A wagashi shop in Matsubara, Osaka, run by its owner-confectioner.
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Hiyori Seisakusho
A maker of wasanbon dry sweets from Takamatsu, Kagawa, that holds classes in a historic row house in Osaka.
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Okashitsukasa Kameya
A family wagashi shop in Ichinomiya, Aichi, founded in 1937, that makes its sweets by hand without preservatives.
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Konpeito Kingdom Fukuoka Museum
A hands-on museum run by the konpeito maker Osaka Toka, where visitors can watch, learn about and make konpeito.
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