Colorful daifuku that would look great on Instagram at this Japanese sweets shop. The mitarashi dango is highly recommended, but why not take on the challenge of the zunda daifuku here. Zunda sweets seem to be a bit of a trend lately, and I do like them, but the smell of edamame is a bit off-putting. It might go better with beer than tea (laughs). I didn't quite get into it, but I plan to conquer all the locations of Izutsuya and Saint City, so the taste doesn't really matter! Writing is important, after all, this is just my personal memo.

This is a revisit. There were many different types of daifuku in the showcase. I tried the Shine Muscat one. It's a soft daifuku. The cream has the taste of Shine Muscat, but the combination with daifuku is a bit subtle. The daifuku with regular bean filling that I bought together had a classic taste and was delicious.

Moreover, it's only 100 yen including tax! I bought salted red bean, mugwort, and chocolate flavors at a shop in Shiga Prefecture. I ate them the morning after buying, and they were chewy (stored in a Tupperware in the refrigerator). The expiration date was two days after purchase. They can also be frozen. The mugwort was okay, not as good as authentic mugwort mochi, but for 100 yen, I was quite satisfied. The red bean filling was a bit on the light side, light and refreshing. The chocolate had a subtle flavor, maybe artificial? The red bean part had a "chocolate-flavored" taste that was a bit off... Honestly, it wasn't delicious. There were so many flavors to choose from, it was hard to decide.

Kyomachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City. A traditional Japanese confectionery shop that specializes in mochi opened in Cent City on December 4th last year (2021). Shoma is a shop with its main store in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The company name is Kasha Shoma. All daifuku are priced at 100 yen. They offer over 20 varieties including black bean salt daifuku, black sesame mochi, black honey kinako daifuku, Omi roasted green tea daifuku, zunda daifuku, ramune float daifuku, melon cream daifuku, chocolate banana daifuku, caramel macchiato mochi, cream cheese mochi, sweet potato daifuku, and premium pudding daifuku. This time, I purchased the limited-time cherry blossom mochi (100 yen). Cherry blossom mochi. A mochi with a slightly chewy texture of rice. The sweetness is moderate and the salted cherry blossoms complement it well. Considering the price of 100 yen, the quality is quite high. Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of mochi in Japan. Thank you for the meal.

This is a shop located underground in Saint City. The daifuku is 100 yen each. I bought four with cheese cream, blueberry, and they were all delicious. I also bought three mitarashi dango for 500 yen. They were soft, not too sweet, and the best mitarashi dango I've had recently. I will definitely go back to buy more.

I tried the mitarashi dango for 400 yen at a traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kitakyushu. I was a bit nervous about the "Toyoya Incident" (unrelated to the shop) and quickly left after buying the dango, fearing the presence of the infamous "City King." The dango was incredibly delicious - the best I've ever had in my life. The mochi was large and soft, almost melting in my mouth, and the sweetness of the sauce was just right. I highly recommend trying it out!

On this day, my wife and I went to Cent City for shopping. After finishing shopping, we were looking for some snacks to eat at home when we came across "Kasho Shoman Cent City Kokura Store" where we decided to buy some daifuku. The daifuku at this shop were only 100 yen each (including tax)! We each bought 2 daifuku. For myself, I got: - Shine Muscat Daifuku (100 yen including tax) - Strawberry Milk Daifuku (100 yen including tax) First, I tried the Shine Muscat Daifuku. It was delicious! Inside, it had muscat cream instead of red bean paste. It didn't have the typical daifuku texture, but it was still delicious. Next, I tried the Strawberry Milk Daifuku. It was also delicious! The filling was white bean paste with strawberry powder, and the flavors matched perfectly. There were many other flavors available, and the daifuku were not too big, so you can enjoy trying different varieties. I will definitely come back here again. I look forward to trying more flavors next time. Thank you for the meal.

Located on the basement floor of Cent City, this shop opened in place of the previous food and gift shop. I thought it was just a temporary event, but it turns out it's a permanent tenant. I'm glad I took some photos (*^∀^*) According to the Cent City official website, it opened on December 4, 2021. It seems to be a well-known shop in Shiga, and the reason I stopped by was because I had seen a bright blue Ramune float daifuku on Twitter before. Although it looks very attractive, I noticed that it contains red bean paste, so I decided not to buy it. I like non-red bean paste Japanese sweets, so if I couldn't buy daifuku, the item I most wanted to try from this shop was Mitarashi dango. While chatting with the shop owner, he mentioned that they also have daifuku without red bean paste (ﾟ∀ﾟ 三 ﾟ∀ﾟ) Besides the Shine Muscat, cream cheese, and premium pudding daifuku, there were also chestnut cream and pineapple daifuku without red bean paste, so I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of choices. The shop owner explained to me the options for daifuku without red bean paste, and I was immediately drawn to them (笑) The possible way to store them is only in the freezer, and it is recommended to consume them on the same day. ● Mitarashi dango (400 yen) Each stick costs 200 yen, slightly more expensive than other Mitarashi dango I've had before. It was by far the softest Mitarashi dango I've ever eaten! The texture was completely different. Even though I ate it right away, it deformed easily (笑) Without even chewing, it easily tore apart with just a touch of the tongue. The color of the syrup seemed unusually light, but it was surprisingly sweet and salty, so I didn't feel unsatisfied at all. It was delicious ○ ● Daifuku (100 yen) Each one costs 100 yen (tax included). Among the daifuku I bought that day, my personal favorite in order was premium pudding >> cream cheese >>>>>>>>>>> Shine Muscat. However, this is just the opinion of someone who likes Japanese sweets but doesn't like red bean paste, so it may differ significantly from the opinion of a typical Japanese sweet lover (´-ω-｀;)ゞ If you're also someone who says, "I like mochi-based sweets, but I don't like red bean paste..." then these three daifuku are recommended as they taste almost like Western sweets and have a delicious mochi texture. The mochi part is simply delicious♪ Like the Mitarashi dango, it is very soft and fluffy. The premium pudding, for example, had a caramel sauce filling, so it didn't feel like a daifuku at all (笑) The cream cheese was refreshing with a mild sweetness. For those who prefer cheese when eating deep-fried momiji manju on Miyajima, this is the perfect taste. By the way, when I tried deep-fried momiji manju for the first time, I tried both custard and cheese, but from the second time onwards, I've always been a cheese fan. I could eat many pieces of cheese. Although I didn't particularly like the cheese in the regular momiji manju at room temperature, when it's fried and warmed up, it becomes soft and gooey, enhancing its deliciousness (*´∀`) The Shine Muscat was a bit lacking in fruitiness. I'd like to try something different next time. I couldn't add a fourth one because they had to be eaten on the same day, but the shop owner seemed to particularly recommend the chestnut cream daifuku (non-red bean paste). I'm also curious about the real bracken rice cake (500 yen)!