In Hokkaido, sweet red beans used to be common in red rice, even sweeter than regular red beans. If you haven't tried it before, it might feel a bit strange. You can find sweet red bean red rice onigiri at convenience stores! Both sweet red beans and regular red beans are sold in supermarkets. If you haven't tried it yet, be sure to give it a try! The red rice from Rokubi is just right in terms of texture, sweetness of the sweet red beans, and overall taste! It's delicious. I'm happy that it comes with sesame salt, although I'm not a big fan of this particular salt. It's fun to try red rice from different shops, like traditional mochi shops or sweets shops. By the way, I wonder if young people in Hokkaido nowadays prefer sweet red beans or regular red beans?

This is a long-established confectionery shop in Otaru, founded in 1931 (Showa 6). According to their website, it is located on the way to Otaru Commercial High School (now Otaru University of Commerce), where Ito Sei and Kobayashi Takiji used to attend, along the "Jigoku-zaka" slope. I bought the "Tarudora" which is a confectionery with mochi, chestnut, and sweet bean paste wrapped in a dorayaki pancake. While mochi-filled and chestnut-filled confections are common, having both in one is quite rare.

Every year around this time in May, I look forward to Kashiwa Mochi. Unfortunately, my favorite store closed due to a fire last November, so I have been a "Kashiwa Mochi refugee" since then. When I went to a long-established Japanese confectionery shop called "Rokubi" in the city to buy their limited-time "Zunda Daifuku," I also noticed Kashiwa Mochi and decided to buy it. - Kashiwa Mochi (140 yen): It has both smooth red bean paste and miso bean paste, so I chose the smooth red bean paste. The appearance is slightly small, and when I tried to peel off the leaf, it wouldn't come off cleanly from the mochi. When I ate it, the flavor of the leaf was firmly attached to the mochi, which was a bit in the gray area for me. The mochi itself is sticky, and the inside smooth red bean paste is pleasantly sweet and refreshing. - Zunda Daifuku (160 yen): I like Zunda Mochi, so I thought Zunda Daifuku would also be delicious and bought it for my family. The mochi stretches more than the Kashiwa Mochi, which seems different from the natural stretch of mochi. The inside zunda is smooth red bean paste, which has a slightly different texture from the zunda mochi I have had before. It felt like a Daifuku with a zunda color. "Rokubi" seems to be running their business aggressively in recent years, so I thought I might try something different next time.

It's the equinox, so I have to eat botamochi, right? (≧∀≦) Yesterday, I tried a unique ohagi at Shatorese, and today I'm having ohagi from Rokubi in Otaru. Normally, it should be botamochi for the spring equinox, right? But these days, every store sells ohagi regardless of the season. Oh, I also bought red rice, sakuramochi, and uguisumochi as offerings for my wife's family altar. The ohagi is a bit small and has a strong salty taste. The red rice has sweetened beans, which I love as a Hokkaido native. The sakuramochi has a salty sakura leaf, making it quite salty. It's very soft. The uguisumochi is also very soft, with a nice green kinako powder. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal. I'll visit again soon♪

In Otaru, there are many stores that specialize in traditional Japanese sweets, with Shin Kuraya being a prominent example. Recently, a tragic incident occurred where the well-known store Takayama Kashiho, located on the main street, was destroyed by fire along with the loss of lives of those involved, causing a significant loss to the Otaru confectionery industry. Personally, I offer my condolences for this unfortunate event. On a different note, Rokubi is also a famous confectionery store in Otaru, known for selling their products not only in their own store but also in JR Otaru Station and major supermarkets. Although I have purchased their products at stores like Nagasaki-ya in front of the station before, this was my first visit to their actual store. This time, I bought several long-lasting sweets such as their unique "tarudora" dorayaki, kintsuba, and sweet potato treats. While there wasn't a standout item, everything was delicious in a safe and enjoyable way. The "tarudora" was interesting with its small pancake-like shell filled with a ball of sweet bean paste and mochi inside. However, it was a bit difficult to eat, and the portion size and price didn't quite match up, making a regular dorayaki a sufficient choice. I look forward to trying their exclusive items like dango and daifuku next time I visit the store.

When I come to Otaru, I always buy daifuku to take home. Today, in the afternoon and right before the Obon festival, everything was sold out everywhere, but I finally managed to buy some at Rokubi. Rokubi is about to celebrate its 70th anniversary. They have famous sweets like tarudora. Today, I bought bean daifuku and mugwort daifuku. There were only two bean daifuku left. The black beans in the bean daifuku are cooked slightly soft, which is a characteristic. The mugwort daifuku is very soft, with a soft mochi.

When I heard about a long-established Japanese sweets shop in Otaru, I decided to visit. I headed towards Otaru from Minami-Otaru, passed under the overpass, turned left, and went up the hill where the shop is located. It stood out among the other shops, making it easy to spot. Their popular item is called "tarudoraka." It looked more like a sandwich of ohagi rather than a typical dorayaki. I bought a regular dorayaki and some kusa-dango. Upon tasting them, both the kusa-dango and dorayaki were easy to eat and quite delicious. It's true that things that have been around for a long time are often like that.

After finishing work, I visited three bars in Otaru and then stopped by "Tarushe" inside the station to do some shopping. I bought "Tarudora" from "Rokubi," a long-established confectionery shop in Otaru founded in 1931. The Tarudora, which contains mochi, is made with Hokkaido red beans and wheat, promoting local production and consumption. I enjoyed it the next day after bringing it back. It looks more like ohagi with a Dorayaki skin attached to it than a Dorayaki. Some say it resembles a barrel, hence the name "Tarudora." The sweetness of the red bean paste was gentle and just right. After leaving it for a day, the skin became slightly dry, but the overall texture was satisfying. It was a generous portion, and I was very satisfied. Thank you for the meal!

The caramel daifuku is also very delicious, but the sweet potato was also really tasty and to my liking.

The dorayaki filling is dry...?? Skewered dumplings (with cherry blossom filling) don't have much cherry blossom flavor??

Compared to the past, the size has become a bit smaller, but the taste remains consistently delicious. Recommended items include rice cakes, dorayaki, and sweet bean jelly.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a great dining experience.

Today is Sunday but I had to work. I gave up on my lunch food log activity and decided to buy some snacks on my way home from work. Rokubi-san is a long-established confectionery shop in Otaru. They are usually closed on Sundays, so I don't get to visit often, but I heard they are open during the Bon Festival period, so I decided to go. I was very tempted by their summer limited edition chilled coffee daifuku, but my goal today was something else, so I resisted. I wanted to try their Japanese crepe. They had three flavors: raw caramel, strawberry, and chestnut green tea, and I chose the strawberry one (including tax 351 yen). They were sold frozen and ready to eat in 30 minutes to an hour. They also mentioned that it should be stored in the refrigerator afterwards. When I got home, I had it after taking a bath and having dinner. It was wrapped in mochi with strawberry cream and sponge cake inside. I thought there would be a whole strawberry inside, but it was different. Still, it was delicious. It was still slightly frozen, so the slightly chewy texture was nice. I'm satisfied~.

This is a traditional Japanese sweets shop located near the entrance of Jigoku-zaka in Otaru. Jigoku-zaka is a long slope stretching about 1500m from the Industrial Hall to the Police Station and Otaru Commercial University. With a family craving for sweets, we visited the nearby shop "Rokubi". Their soy sauce dango has a subtly sweet and light filling. While the portion may not be generous, it retains the essence of skewered dumplings. We also bought some manju. They offer three varieties: cherry blossom, soy sauce, and sweetened mashed edamame. Although my family didn't appreciate the edamame flavor, I personally enjoyed it for its refined sweetness. Oh, it goes so well with tea. Thank you for the meal!

It has been over 2 years since I stopped by Otaru during my trip to Hokkaido. The clear beauty of it made me hold my breath. Oh, a woman's skin? No, it's the "White and Red Wine Jelly" packed in a glass jar. The beautiful transparent red and white colors are mesmerizing. As soon as you open the lid, the scent of wine tickles your nose. It's a delightful treat for wine lovers. From the canal and hilly streets of Otaru, the delicious "Wine Jelly" has arrived. A popular product from the confectionery "Rokubi" in Otaru is the "Nama-Dora," but this time, it's the "Otaru Wine Jelly" made with plenty of Hokkaido wine. Making jelly that retains the scent of wine is apparently difficult, and after trial and error, it took a year to finally complete the "Wine Jelly." Originally starting as a town's mochi shop, it was known as Rokumi Mochi, and later changed its name to Rokubi. When you think of Otaru, there is a monument like this near the canal. <Otaru People> Year 1967 Song: Masayoshi Tsuruoka and Tokyo Romantica I can't help but want to see you♪ The northern town is cold and distant♪ In the snowfall, at Otaru Station♪ ～ ～ I will never forget, my beloved♪

I was able to leave work on time on a "No Overtime Day," so I ended up going to the Hokkaido Product Fair at Sogo Chiba Store again. Hokkaido is known for its red beans, but there are not many traditional Japanese sweets shops there. I heard that a wagashi (Japanese sweets) shop from Otaru was exhibiting at the corner of the venue, so I decided to check it out. Their specialty was the "Nama Caramel Daifuku" for 250 yen, which had a Western twist to it. They also had "Chocolate Daifuku" and "Haskap Fromage Daifuku" for 250 yen each, and they offered a set of four for 880 yen, so I decided to buy two chocolates, one caramel, and one haskap. While waiting for them to wrap my order, I found "Kintsuba" for 157 yen. I couldn't resist the red beans, so I added a box of 8 Kintsuba for 1,050 yen (I'm weak when it comes to bulk discounts). The paper bag they gave me looked like it was from a cake shop, very cute. The daifuku came in paper containers like ice cream cups. Both the Nama Caramel and Chocolate had caramel cream and chocolate cream inside white bean paste. I felt that the bitter chocolate went better with the white bean paste than the sweet caramel, but as a red bean lover, I prefer regular daifuku. The Haskap Fromage had a combination of cream cheese and haskap sauce, which I thought was delicious as a Western-style sweet. The "Kintsuba" with plenty of red beans had a refined sweetness and was very tasty. I still wish that wagashi shops would stick to red beans, but perhaps to stand out as a Hokkaido souvenir, they have to incorporate a mix of Japanese and Western styles.

When I went to Otaru before, I couldn't find this shop that I was looking for. This time, they were participating in a local product exhibition, so I bought the caramel daifuku (250 yen). I had high expectations, but it was just okay. It wasn't good or bad, I just couldn't quite figure it out. The white bean paste with caramel in the middle wasn't tasty. The caramel was delicious and fragrant, but the balance as a daifuku was off. It's a fairly well-known shop, but I don't think I'll be buying from them again. They also had other varieties like caramel in crepe dough, but unfortunately, I won't be purchasing from them anymore.

• Otaru Nama Cookie Tarjanne Apple & Wine Raisin 950 yen. I ordered the Tarjanne Nama Cookie from Rokubi, a confectionery shop in Otaru, Hokkaido. The flavors are apple and wine raisin, with 3 pieces of each in a set of 6. The round, moon-like cookies are relatively large and have a soft, moist texture that is addictive. The subtle aroma of liqueur pairs perfectly with the gentle sweetness of the apple and chocolate. The texture of the raisins and the rich scent of red wine are irresistible. Despite being sweet, it has a grown-up appeal. A delightful cookie that can be enjoyed through its aroma and taste! The packaging design was selected through the "Otaru Product x Design Matching Project", featuring warm, stylish colors that complement the cookies perfectly. Individually wrapped, making it great for gifts or souvenirs. Thank you for the delicious treat.