
Warabimochi is a Japanese sweet with a soft and fluffy texture and a gentle sweetness. Originally a seasonal delicacy in spring, warabimochi is now a popular Japanese confectionery throughout the year. In this issue, we introduce a selection of the best warabimochi in Kyoto. From popular stores to long-established sweet shops, why don't you compare and contrast the specialty of each store, which is particular about its ingredients?

Kyoto Sweets Bunnosuke Chaya Honnama Warabi Mochi Matcha Good Day
1,512 yen (tax included, shipping fee not included)

Kyoto Kiyomizu monna Honbracken rice cake
2,000 yen (tax included, shipping fee not included)
Honke Gakimochi-ke Naomasa (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a long-established Japanese confectionery store that has been popular among tourists for more than 200 years. The shop began making warabi mochi around the 1950s, and it is now their signature product along with moon cakes. The authentic taste of the product has been passed down through the years, and the same authentic taste as in the past continues to be passed down today. The fluffy rice cake and light red bean paste are exquisite.
From 930 yen for 3 warabi rice cakes. The flavorful and aromatic kinako (soybean flour), which is freshly roasted in the store, and the soft and thin warabimochi rice cakes are wrapped in a discreet red bean paste that complements each other's flavor.
Rakusha-an (Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a store specializing in warabimochi (bracken rice cakes), which the owner, Mr. Nakano, used to make as souvenirs, but they became so popular that he opened his own store. The charm of the shop is its soft texture like melted water that stretches as far as the mouth can go.
Shiki Warabi: 820 yen for 8 pieces, 1,500 yen for 16 pieces (reservations only). Not only the rice cakes, but also the wrappers, boxes, and toothpick containers are carefully made one by one, so be sure to make a reservation at least one day in advance!
Breaking the stereotype that warabimochi do not last long, monna (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) sells warabimochi by mail order and in person. The owner, Yusuke Kadona, who has experience at a famous store, has developed a five-day lasting warabimochi and delivers them all over Japan.
A set of 12 monna warabimochi (straw dough cake) is priced at 1,800 yen. The rice cake is so soft that it seems to overflow when you lift it up, yet it has a strong firmness. Best-before date: 5 days (room temperature) *Cooling is required in summer.
[Fumon Chaya (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) offers reasonably priced Japanese sweets in a space inspired by a modern teahouse in front of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple gate. The specialty, large warabimochi Kiyomizu -KIYOMIZU-, is about three times the size of a typical warabimochi. It is served in the middle of the rice cake with red bean paste and ice cream.
Large Strawberry Rice Cake Kiyomizu -KIYOMIZU- 990 yen. [The beautiful strawbali rice cake is made to resemble the "clear water of Otowa-no-taki," from which the temple Kiyomizu-dera got its name.
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