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[2022] Recommended as a souvenir! 7 Cute Monaka in Kyoto

Monaka is a simple and tasty snack with anko (red bean paste) sandwiched inside the skin. In addition to the traditional shape, unique products such as cute shapes and original bean paste have been appearing one after another.
We have selected six Kyoto monaka that are now attracting renewed attention! Compare and contrast the different types of monaka that are full of individuality.

6. Monaka set by Nakamura Seianjo, a long-established store that supports Kyoto's wagashi shops/Kamishichiken<br>

Founded in 1908, this monaka set was created about 100 years later. Anko (red bean paste) made from high-quality ingredients is sandwiched between hand-baked crusts, giving it a crisp, delicate texture and an exquisite azuki bean flavor. The set comes in four types of bean paste: light tsubu-an, Dainagon tsubu-an with a strong bean assertion, koshi-an, and shiro-an, with a choice of two types of seeds.

Nakamura Tamba Set
Nakamura Seianjo's Monaka Cross Section

Anko shop's monaka: Tanba set, 1,600 yen. The set includes 500 grams of Tamba Dainagon sweet bean paste and 10 pairs of monaka skins. The chrysanthemum-shaped seeds can be either all plain or half plain and half hojicha.

Nakamura Seiinsho

  • Nakamura Proposal
  • 88 Daito-cho, Ichijo-dori Gozen-nishiiru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 6 minutes on foot from Randen "Kitano Hakubaicho Station"
  • Tel. 075-461-4481

7. Bungaku Monaka (Literature Monaka) by Kanaya Masahiro, the sixth generation owner of this confectionery / Nishijin<br>

Kanaya Masahiro is located on Shimochojamachi Street in Nishijin. It was founded in 1856 at the end of the Edo period. Wataru Kanaya, the sixth generation owner, creates confections with a new sensibility while cherishing the store's history. One of them is the "Bungaku Monaka" (Literature Monaka), a cat-shaped monaka with the characters "I am" and "is" in front and behind it. characters in front and back of the cat-shaped monaka. It is a fun trick that makes you giggle.

Kyoto Confectionery Master Masahiro Kanaya Collaboration Japanese Sweets & Monaka

(upper left) Sold at the Museum Cafe [ENFUSE] of the Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art until November 13, 2022 (eat-in only). Yoichi Onagi's "Lungs and Kidneys" collaboration wagashi: 500 yen (bottom right) Inside the cat-shaped monaka is carefully cooked red bean paste made from Hokkaido azuki beans. New item released this year: Bungaku Monaka (Literature Monaka) 216 yen

Masahiro Kanaya, Kyoto Confectioner

  • Kyokeikabushikasa, Masahiro KANAYA, Masahiro
  • 712 Yoshino-cho, Kuromon-higashiiru, Shimochojamachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 3 minute walk from Horikawa Shimocho bus stop.
    20 minute walk from Marutamachi Subway Station
  • Tel. 075-441-6357
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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