The “Kyoto Sanjo Confectionery Kan’eido Shijo Main Store” has an imposing storefront on Kyoto’s Shijo Street.
The store was founded in 1630, 388 years ago!
That’s amazing.
The nearest station is Kawaramachi Station, a 3-minute walk away. It is also a 3-minute walk from Gion Shijo.
Specialties include kuromame-cha yokan (black bean tea jelly), kuromame-cha (black bean tea), and kuromame-cha zeri (black bean tea jelly).
Yes, sweets made with black bean tea are synonymous with their specialty.
The specialty is to use black soybeans from Tanba, Kyoto, to create elegant and flavorful sweets.
Incidentally, the character for “Tsukasa” in “confectionery shop” seen in Japanese confectionery shops in Kyoto.
Wagashiya with this character in the name are the best.
In the old days, when white sugar was scarce, only wagashi shops with the character “Tsukasa” could use white sugar,
These wagashi are called “ogashi” or “ongashi.
If you remember this, you will be a little bit proud of yourself,
It is also convenient because it is easy to tell when you are walking around town and see a wagashi shop’s noren and say, “Oh, this one is a little better quality wagashi than the others.
You can be sure that the wagashi shop has been allowed to make wagashi by the court nobles and has been making wagashi for generations to come.
There are really many Japanese sweets other than black bean tea.
Kan’eido’s commitment is to pursue deliciousness with quality ingredients and skillful workmanship, even if it is not decorative.
In fact, the nourishing flavor of the black bean tea is both elegant and straightforward.
I even thought that black beans are delicious through the wagashi here.
Just rummaging around in the store, time passes quickly.
And as I wander around the restaurant, I am quickly served “Dainagon Kiyosumi” and another specialty, black bean tea.
I’m sorry. Don’t worry about it. but,Delicious!
The “Dainagon Kiyosumi” is made of Dainagon azuki beans encased in agar. It has a simple taste.
Even boys who don’t like sweets that much think this is delicious.
I like that it is not too sweet.
Each black bean is flavored with “Tanbakuro”.
There are many varieties, including brown sugar and kinako. You can eat as many grains as you like.
Kuro-mame-ko”. Kan’eido’s original rice cracker. Naturally, it contains a lot of black beans.
Kan’ei Den. It contains white bean paste made from the finest otebako beans from Hokkaido.
Hana Chitose” of ‘Koshi-an’ (sweet red bean paste) ‘monaka’ (sweet with sweetened bean paste). There are so many kinds of Japanese sweets.
Here it is, the famous “Kuromame-cha Yokan” (black bean tea jelly).
The sweet yokan jelly is perfectly blended with the savory flavor of black bean tea.
It is only available in Kyoto.
There is also “Kaichu Kuzu-yu,” which is a kind of “pocket bean curd soup. This is inexpensive, so it would make a good souvenir.
The Shijo main store also has a café on the second floor, where you can try out the flavors.
If you are in doubt about which souvenir to buy in Kyoto, this is a good place to start.
Kyoto Sanjo Confectionery Kan’eido Shijo Main Store
171-3 Kashiwayacho, Shijo-agaru, Ponto-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
075-229-6282
0120-156-886
9:00-22:00
Closed: No holidays
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