Nakatanido
中谷堂
Nakatanido
中谷堂
At the top of Sanjo Dori Street, this yomogi mochi store attracts a crowd with regular displays of rice pounding. The sweets are made of a mix of glutinous rice pounded into a smooth, stretchy paste, and yomogi (Japanese mugwort) leaves which impart a very faint herb taste and green hue. The inside is sweet bean paste. When the shop staff start the high speed pounding, so many people stop to watch the exciting and potentially dangerous show, that a staff member is dispatched to keep the audience out of the way of passing traffic. You can buy a freshly made yomogi mochi cake for ¥130 to enjoy as you stroll the streets around Naramachi.
Last update: 2016-11-14
- Venue Details & Access Info
Address 29 Hashimotocho, Nara
奈良市橋本町29
Access From Kintetsu Nara Station:
- 5 minutes on foot from the station.- 中谷堂 Nakatanido
- address 奈良市橋本町29 29 Hashimotocho, Nara
- Opening Time & Admissions
Opening Hours 10:00 - 19:00
Payment Cash only
- Contact Details
Tel 0742-23-0141
Fax 0742-27-2500
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