A long-established confectionery shop founded in the Taisho era. Japanese sweets made with the ``Yuju no Life Water'' that gushes out from Toyomei Shrine. A vegan house-made Japanese sweet shop. (Please send HappyCow an update with full hours.) Open Mon-Tue 10:00am-5:00pm, Thu-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm.
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934 Kiga, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture , Hakone, Japan
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Last update on 29 Mar 2024 by alanj
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Added by litano on 09 Mar 2024
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10 Reviews
First Review by litano
AnastasiaArnestad
Points +47
Family Owned Sweet Shop - Edit
This small business has been run by Aki’s family for generations. While we looked at the desserts in the case, he served us complimentary dessert samples, soy ice cream, and green tea. Please note, he is very familiar with veganism and let us know that the doriyaki is NOT vegan.
Read morePros: Vegan options, Friendly service , Family owned
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conorkin
Points +71
Once in a lifetime experience - Edit
I only briefly stopped in before getting the bus but I would have loved to stay and chat with Aki, the sweets are very nice and he gave me a beautiful painting he had done
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Benihime
Points +313
A Warming experience - Edit
It’s a really old (100 years) sweets shops, Aki is vegan as well and it’s the best host you can desire. Even if he knows only few english words he does everything possible to Make you happy and to know you. He knows how frustating could be Not finding anything good to eat and put all its knowledge and passion into filling the gap. You must absolutely visit him.
Read morePros: Aki is really a good man , It’s sweets Are innovative but traditional , You can’t try something similar nowhere
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Benecollyridam
Points +171
Best place ever - Edit
Aki was super welcoming and generous. Even though there were language barriers we managed to communicate using a mix of Google translate and Japanese phrases we have learned on the trip. I cannot reccomend this lovely place enough.
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hyvatti
Points +87
It is an experience on its own to visit the store - Edit
As others have said, the owner, now ~60 yo and having been creating these sweets for 40 years, is super sweet. Prepare for an unique experience, tea and tasting and small gifts probably, as you walk into the store.
Read morePros: Taste, Owner is really nice to meet, Tradition of 90 years of this shop shows
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PhinRowe
Points +60
Super sweet owner - Edit
Super sweet owner. Entirely vegan (one item has eggs) has soy milk ice cream and other tasty treats. Please visit owner is super nice!!!!
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RebeccaEnglish
Points +20
Exceptional service, unique candy - Edit
Experience exactly the same as previous reviewers. Everything vegan except the doroyaki. Fed us half the shop of free samples before we could buy anything, gave us some artwork and kept saying how happy he was to have us in the shop. Sweets are made with the local shrine water. He's like the Willy Wonka of Hakone, one of the sweets was even tomato flavour!
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alanj
Points +239
A must visit - Edit
The warmth, kindness and generosity of the owner cannot be overstated. He was so kind to give us so many samples to try before we purchased something. He used a translator so we could communicate and he expressed how grateful he was to meet us. He also gave us some prints of his artwork.
Read moreOn top of all this, the sweets were absolutely amazing. He's been making sweets by hand for over 40 years, and you can tell. Everything we tried was delicious and he explained what ingredients were in each thing. You can see how proud he was of everything he made. Everything was very reasonably priced too, if not underpriced for the quality and care in the products. The shop is a 10 minute walk from the cable car down a steep hill, but I highly highly recommend a visit to this beautiful shop.
Everything but one item (dorayaki) was vegan.
Pros: Kind and generous owner, Delicious sweets, handmade, Everything but one item vegan
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JustisGallonska
Points +10
Awesome - Edit
a very small but incredibly great shop, the service was the best I have ever experienced, the owner is very, very friendly and was incredibly happy that we visited him. The sweets are all handmade and all but one of them is vegan, the homemade ice cream is highly recommended. He gave us pictures he had painted himself as a thank you for visiting him. We recommend.
Read moreとても小さいですが、信じられないほど素晴らしいお店で、サービスは私が今まで経験した中で最高でした。オーナーはとてもとてもフレンドリーで、私たちが彼を訪問できて信じられないほど幸せでした。 スイーツは1品を除いてすべて手作りでヴィーガン対応で、自家製アイスクリームがおすすめです。 彼は訪問のお礼に自分で描いた絵を私たちにくれました。 お勧めします
Pros: friendly, Yummy
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litano
Points +248
Handcrafted vegan Japanese sweetshop - Edit
Wonderful owner that hand makes many Japanese sweets
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-09
Pros: Hand crafted , Wonder owner
Cons: Some dairy, ask
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