Takahashi Magozaemon Shoten
Japan's oldest candy shop, making awa-ame and okina-ame since 1624
Est. 1624Gold 30+ years
Why visitTakahashi Magozaemon Shoten
Founded in 1624, Takahashi Magozaemon Shoten is Japan's oldest candy shop, famous for awa-ame millet syrup candy and okina-ame; its sasa-ame even appears in Natsume Soseki's novel Botchan. Visitors can buy the shop's signature sweets in a building listed as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
House rules
The house rules of this shop have not been listed yet.
This does not mean the shop has none. Please follow the notices at the entrance and the guidance of the staff when you visit.
Access & Information
- Name
- Takahashi Magozaemon Shoten
- Established
- 1624402 years of history
- Address
- 3-7-2 Minamihoncho, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture