In the past, if you purchased over 3000 yen, you would receive zenzai, but it seems they no longer offer it. If you register as a member (for free), you will get a 5% discount on your next purchase. I went there on Saturday afternoon and was able to park at the affiliated parking lot.

They refuse entry to those not wearing masks. There was a sign at the entrance. I bought some Asahi Age (fried rice crackers) for a snack, thinking back to how delicious they were in the past. But hmm, maybe my taste buds have changed because they didn't taste as good as I remembered. I already ate some before taking the photo haha. Each bag costs 500 yen. Some are broken, but most are intact. They're good enough to enjoy at home.

At first glance, the exterior looks like an office. Once inside, it's a simple rice cracker shop. I bought a very eco-friendly super eco pack and enjoyed eating it crunchily. The rice crackers were delicious. I particularly like the morning sun rice crackers and harimayaki. Thank you for the meal.

I went to Hanayama Main Store Osaka Esaka Store, just a short walk south from Esaka Station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line. I tried their dishes and drinks. I didn't know that the senbei (rice crackers) you receive as gifts such as Oseibo and Ochugen are called "Asahiage." They even have a "Kareimangetsu (curry flavor)"! For more information on the restaurant's dishes, atmosphere, and recommended points, please check the following URL if you are using a smartphone: Instagram, LINE Official, Facebook. If you are using a computer, please check the following URL: https://lucky-luckizo.com/blog/29447.html (*´▽｀*)

This is a shop in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture. Today's snack is fried rice crackers that make your cheeks drop. They are called "Karei Mangetsu" and "Asahi Agesakkuri," both are crispy and light fried rice crackers with a good size and satisfying taste. They are both delicious and irresistible. Thank you for the meal ❤️ (⁎ᵕᴗᵕ⁎) ===========

Harima-ya Honten is famous for its Harimayaki and Asahiage rice crackers. I heard that the first and third Fridays are very special because it's the release day of the "home-use broken" rice crackers, so I went to the Osaka Esaka store. I arrived 10 minutes early because I heard that there would be a long line even before the store opened. When I counted the number of people in line, I was the 27th person. It was more crowded than I thought, with a high average age, and many couples coming together, so I don't think I was actually the 27th in line. The store opened right at 10:00, and being a first-timer, I didn't know what to do. I just followed the instructions and lined up without breaking the line. The regular items are picked up in a basket and paid for at the register, but for the special offer, they take orders one by one and bring the products from the back to be paid for. There were sample rice crackers in jars for tasting before purchasing, but since I already knew the flavors I wanted, I didn't try any. I regret not trying the curry or tomato flavors. Next time, I'll give them a taste. At 10:15, it was my turn. The special offer list for the day was on the table, with the quantity limit for each item written down. Each person could buy up to 10 bags. I placed my order here, and then waited at the register for the products to be brought and paid for. I didn't know, but if you spend over ¥3000, you can receive an "Okagesama" service. I unintentionally spent over ¥3000 and got the service ticket. So, I enjoyed the Okagesama in the back room. The room had black beams on the ceiling, giving it a traditional Japanese cafe vibe. They served tea along with the Okagesama, which had a generous portion of mochi inside. It was a surprising and delicious treat. Each bag of the "home-use broken" rice crackers was 300g for ¥432. I shared one bag with a friend, so I currently have 6 bags left. I may have bought too many, but I plan to send some to my family, so it's not a problem at all. Even though they are broken, they are still delicious, and getting them at a discount was lucky!

There is an old rice cracker shop that has been around for a long time. The rice crackers are similar to Bonchiage and very delicious. I have always loved rice crackers since long ago. I had them again after a long time, and they are still delicious.

I remember when my mother used to tell me to eat snacks and I would eat them during my childhood. The grilled harima I ate at that time was so delicious! It was a bit sweet and easy to eat, I could eat as many pieces as I wanted. I used to get scolded for eating too much. As I grew up, my mother often asked me to buy some when we went to Esaka. They sell grilled harima in bags for personal consumption and also in cans for gifts. I was always happy to eat them as snacks. I still go to buy them occasionally. They are still delicious. I highly recommend trying them out!

It was delicious.

Rising sun!!

Family-friendly and great value for money! I have been using this place for gifts and souvenirs for a while now. They offer a variety of samples to try, making it hard to choose just one. I usually end up getting the Asahi Age, but today they had home-style cookies which was a lucky find! The free drink corner offers coffee, orange juice, and roasted green tea. You can enjoy a leisurely break with a drink after shopping.

It's been a while since I visited Harimaya Main Store. If you spend over 3,000 yen on shopping here, you'll receive a free ticket for zenzai! Today, my friends bought a lot so we easily exceeded 3,000 yen. I graciously accepted the ticket. But I ended up eating too many samples and got full~ Even so, when it's right in front of me, I can't resist eating it, haha. The rice cakes are delicious here. The highly recommended one is the Goyakimochi. It's a rice cracker with plenty of black beans. Everyone in my family loves it. And the Hanage Mangetsu. It's a curry-flavored fried senbei. It's also a great souvenir for foreign countries! Today, I also tried the tomato-flavored fried senbei for the first time! It was quite delicious too!

◆In February 2015◆ I received some snacks from Harimaya and they were delicious! Their "Asahi-age" and "Harima-yaki" are always a hit, perfect with beer. Asahi-age doesn't give me heartburn (lol). The "Elegant Full Moon" - the curry senbei version of Asahi-age is also addictive. Other similar snacks give me heartburn when I eat them as a snack. Harima-yaki has just the right amount of salt. "Euro Wind" - salty rice crackers with nuts and chocolate, like a Japanese-style Pocky. The combination of salt, chocolate, and rice crackers surprisingly works well. The store always has long lines during New Year's. Their "Broken Rice Crackers" are also popular. They even have a corner where you can enjoy tea. Thank you for the delicious snacks!

I revisited the shop without waiting long~ (*'v'*)/ This time, I got a set that my friend really likes, and it was delicious with a variety of items. I also asked the staff about the drink and ozenzai service that I was curious about from my previous visit. The price for receiving ozenzai varies depending on the purchase amount, usually around 3000 yen, but during busy periods like year-end, it can be over 5000 yen. The drink is available to anyone who makes a purchase, regardless of the amount spent. This time, they were out of cold ozenzai, so I had a warm one, which was delicious with a big rice cake. The coffee was also very tasty, and the beans were priced at 600 yen for 600g. Unfortunately, they were out of beans as a previous customer bought them all, so I'll try again next time. I remembered the shop in Yodoyabashi during a work trip, but it had already closed down. It was a place where you could sample various items and enjoy free tea, which was very generous and well-liked. It was a shame to see it close down, but there is a shop in Esaka, which is closer than Yodoyabashi. I recently visited the Esaka shop and bought some snacks for myself and as souvenirs. I used to only buy souvenirs when I visited such shops, but now I also buy for myself. There are various samples available, and I particularly liked the yuzu flavor. I debated between the fancy packaging and simple packaging, but ended up buying the simple packaging for practicality. I tried the snacks during snack time and enjoyed the different flavors, especially the yuzu senbei. Each flavor was unique, and my family and I shared and enjoyed them. There were 17 varieties, and my father particularly liked the "Haremitsu" flavor. He may be old, but he loves curry and sauce flavors.

This time it's a gift! From the beautiful food blogger, Sister Blue Sky, one of Osaka's best! "I bought it, so it's on me!" "Oh, thank you so much!" Grateful to such a kind sister! It's really delicious! Hasamiya is the best senbei shop in Japan!! Moved to a place where Juso is no longer the nearest station, it's been four years already. But Hasamiya's senbei is still delicious! The senbei here is the best I've ever had!! Number one in the senbei department! It's a great gift and the most delightful to receive. The senbei from Hasamiya is really unbeatable! I love to eat... 1. Hasamiyaki 2. Asahiage 3. Nori senbei. For everyday snacks, my wife often goes to get the broken pieces. I never get tired of Hasamiya's senbei! The texture is the best, and the sweet and salty flavor of Hasamiyaki is my favorite! I don't like hard senbei, not because of bad teeth, but because I prefer the texture of Hasamiya's senbei. I also make sure to stop by the Ikuno main store when traveling to San'in every few years!

【Revisit】Since it's very close to my company, I always buy snacks here, but I realized I hadn't written any revisit reviews, so here's an update after a long time♪ It's a must-have for souvenirs for foreigners or foreign visitors. This time, I got a three-tier box with stork lucky bags, Jyujirou, and Gorgeous Full Moon as souvenirs for China.＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Playmaya has been known for its snacks since a long time ago. It used to be located in Midorikoen, but now it's in Esaka. When they were in business, I used to buy from them regularly. Asaage (similar to bonchiage) and Harimayaki (similar to onigiri senbei) are flavors that people in Osaka really like. I remember being moved when Jyujirou was released. (Although now it's not really to my taste anymore) My family's favorite is the Goyakimochi, which has black beans and a salty flavor. But my current favorite is the Gorgeous Full Moon! It's a curry-flavored version of Asaage. It's especially popular as a souvenir for foreigners. Everyone seems to enjoy it so much. I think I've written about it on my blog a few times, but I can't seem to find where... I'll take a picture next time I buy it♪ Whenever I shop (or even when I don't), I always enjoy free coffee and snack samples at the cafe. It's nice to be able to enjoy delicious snacks for free. Ah, writing about it makes me want to go there again todayｗ

On this day, I visited a bar I frequent for their 4th-anniversary event and brought a souvenir of okaki from Himeya. This shop is a well-known okaki shop in Kansai with its main store and factory in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture. Especially the Esaka store has been around for a long time, even when it was the Midorigi Park store, so it seems to be a familiar shop for people living around here. I often bring this okaki as a souvenir to my clients, and it is very well received due to its reasonable price. This time, I bought a set of 15 types of okaki and senbei called "Aji no Fukiyose" as a souvenir. The contents of the assortment and explanations are as follows: - Harima Yaki Onigiri Senbei: A delicious Kyoto-style senbei with a subtle soy sauce flavor. - Asahi Age: The most popular product, a delicious fried senbei similar to bonchi age. - Goyakimochi: A lightly salted okaki filled with Tanba black soybeans. - Nori Okaki: A simple taste with Shikoku seaweed from the Shimanto River. - Sukejiro Okoge-san: Tastes like onigiri. - Okaki Sumeragi: A plump and crispy salted okaki. - Doko Gengotsu: A crispy and light gengotsu arare. - Kareimangetsu: Curry-flavored Asahi Age. - Tanmi Gonomi: A deep-flavored okaki made with natural ingredients such as Tanba black soybeans, sesame, Wasanbon sugar, and seaweed. - Yuzu Senbei: A fragrant and crispy senbei with an elegant yuzu aroma. - Hisato Senbei: A lightly sweet pure taste of soy sauce senbei. - Nori Senbei: A flavorful and firm-baked senbei made with seaweed from Ariake, Kyushu. - Tanba Black Soybean Senbei: A firm-baked senbei kneaded with Tanba black soybeans. - Stork Senbei: A carbonated senbei inspired by storks. - Stork Lucky Bag: A fun lucky bag with ten different pockets in each bag. All the okaki and senbei use natural ingredients without relying on chemical seasonings, resulting in a light yet deep flavor. Especially, Asahi Age and Goyakimochi are excellent, and the staff at the shop were fighting over them (laughs). I tried a little bit as well, and I particularly liked Kareimangetsu in the summer (^_^) It reminded me of the curry senbei I had in the past. Curry and rice go well together, of course (^-^) The 4th-anniversary event I attended turned into an okaki party (laughs). Next time, I'll buy some for myself to enjoy (bitter smile).

I love Hanaya's rice crackers! As a reward for patiently listening to his workplace complaints the day before (lol), he bought me this pack as a souvenir. It contains various types like Harimayaki, nori rice crackers, Asahiage, Jyujirou (lol), Doyagengotsu (lol), Kareimangetsu, Tanmi no konomi, Kounotori senbei, Yuzu senbei, Ice sugar senbei, Nori senbei, and Tanba black soybean senbei. If I had to rank them, Asahiage is my favorite, followed by Kareimangetsu and Kounotori senbei. The crispy and chewy texture of the rice crackers is irresistible! The catchphrase "Japan's most delicious rice crackers" is spot on!

[Revisit on 11/24/16] Title: "Should have gone earlier!" When I visited last time, I checked the sales date for the home-use broken rice crackers for the following month, and since I happened to pass by the area on that day, I decided to visit again to restock. It was a little after 1 o'clock when I arrived, and surprisingly, the store was empty. To my surprise, all the products I bought last time, such as Harimayaki, Asahiage, and the popular home-use bags of Kagayaki Mangetsu, were all sold out. The only items left were some lighter flavored rice crackers, and even those were only a few bags left. I had no choice but to purchase what was available. When I asked the staff, they mentioned that the popular home-use products sell out in the morning. Everyone seems to be getting their hands on them early. By the way, the next sales date is December 7th (Friday). It's usually on Fridays. [Initial Visit] Title: "Purchased Asahiage and Kagayaki Mangetsu for home use" I've known about Harimaya since I was young, but back then, the rice crackers my parents used to buy were like mochi with Tamba black beans, and I didn't know that Asahiage was the bestseller. I recently learned about Kagayaki Mangetsu on Tabelog, so when I returned to my hometown, I decided to visit the store in Osaka-Esaka after a long time. The free tea service that used to be available in the past now has a sign saying it's a "rest area for customers who have made a purchase," so there seems to be some restrictions in place. The staff were serving oshiruko, and it seemed to be popular among the older ladies. There was a line for buying rice crackers. Today happened to be the sales date for the home-use broken rice crackers. They were reasonably priced, so I impulsively bought Asahiage (420 yen), Kagayaki Mangetsu (420 yen), and Harimayaki (315 yen). Buying them individually packaged costs about twice as much, and if you get them in a box, it's over 1000 yen, so the home-use option feels like a good deal. The regular customers in line all seemed to have membership cards, but I'm not sure what benefits they offer. The taste of Asahiage was like a refined version of bonchiage with less oil. The aroma was nice. Harimayaki is similar to onigiri senbei. The curry flavor of Kagayaki Mangetsu was unexpectedly rich, with spiciness kicking in later. It's a shame that they opened a similar store in Nagoya Sakae two years ago but closed it shortly after. However, it's a good find as a souvenir from Osaka to Nagoya.

I first learned about Harimaya 25 years ago. I heard about their specialty "Harima-yaki" from a company executive and couldn't resist, so I drove all the way to their main store in Ikuno, which was the only location at the time. Now, after a quarter of a century, they offer a variety of sweets. This time, after a long time (maybe 10 years?), I decided to buy some as a souvenir for my wife's family. I came after lunch, but there were about 20 people waiting in line due to the Obon holiday. I waited for about 15 minutes. I couldn't leave without buying some "Harima-yaki". I also bought an assortment of other sweets. There used to be a free tasting corner, but it seems to be gone now. The company mentioned achieving their initial goals as a reason for this change, but as someone who knows the old Harimaya, I think they should go back to their roots. The service now seems impersonal, perhaps due to being busy. This wouldn't have pleased the late executive. They should realize that not making customers wait for 15 minutes is the true essence of service. ☆August 12, 2011