Family used to frequent this dumpling shop during their school days. After 20 years, the father, now on a business trip, visits the shop alone. The skewered dumplings are priced at 90 yen each, and the soy sauce is already sold out. He buys two dumplings and a grass mochi for 110 yen. Back home, he enjoys the dumplings while watching the Hanshin Tigers game. The texture and elasticity of the mochi are excellent. The family used to enjoy dumplings from this shop at the nearby park during their youth, and this visit brought back those nostalgic memories. The Kikusui Daifuku seems to be a popular menu item, so he plans to try it next time.

It may be a bit rude to call it a hidden gem in the depths of Chrysanthemum Water, but there is a quiet mochi shop near the park. I had it for a snack at 3 o'clock. The sweetness was just right and very much to my liking. Looking back at the photos later, I noticed they also had sweet red bean soup! I will definitely visit again. Thank you for the meal.

I bought various things. Sweet potatoes, sakura mochi, uguisu mochi, skewered dumplings, all quite delicious. I also like skewered dumplings with just salty soy sauce, but in Hokkaido, mitarashi is the mainstream, right? I need to eat them quickly... In the past, there were vendors who loaded glass cases onto carts to sell dumplings. I feel like the Hinamatsuri celebration is over after eating. I'm impatient, aren't I? ❤️

I felt like eating bean daifuku as I passed by, so I decided to stop by (*'ω'*). This was my first visit because they had been temporarily closed a couple of times before, haha. - Bean Daifuku (140 yen): The mochi had a nice chewy texture! I prefer mochi that is firmer like this rather than soft mochi, so I was happy. The sweet red bean paste inside was very subtly sweet and elegant. I like my bean daifuku to have a bit more saltiness in the beans, but I didn't really taste any here. It felt like they were trying to bring out the natural flavors of the ingredients. I personally found it a bit disappointing that it wasn't sweeter or saltier. It was nice that it was big and had a satisfying texture. They also had a unique kombu daifuku. I liked the texture of the mochi, so if I have the chance, I'd like to try their yomogi daifuku next time (*'ω'*).

Well, Hinamatsuri is coming up soon. We won't be decorating with hina dolls, but maybe we should buy some sakura mochi for the elderly couple. In Honshu, peach blossoms bloom in March. Hokkaido is still very much in winter. I was waiting in the car while they went to buy sakura mochi, but they ended up getting daifuku and skewered dango as well. The dango here is quite sticky and not the chewy type. I personally prefer the dango from Kokubunji Wajima. The sakura mochi has smooth red bean paste and the sticky rice is also light and fluffy, very good apparently. We only bought two, so my wife and daughter finished them off. I'll post about kashiwa mochi or uguisu mochi in May. It's been decided that we'll be coming back here again. Real mochi tends to get hard the next day, but if you toast it in a toaster, it becomes delicious again. I realized that homemade is eternal. We'll be coming back here again ❤️

I'm in Sapporo alone. After eating soba, I head to Shiroishi Ward. I visit two mochi shops. The first one is "Shakatayama." I've heard of this place before and found it with the help of navigation. There was a customer before me, so I had some time to look around. I originally came for mochi, but since I already bought some from another shop and I planned to visit multiple shops, I decided to go for red rice when I saw it. The red rice with plenty of sweetened beans looked like it would be great for Instagram, but I prefer regular beans, so I chose that. It cost 350 yen. I ate it when I got back home the next day. Nowadays, some red rice tends to become dry the next day, but this one was still moist. The red color wasn't too strong because it had pickled ginger on top. That's how red rice should be enjoyed - not too sweet. It was delicious, I enjoyed the red rice.

The skewered rice dumplings were delicious. The red bean paste filling was especially tasty.

Ohagi is not too sweet, with a good balance of rice, and delicious. The kinako ohagi has a refined kinako flavor with a subtle sweetness. The rice inside stands out. The sesame and mitarashi dango have a strong taste in the dango part.

Visited on April 15, 2021! White Daifuku for 140 yen and Bean Daifuku for 140 yen.

The country-style steamed buns are delicious.

The red bean paste is extremely delicious!

The food was delicious and the service was excellent! I highly recommend this restaurant.

There are so many different types to choose from, it's easy to get lost just looking. Found a great store! 🎉

Chewy and delicious!

The salted daifuku and sweet red bean paste are extremely delicious.

Everything I eat is delicious!