4-1-7 Tsukisamu Chuo-dori, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Aikyudofukudo is located along Route 36 in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo. It's a shop where a corner of the manufacturing factory is turned into a store. There is a standing sign at the entrance of the store showcasing seasonal limited-time menu items. There is also a parking space next to the store. The interior of the store is very small, so if there are customers already inside, there is a sign outside instructing to wait. Inside, there is a counter with freshly made rice cakes lined up. There are various signs indicating the most popular items, making it hard to choose. I asked the staff for recommendations and they suggested Kashiwa Mochi, Sakura Mochi, and An Butter Salt Daifuku for the season, along with the popular Black Bean Daifuku. The Kashiwa Mochi is a rice cake wrapped in oak leaves with smooth white appearance and slightly salty taste with a firm red bean filling. The Sakura Mochi has a mochi texture with red bean paste and a smooth and moist taste with a hint of saltiness and cherry blossom flavor. The Black Bean Daifuku has a delightful black bean flavor and texture with a fresh mochi texture and a delicious red bean filling. The An Butter Salt Daifuku uses butter from Betsukai Town, with a slightly yellow mochi exterior and a red bean paste with added butter for a hint of buttery aroma. Despite being a traditional Japanese sweet, it has a touch of Western influence, adding a stylish touch. Despite being a weekday during the Golden Week holiday season, the store was constantly busy with customers. It's a luxurious experience to be able to purchase freshly made products at a direct sales outlet located in a corner of the factory, unlike buying from department stores.

Mochi shop Ikkyu Dafukudo, Sapporo Tsukisamu Chuo store. The original store was opened in Asahikawa during the Taisho era with the main store still located there. The strawberry daifuku, red bean paste, white bean paste, and sakura mochi all tasted like spring. Very delicious. Will definitely visit again.

I am drawn to Ikkyu Dafukudo, a very small roadside shop along National Route 36 with a factory attached in Tsukisamu. I occasionally stop by to buy my favorite namako-shaped mochi. Their sakuramochi is also delicious. When I returned home, I found a skewer of sesame and kinako dango. I will have it as dessert after dinner. It was soft, not too sweet, and both the sesame and kinako were delicious! Thank you for the meal~ I feel like going to buy directly again.

When a variety of traditional Japanese sweets like ohagi and anko are featured in the morning drama on NHK, it's hard not to crave them. In Tsukisamu, there are plenty of shops where you can indulge in these treats. I spotted a small shop with a spacious parking lot next to it, enough for about 7-8 cars. The shop itself is quite small, so be mindful of maintaining social distance. I decided to try their black bean daifuku with both smooth and chunky red bean paste fillings. The daifuku had a strong presence with a firm texture, and the red bean paste was delicious, especially the chunky one with its rich flavor and enjoyable texture. I also noticed they had mochi with sweet soybean flour, which I would like to try next time. Overall, it was a delightful treat.

It's not really surprising, but I found out that Ikkyu Daifuku-do also makes rice crackers. I received some as a gift and I was quite happy about it. They make a great snack with beer. I opened the package and tried one right away. It was delicious! Just a simple snack, but it tasted so good. Then I was told, "The fish is grilled, eat it while it's hot." So, the beer snack changed to grilled fish. I decided to have another beer. I can't drink too much beer because of my uric acid levels, so I switched to shochu. The rice crackers were crispy with a hint of salt, very satisfying. The flavor must come from the dashi broth. Well, as expected from a mochi shop, their rice crackers were delicious. To be honest, I'm glad there weren't too many of them.

Every summer, I always buy the "Black Sugar Warabi Mochi" from "Ikkyu Daifuku-do". However, this year, there was a change. The cup size that I always bought was no longer available, only the packed version. When I first visited this summer, I thought they were just sold out, but when I went again, they still didn't have it. I asked and was told that they are not offering the cup size this season. It was the perfect size for a single serving and a great gift, so I wonder why they stopped selling it. Perhaps other customers have also been asking about it. I hope they bring it back next season. The biggest drawback of this store is the small space. It's so small that it can only fit a few products (not an exaggeration). Originally a factory with a store attached, it's understandable that space is limited. I often end up going to the Nango store instead. Maybe they could consider using half of the parking space to build a new store?

I had always been curious about this shop that I passed by on my way from home to the facility where my parents are. The parking lot didn't seem very spacious, so I hesitated to visit, but on this day, I took the subway, so I walked there after visiting the facility. The shop was small, and it looked like it could get crowded with just three people, but luckily there were no other customers at lunchtime on a weekday, so I could browse the store calmly. I bought some items that caught my eye from the showcase for home use. The prices were listed without tax, and for the daifuku, there were options for smooth red bean paste and chunky red bean paste, and I chose both chunky red bean paste. - Black Soybean Daifuku 130 yen: It had plenty of large black beans, and the chunky red bean paste inside had a good balance with a slightly salty taste of the black beans. - Strong Mugwort Daifuku 140 yen: The bitterness and aroma of mugwort were distinct, and the chunky red bean paste was not too sweet but had a solid sweetness. It was delicious and goes well with strong Japanese tea. - Dango 1 piece for 100 yen: The dango was soft and chewy, with a slightly sweet and salty taste from soy sauce and sesame seeds. I personally preferred the sesame flavor. It may seem a bit pricey, but they were larger than store-bought ones, so the price seemed reasonable. When I was in elementary school, mugwort used to grow near the moat of a park near my home, and I often went there to pick it for my mother. I loved the freshly made mugwort rice cakes that my mother made with that mugwort. As I grew older, I started to prefer Western sweets over Japanese sweets, and when my children grew up and moved out, my mother stopped making them. But now, at this age, I've started to like Japanese sweets again, and lately, I've been craving mugwort rice cakes. The mugwort daifuku this time was indeed delicious with a strong mugwort flavor, but it still couldn't compare to my mother's homemade mugwort rice cakes. I will continue to buy mugwort rice cakes from other shops in search of my mother's taste, but I may never find it... However, the black soybean daifuku and dango were very delicious, and I'm curious about walnut daifuku and mandarin orange daifuku, so I will definitely visit again. Thank you for the meal.

I visited "Ikkyu Daifukudo" in Tsukimo to buy some daifuku, but couldn't find what I was looking for. Instead, I decided to try their famous "Kuzumochi Bar" with a lottery ticket. The bar had a chewy texture and a delicious strawberry flavor. Unfortunately, I didn't win anything with the lottery ticket. I'll definitely try other flavors next time.

Received a gift. Wow! A colorful and visually appealing daifuku that got me so excited, I ended up eating too much. I don't usually buy these myself, so it was a rare treat. I love Ichikura's shop ♡

Visited on October 5th, 2021! Shine Muscat Daifuku for 220 yen + tax.

The taste was stable and delicious. I do not recommend the seasonal limited pumpkin.

This shop is located along Route 36 and I always see it. It is attached to a factory and the shop is small. When you want to buy something, you press the bell and a worker from the factory comes to help you purchase. I bought condensed milk strawberry daifuku and sesame kinako mochi. The sesame kinako looks like dango but it's actually mochi. It's not too sweet and feels like you could eat as many as you want. It's delicious. The mochi here is firm, so it gives a high level of satisfaction after eating. The parking space is also spacious and easy to access, so I think I will come back again! Thank you for the meal.

This time of year is all about warabi mochi, right? The kinako isn't too sweet, but the flavor is rich! The mochi is nice and chewy too. When you add black sugar, the taste changes and it's delicious. I haven't tried the peach mochi yet, but it seems to have peach filling. I'm also interested in the frozen daifuku set. I'll definitely stock up on it next time.

▼Location▼ Located along National Route 36, it is 150m from the intersection of Shirashichi Nakanojima Street towards Kiyota, on the right side. ▼About the Shop▼ Ichikudai Fukudo HP Founded in 1924 in the current shopping park in Asahikawa. After being beloved in Asahikawa for a long time, it expanded to Sapporo in the Heisei era and became a popular shop. It is now a chain of traditional Japanese sweets with a total of 11 stores in Hokkaido. This Tsukisamu store is a shop that also serves as a Sapporo factory. ▼Menu▼ As the name suggests, the main items are daifuku, along with skewered dango, seasonal items such as beko mochi, kashiwa mochi, mizu yokan, and kuzumochi that can be enjoyed all year round. ▼Food Consumed▼ ▽Black Soybean Daifuku with Smooth Red Bean Paste 110 yen + tax▽ (2016.07) This is a smooth red bean paste type daifuku with black soybeans. The mochi has a nice texture, and the black soybeans provide a good flavor and texture. The smooth red bean paste inside is moist, has the right amount of sweetness, and is delicious. ▽Strawberry Komachi 130 yen + tax▽ (2016.07) A summer seasonal limited edition item with vibrant red strawberries scattered throughout. This daifuku is made with freeze-dried strawberries, giving it a nice balance of mochi texture and the acidity and flavor of strawberries. The filling is a condensed milk anko with just the right amount of sweetness and the sweetness of condensed milk, making it quite delicious. The balance and harmony between the mochi and the filling are excellent. ▼Impressions▼ (2016.07) A popular traditional Japanese sweets chain originating from Asahikawa. After operating in Asahikawa for a long time, it expanded to Sapporo in the Heisei era and now focuses on Sapporo. With two stores in Asahikawa, one in Hakodate, and eight in Sapporo, this Tsukisamu store in Sapporo also serves as a factory. The shop is located at the end of the building due to the primary function as a factory, resulting in a compact space. This time, I tried the familiar daifuku. The consistent deliciousness of the black soybean daifuku and the seasonal limited edition strawberry komachi, with its delicious condensed milk anko, were quite good. I look forward to visiting the nearby Nango store, which I haven't been to in a while.

Sapporo, Tsukisamu. Located along National Route 36, near the Tsukisamu Chuo Station on the Toho Line subway, is a shop that specializes in daifuku and dango. Established in 1924 in Asahikawa, Ikkyu Daifukudo has branches all over Sapporo, and I often visit the one in Daimaru's basement. The adzuki beans used for the sweet bean paste are "shumari" from Biei, and the mochi rice is also from Hokkaido. The mochi does not contain any additives to maintain its softness for a longer period, so it may harden the next day, but it's nice to have natural mochi. The Tsukisamu Chuo store is attached to a factory, with a small shop (really small) where you can often buy freshly made daifuku! You can see a bit of the inside of the factory through the glass door, and when a tray of freshly made daifuku is brought out, it's exciting and makes you want to buy a lot. Also, every Monday is "Tsukisamu Day," and if you visit on that day, you may receive a "small gift." The first 50 customers can get it, so it's first come, first served, but if you visit in the morning, you'll likely get one. The small gifts include small mochi, dango, and mochi sweets. I look forward to these gifts, so if I pass by on Monday mornings, I often stop by. In 2015, I bought various types like black bean daifuku, walnut daifuku, warabi mochi daifuku, ichigo komachi, and inakibi daifuku. Inakibi daifuku was new to me, with its bright yellow color. Warabi mochi daifuku uses warabi mochi instead of regular mochi, which made it quite sweet. Ichigo komachi has condensed milk inside with white bean paste. But I still prefer the bean daifuku here the most, especially the black bean daifuku with large, perfectly firm beans. In 2016, I bought walnut dango, which has chopped walnuts mixed in. The dango is slightly larger with mitarashi sauce inside. In addition to daifuku, Ikkyu Daifukudo's dango is delicious, and I sometimes buy them. The dango here is incredibly soft, with a texture like a baby's cheek, and the sweet mitarashi sauce is just right.

At Sapporo Dome, after watching a baseball game and walking back, I stumbled into this place where I had never visited before. There are a few parking spaces next to the shop. The interior is a small space like an extra, with the rest being all part of the factory. Even though there were no customers at the time, I stood in front of the showcase for a while, but no one appeared from the back. Just as I was thinking of leaving, a woman suddenly appeared from the back. On this day, many items from the menu and the showcase were sold out as it was already evening. I asked the woman who was constantly adjusting her pants for some recommendations, but unfortunately, she couldn't help much. I ended up choosing a few items. The "Uguisu Mochi (130 yen)" had a light green powder on the surface and had a refreshing taste with a hint of sweetness from the bean paste filling. The "Grilled Soy Sauce Black Bean Daifuku (141 yen)" had a surprising flavor of grilled soy sauce before you even put it in your mouth, with a nice balance of soy sauce saltiness, the nuttiness of the large beans, and the sweetness of the bean paste. It would go well with bitter green tea. The "Skewered Dango (98 yen)" had a surprisingly high saltiness from the black sesame seeds, with a subtle bitterness characteristic of black sesame. The mochi had a chewy and elastic texture. It had been a while since I visited this place under the same management, but the encounter with the somewhat mysterious woman was an event that made me feel the strength of my own intuition. Thank you for the meal.

When I was playing with my friends, they brought me some mochi from this shop as a snack after lunch~! Yay~! I love the mochi from here so much~! It's big, chewy, soft, and amazing haha. I also chose the mochi from here when we had to carry a small issho mochi. There were a lot of mochi in the box, so I froze some of them. Normally, freezing mochi would make the taste significantly worse, but I felt like the taste and texture of the mochi from here didn't deteriorate that much. The daifuku mochi was also incredibly delicious! It stretches when you pull it haha. They sell freshly made mochi because it's directly connected to the factory! I would love to visit again someday. Thank you for the meal.

There is a shop along Route 36 in September 2014, with a parking lot next to it. The store is small, with only enough space for three people, and it seems like the back is a factory. I bought some items as a gift for someone, but due to bad weather, I had to postpone giving it to them. Since there is an expiration date, I decided to keep it for myself. The mochi is sliced, toasted, and dipped in soy sauce, very soft with plenty of black beans, and very delicious. The manju has a generous amount of sweet red bean paste, which goes well with tea, but it is quite sweet. The black beans are simmered with a mild sweetness, similar to chestnut simmered in polyphenols. The yokan is easy to eat with convenient packaging. I wanted to buy daifuku, but since the expiration date was the same day, I opted for manju, which lasts a little longer, but I was told that daifuku can also be frozen.