19th in the series of Kyoto traditional sweets. Located in the bustling Shijō-Nijō shopping street, which was popular until the oil shock era. Nearby, there are okonomiyaki at Kita no Manbōya, a little further down Nana-Honmatsu Street, there is curry at Morin Shokudo. Heading south a bit, the Sanjō Kai shopping street runs east-west, with famous restaurants such as Kyoto Yakiniku Hiro Senbon Sanjō Honten and seafood stall Amitatsu. I have been eating chumaki from here since I was a child, but when I went to buy it for a review on Children's Day, it was already sold out... (^_^;) Whether it's the skill of a popular shop or the decrease in preparation amount due to the recent declining birthrate, or maybe it was just because I visited around 13:30. So, I ended up buying two strawberry daifuku and two sakura mochi. Due to losing the receipt, the price is unknown. As it is a long-established traditional Japanese sweet shop, the price range is average. The taste is classic and reliable. But with a touch of nostalgia, the rating is a bit on the sweet side. (laughs)

I always saw real mitarashi dango displayed in front of the store, with a sign saying 5 for 350 yen. I was so curious that I decided to buy a pack. In the evening, I asked the shopkeeper if they still had mitarashi dango, and they took out a pack of plain dango from a box and poured sauce over it. I realized they weren't freshly baked, but it was understandable since they didn't know when customers would come. I brought them home, opened the pack, warmed them in the microwave, and tried one. They were chewy and not too sweet, with a good amount of sauce. Each dango had a nice texture. The price of 70 yen per piece seemed reasonable. The shop also sells other seasonal sweets like chestnut mochi and red bean rice. I recommend trying them out if you're a dango fan.

I somehow really like the manju from Ueyo here. I don't know why, but I like the skin. The aroma? It's hard to describe, but it's the aftertaste of the skin when you eat it. Maybe it's not as good as the famous ones like Mitarashi from Kyoto, but personally, I like the manju from Ueyo the best. It's just my personal preference, so it's a subjective opinion. I'll definitely buy it again next time I stop by the area.

I had been passing by this place because it was close by, but decided to make a detour. I bought sakuramochi, green tea dumplings, country-style manju, and a red-colored dessert for 120 yen. I decided to have the country-style manju, and found that the skin was different from the ones at the supermarket. It had a soft and jelly-like texture, similar to kinako mochi. I personally prefer the supermarket's version with a chewier and thinner skin. The overall experience was okay, nothing too special. It was a plain little shop, but unexpectedly, the food was not that great.