Sweets trip to Kakunodate in winter using the convenient shared-ride transportation "Yobunoru Kakunodate
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The theme of the second day is "Sweets Tour"♪ Sweets are indispensable for a girls' trip! I recommend it in winter when you miss creamy and rich sweets! We will enjoy a full meal of sweets unique to Kakunodate, including a store specializing in Montblanc sweets in Kakunodate, the "home of chestnuts," and a fruit parlor where you can purchase delicious Akita fruits...!
Even if you are full, "Yobunoru Kakunodate" makes it easy to get around....... Since you have time for the bullet train, you can use "Yobunoru Kakunodate" for an efficient tour of the sweets. We will eat up Kakunodate sweets as much as time allows!
▼Click here to read the article of Day 1.
★Schedule★Day 2
8：30 Breakfast homemade by mother
When I woke up and went to the first floor, I found the owner's mother's homemade breakfast...!
The nameko mushrooms in the miso soup are from her home.
The mornings in Kakunodate in winter are cold, but the warm, gentle taste was good for my body and soul.
9：30 Check out
From here, we will ride "Yobunoru Kakunodate" again to enjoy the girls' trip in Kakunodate! The theme of the second day is "Sweets Tour" in Kakunodate.
・・・Take "Yobunoru Kakunodate" = 3=3 Farm inn Green Wind → RÉGAL RITZ (about 15 minutes)
10：00 Enjoy freshly squeezed Mont Blanc at RÉGAL RITZ
Underneath the freshly squeezed marron paste is a cream and pudding that go perfectly together...! The sweetness was not at all overpowering and I finished it in no time at all. There are benches outside the store, so you can eat your sweets there.
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Location
34 Shimo-Shinmachi, Kakunodate-cho, Senboku-shi, Akita 014-0315
Access
Approx. 5 min. by "Yobunoru Kakunodate"
*Time may vary due to shared transportation.
Approximately 12 minutes on footBusiness Hours
10:00-17:00
Closed
Year-end and New Year's holidays 12/26～1/6
●For inquiries, please contact
0187-49-8285
*The contents and services in this article are subject to change.
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・・・・Travel on foot = 3=3 RÉGAL RITZ → Restaurant Fuga (about 5 minutes)
11:00 Fresh pasta lunch at Restaurant Fuga
Restaurant Fuga, located at the "Yobuoru Kakunodate" stop, serves homemade fresh pasta and handmade pizza.
The owner of the restaurant could not forget the fresh pasta pitch she tasted in Italy, and she has been experimenting with various pasta dishes! She has also trained in Milan and is particular about the authentic taste. The fresh pasta is flat and chewy! Even though it is an Italian restaurant, they also have ramen noodles. I had the fresh pasta this time, but I am very curious about the ramen noodles as well...!
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Location
34-8, Odate 34, Kakudate-cho, Senboku-shi, Akita 014-0372
Access
5 min. by "Yobunoru Kakunodate"
*This is a shared-ride transportation service, so the time required may vary.
Approx. 15 min. on footBusiness Hours
Business hours: 11:00-14:30 (L.O. 14:00) *Reservations required in the evening.
Closed
Closed irregularly (see website calendar)
●For inquiries, please contact
0187-54-2784
*The contents and services in this article are subject to change.
*All images are for reference only.
It is about a 10-minute walk to the next "Petit Phrase," but it is cold, so we take the "Yobunoru Kakunodate" to move on! The "Yobuoru Kakunodate 2-Day Unlimited Ride Pass" is very convenient at a time like this♪
・・・Take the "Yobunoru Kakunodate" train = 3=3 Restaurant Fuga → Petit Phrase (approx. 3 min.)
13：30 Dessert at Cafe Petit Phrase
This is also the point to get on and off the "Yobuoru Kakunodate" train! At "Petit Phrase," a storehouse that blends in with the streets of Kakunodate, Michinoku's Little Kyoto, mont-blanc and glace using the largest chestnuts in Japan, "Saimyoji chestnuts," are popular. The chestnuts are so large that everyone is surprised at their size!
In addition to cakes and other items on the café menu, there is also a lunch menu that includes omelette rice using Hinai Jido-chicken eggs. The owner is particular about local ingredients and continues to make sweets with the motto of "gentle to the body" and "safe for children to eat" in mind. The store is also spacious, making it a cafe where you can spend a relaxing time.
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Location
2, Ooburo, Kakunodate-cho, Senboku-shi, Akita 014-0371
Access
5 min. from Kakunodate Station by "Yobunoru Kakunodate".
*Time may vary due to shared transportation.
Approximately 15 minutes on footBusiness Hours
Cafe：9:00-18:00 Shop：9:00-19:00
Closed
Open all year round
●For inquiries, please contact
0187-54-1997
*The contents and services in this article are subject to change.
*All images are for reference only.
・・・Take the "Yobunoru Kakunodate" train = 3=3 Petit Phrase → Sakaiya (approx. 5 min.)
15：00 Enjoy apple-filled taiyaki at Sakaiya!
The parfait is very popular for its generous and reasonably priced, but I visited Sakaiya because I heard that they sell "apple taiyaki" in the winter!
The sweetness of the anko (red bean paste) and apples, and the crunchy texture of the pulp is irresistible...! It is good to eat it in the store, but you can also take it home and eat it on the bullet train on your way home.
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Location
92-81 Nakasugasawa, Kakunodate-cho, Senboku-shi, Akita 014-0368
Access
3 minutes walk from Kakunodate Station
Business Hours
（Weekdays and Saturdays: 9:00-18:00(Sun., Holidays): 10:00-17:00
Closed
Closed irregularly (noted in the calendar on the website)
●For inquiries, please contact
0187-54-2367
*The contents and services in this article are subject to change.
*All images are for reference only.
...on foot = 3=3 Sakaiya → Karado-an (in front of Kakunodate Station) (approx. 3 min.)
16：00 Purchase souvenirs at "Karado-an"!
Morokoshi is a traditional Akita sweet with a history of more than 300 years, and is characterized by its soft and moist texture. Karado-an (Kakunodate Ekimae Store) sells various kinds of morokoshi, such as "Nama Morokoshi" (fresh morokoshi with the flavor of roasted azuki beans) and "Morokoshi Cookie Sakura Horohoro" with a slight aroma of cherry leaves, perfect for Kakunodate, which is famous for cherry blossoms. The morokoshi, with its mouth-watering azuki bean flavor, goes well with sencha green tea.
This time, I bought some "raw morokko" that I got for tasting as a souvenir.
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Location
402-3, Kamisugasawa, Kakunodate-cho, Senboku-shi, Akita 014-0369
Access
1 minute walk from Kakunodate Station
Business Hours
9:00-18:00
Closed
Open all year round
●For inquiries, please contact
0120-17-6654
*The contents and services in this article are subject to change.
*All images are for reference only.
... Walking = 3=3 Karado-an (in front of Kakunodate Station) → Kakunodate Station (about 1 minute)
16:30 Board the Shinkansen from Kakunodate Station.
It was a trip to eat, experience, and enjoy the winter in Kakunodate♪
By the way, it was a sunny day on this girls' trip, but this is what Kakunodate looks like when it snows!
For women and couples traveling together, it is recommended to walk around in a kimono☆The kimono will look great in the pure white snow, and you can take wonderful pictures♪ It is not easy to walk around in a kimono in the snow, so this is where "Yobunoru Kakunodate" comes in!
Take the "Yobunoru Kakunodate" for an easy and economical trip!
This time we used the "Yobuoru Kakunodate 2-Day Unlimited Ride Pass" so we were able to get a good deal!
Reservations are easy!
This article explains how to make reservations via the web!
1) First of all, register as a member (free of charge) by entering the necessary information on the "TOHOKU MaaS" website below.
③ Make a tentative reservation by entering the place of departure, place of arrival, desired boarding time, and number of passengers.
④ Confirm the reservation details and tap "Confirm reservation".
⇒ Reservation complete!
Please take note of the reservation number displayed when you complete the reservation, and tell it to the driver when you board the bus.
Please note that you may have to share the ride with other passengers during the tour, so the boarding time and arrival time may be different.
We hope you will find this model course useful when you travel to Kakunodate in winter.