Souvenirs of Ibaraki! Ibaraki Warabimochi】【Ibaraki Warabimochi】at Marusan Rouhou, a long-established Japanese sweets shop in Kashima.

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2023/10/02

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Chestnuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins.... Ibaraki Prefecture is full of delicious foods to color the fall season of appetite! Marusan Roho, a 200-year-old Japanese confectionery shop located at the entrance to the Kashima Jingu Shrine, offers a popular selection of Japanese sweets made with Ibaraki ingredients. In this article, we will introduce some of Marusan Roho's wagashi, with a focus on Ibaraki Warabimochi, one of the most popular Ibaraki souvenirs developed during last year's "Ibaraki Destination Campaign in Autumn.

From left: sweet potato, chestnut, pumpkin

Marusan Roho, a Kashima confectioner established in 1872

Marusan is a long-established Japanese confectionery store located at the entrance to the Kashima Jingu Shrine. It has a history of more than 200 years!

The owner personally selects the finest ingredients from all over Japan and uses only the best ingredients for Marusan Rohpo's wagashi. In particular, he travels around Ibaraki Prefecture to talk to producers and collects only the best and safest ingredients. They are committed to Ibaraki and Kashima, the home of the Kashima Jingu Shrine, and are trying to enliven the local community through their wagashi.

Ibaraki no Warabimochi" (Ibaraki's straw rice cake wrapped with Ibaraki ingredients)

Ibaraki Warabimochi" was developed last year. Three kinds of bean paste made from chestnuts, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins produced in Ibaraki Prefecture are wrapped in a soft and pliable warabimochi. The chestnut red bean paste is made with Shibuhi (astringent skin) stew from Odaki Shoten, which specializes in chestnuts in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which is famous throughout Japan for its production, sweet potato red bean paste is made with cut butter, and pumpkin red bean paste is made with chopped pumpkin seeds. The ingredients are combined to enhance the flavor of each. You can also enjoy the different colors and textures of each of the three autumn flavors.

From the top: sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkins

Traditional famous confectionery "Hitachi-Fudoki

The "Hitachiniku Fudoki," a confectionery presented to the Emperor and winner of the Prime Minister's Award at the National Confectionary Exposition, is a representative confectionary of Marusan's long-established confectionary shop.

It is a simple yet elegant Japanese confectionery that combines a moist and shiny red bean paste made by carefully cooking the finest azuki beans from Hokkaido with soft and chewy gyuhi (rice flour).

Seasonal Dorayaki! Imo Dorayaki" in autumn

The filling of the dorayaki changes according to the season. In autumn, the "Imo Dorayaki" is made with sweet potato bean paste using "Beni Azuma" sweet potatoes grown in Ibaraki Prefecture! Fresh eggs and milk are used, and the soft baked crust is filled with sweet sweet potato bean paste.

You can enjoy a variety of dorayaki each season, such as cherry blossoms in spring, fresh dorayaki with cream and red bean paste, apple, and Ogura butter.

There are three other types of dorayaki!

Marusan Rohpo's "Manmaru no Dorayaki" or "Doramaru" for short. The Doramaru, sold year-round, comes in two varieties: Ogura and Chestnut. Using fresh milk and eggs and flavored with honey, each dorayaki is baked one by one to create a fluffy crust. The Ogura dorayaki is filled with red bean paste made from Hokkaido azuki beans, which are hand-kneaded by artisans. The chestnuts are a large piece of sweetened chestnuts, a luxurious treat.

We also recommend the "Original Kabocha Butter Dorayaki," a rare combination of white bean paste and pumpkin. The original dorayaki is a collaboration of kabocha and butter, using kabocha-an, a mixture of white bean paste and kabocha! *Close during the summer season.

(from left to right: Doramaru Chestnut, Doramaru Ogura, Ganso Kabocha Butter Dorayaki)

Kamishika Yokan" in a package that is uniquely Kashima

This stick-shaped yokan can be cut into portions as desired. There are three flavors: dried sweet potato, Japanese chestnut, and honnere. It is rare to find yokan with dried sweet potato in it. Also, please pay attention to the package because it is full of Kashima's character. A deer is playing soccer...!

Kamishika Yokan (from left to right: Japanese chestnut, honne, dried sweet potato)

Soccer Town" supporting the local soccer team

Kashima has the Kashima Soccer Stadium and is the hometown of the Kashima Antlers soccer team. This wagashi is a fitting tribute to Kashima, the "City of Soccer. It is a sweet potato bun filled with white chocolate and sweet red bean paste made from sweet potatoes produced in Ibaraki Prefecture and branded with a soccer ball.

Kashima Romain," a sweet potato from a Japanese confectionery shop

The Japanese sweet potato "Kashima Romain" is made with sweet potato "Beni Azuma" from Ibaraki Prefecture and white bean paste. It is moderately sweet and has a moist texture. In the past, it was even eaten by professionals during the snack time of the Shogi (Japanese chess) tournament, the Ryuoh Tournament.

Vivid and lovely Kamigami sweets!

Marusan Rohpo also recommends seasonal fresh confections such as nerikiri. Delicate wagashi that are pleasing to the eye are too good to eat! How about a gift to show your appreciation or a reward for your hard work?

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A must-see for wagashi lovers! Wagashi from Marusan Long-established Sweets Shop

We introduced Marusan Rohpo's wagashi as a recommended souvenir from Ibaraki Prefecture. It is hard to decide which one to choose because of all the wonderful wagashi. Not only are they attractive as Japanese sweets, but the fact that they are made with ingredients produced in Ibaraki Prefecture makes them the perfect souvenirs. If you visit Ibaraki, be sure to visit Marusan Roho on the approach to Kashima Jingu Shrine.

Location

2-9-6 Miyashita, Kashima, Ibaraki, 314-0032 Japan

Access

Approximately 8 minutes walk from Kashima Jingu Station

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