Perfect for souvenirs!  Funabashi Baka men Odori [Funabashi Baka men Odori] - Funny Doll Yaki Born from Funabashi's Festival!

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Funabashi Bakamen Odori (Funabashi Baka Mask Dance), one of the representative souvenirs of Funabashi City

Funabashi Bakamen Odori" is a baked doll-shaped pancake made of sponge cake dough rich in eggs and milk and filled with light and flavorful azuki red bean paste.
It was awarded the "Minister of Foreign Affairs Award" and the "Tachibana Eikou Order" at the 26th National Confectionary Exposition held in 2013.
Please enjoy the rich and full flavor that has been certified as a Funabashi product brand.

What is "Funabashi Bakamenodori"?

It is said that Funabashi City has been associated with summer festivals since the late 1887, when a portable shrine was dedicated to the summer festival of Hakken Shrine in 1897 to pray for safety and to ward off epidemics and marine disasters that occurred in the fishing town (present Minatomachi area) from the late 1887 to the early 1900s.
The "Baka-men Odori" dance, which has become a representative of summer festivals, is now one of the folk performing arts representing Funabashi City, with emphasis on the comical gestures performed with the masks.
Funabashi Bakamen Odori" is a dance with a "Bakamen Odori" made into a confectionary to wish everyone good fortune!

We received a "Funabashi Bakamenodori"!

The staff of JR East Travel Service Center had a taste of "Funabashi Bakamen Odori"! The size was just right, and the moist dough was very tasty with an elegant sweetness. The Funabashi Baka Mask Odori is a perfect souvenir!

There are many other famous confections with Funabashi City motifs♪

Funabashi's Famous Confectionery "Nashi no Sato

1 piece / 238 yen (tax included)

Niitaka pears from Kowagama-cho, Funabashi are pureed and kneaded into white bean paste, then wrapped in buttery dough with Funabashi komatsuna powder and baked to moist perfection.
The freshness of the bean paste is the key to this gem, and it is full of pear flavor.

Funabashi Sanbanze Monaka

1 piece / 151 yen (tax included)

Miyako Bird (Ogura-an)
The design of the bird is a monaka with a richly flavored Tanba Dainagon red bean paste inside. This standard monaka is a perfect match of savory monaka and red bean paste.
Scallion (white bean paste)
White bean paste and tsukudani (food boiled down in soy sauce) of scallion are placed inside the white baked monaka with Funabashi Sanbanse seaweed kneaded in. The sweet and sour taste with a subtle aroma of Sanbanse laver is a very popular product that reminds us of Funabashi.
Karei (red bean paste)
The aroma of the sea spreads richly in this savory monaka, with a light red bean paste and Sanbanse laver tsukudani (food boiled down in soy sauce) kneaded into it.
Iso-no-Kani (seaweed cookie)
A variety of cute shore crabs living in Funabashi Sanbanse are represented in the monaka. Inside the monaka are cookies filled with Sanbanse seaweed and sandwiched between white chocolate. Please enjoy the crunchy texture.

Funabashi Toumendai Dorayaki

1 piece / 216 yen (tax included)

This dorayaki has a cute branding of "Toumyo-dai," the symbol of Funabashi City. The soft and moist dough is carefully baked by hand one by one to bring out the flavor of the high-quality eggs and flour, and is filled with a richly cooked large Tanba Dainagon red bean paste. Please enjoy the soft and firm dough and the sweet and refined taste of the large Tanba Dainagon red bean paste.

Funabashi Dairy Funabashi Dorayaki

1 piece / 216 yen (tax included)

Chiba Prefecture has actually developed as the second largest dairy farming area after Hokkaido.
This confectionary is inspired by the scenery of dairy farmers in Funabashi.
The dough is made with fresh milk and butter, and steamed soft and moist. The soft texture and mouth feel of the soft dough and the butter are combined to create this sweet.
Please enjoy the harmony of the soft texture of the dough and the rich butter cream and azuki bean paste that spreads softly in your mouth.

Ougiya handmakes its wagashi one by one to remind you of natural scenes and seasons, hoping that you will enjoy looking at them and tasting them in your hands. How about buying a wagashi from Ougiya as a souvenir for your loved ones?
Image courtesy of Ougiya
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Baby Car is convenient for excursions with small children!
BabyCal is a stroller rental service that can be reserved. You can rent a stroller for a short period of time or up to 7 days for your outing around Funabashi, depending on your purpose.
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