Japanese Sweets in Himeji
How each wagashi tastes, how sweet it is, and where to try it in town.
Classic Japanese sweets
Imagawayaki 今川焼き
Red Bean Pancake
Sweetness 3/5 · Medium
Taiyaki たい焼き
Fish-Shaped Pancake
Sweetness 3/5 · Medium
Warabi Mochi わらび餅
Sweetness 2/5 · Lightly sweet
Kuzu Mochi くず餅
Sweetness 2/5 · Lightly sweet
Mitarashi Dango みたらし団子
Sweetness 3/5 · Medium
Jo-Namagashi 上生菓子
Seasonal Art Sweets
Sweetness 3/5 · Medium
Monaka 最中
Sweetness 3/5 · Medium
Okaki おかき
Rice Crackers
Sweetness 1/5 · Barely sweet
Himeji signature sweets
Wagashi shops in Himeji
Himeji Station
Gozasoro (Himeji Station) 御座候 姫路駅店
Inside the JR Himeji Station ticket gates
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Nikaimachi
Kineya (Nikaimachi Main Store) 杵屋 にかいまち本店
About 7 minutes on foot from JR Himeji Station
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Mt. Shosha
Kineya Shosha Okashi no Sato 杵屋 書写お菓子の里
Near the Mt. Shosha Ropeway (bus from Himeji Station)
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Nikaimachi
Iseya Honten (Nishi-Nikaimachi Main Store) 伊勢屋本店 西二階町本店
About 10 minutes on foot from JR Himeji Station
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Honmachi & Himeji Castle
Kadofuji Warabi Mochi (Himeji Castle Main Store) わらび餅専門店 門藤 姫路城 総本店
On the Honmachi shopping street, a short walk from Himeji Castle
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Outside the center
Goso Monaka Honpo 五層もなか本舗
Main store in Saiwai-cho; also sold at the Piole Himeji souvenir hall at the station
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Himeji Station
Shirasagi Jinya (Grand Festa) 白鷺陣屋 グランフェスタ姫路店
In the Grand Festa underground mall in front of JR Himeji Station
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Honmachi & Himeji Castle
Shirasagido 白鷺堂
Right in front of Himeji Castle, on the south side
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Outside the center
Eifukudo 永福堂
Away from the station; worth a detour
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Nikaimachi
Taiyaki Honpo Yujido 鯛焼本舗 遊示堂
About 10 minutes on foot from JR Himeji Station, near Iseya Honten
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Outside the center
Harimaya Honten (Himeji Store) 播磨屋本店 姫路店
About 5 minutes on foot from Higashi-Himeji Station
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Himeji Station
Piole Himeji Souvenir Hall ピオレ姫路 おみやげ館
Directly connected to JR Himeji Station
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