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Ginchakai original confections

Every year sweets are created by famous Ginza shops specially for Ginchakai.
This year's theme is Hana, meaning ‘flower.’
Please see and try elaborate confections made by each shop together with the tea.

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  [HIGASHIYA GINZA]

  Kuri-yose

  1Urasenke tea ceremony workshop

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  Sweetened crushed steamed chestnuts in a chakin shibori style dessert. Enjoy the natural chestnut flavor.
  
  Address: Pola Ginza Building 2F, 1-7-7 Ginza Phone number: 03-3538-3230

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Ginza Fugetsudo]

  Tsukihana

  2Urasenke Usucha-seki

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  Created with thoughts of the scene in Jusanya (“Thirteenth night of the 9th month in the lunar calendar”, special time for moon viewing) composed by Saigyo Hoshi, a priest-poet in the 12th century. Two-color kingyokukan made of smooth and fluffy grated yam mash and purple sweet potato paste. Neat Japanese style confectionery which represents the moonlight sparkling in the evening dew on a white chrysanthemum.
  
  Address: Ginza Fugetsudo Building 2F, 6-6-1 Ginza Phone number: 03-3571-2900

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Tokyo Fugetsudo]

  Aki no Sora

  3Urasenke Ryurei-seki

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  Represents dusk in glamorous Ginza just as the street lamps come on. Layers of orange sweet potato and white chocolate terrine create a smooth moist texture.
  
  Address: 2-6-8 Ginza Phone number: 03-3567-3611

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Ginza Akebono]

  Tokitsukaze

  4Urasenke Ryurei-seki

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  Ginza that keeps pace with new ideas amidst great fluctuations is represented in cosmos flowers swaying liesurely in the breeze.
  
  Address: 5-7-19 Ginza Phone number: 03-3571-3640

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Café Comme ça Ginza]

  Kashi - Persimmon

  5Urasenke Usucha-seki

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  Mini tart made of a baked dry persimmon and almond base topped with persimmon and white bean paste decorations. A large gold dragée placed boldly in the center gives a look of luxury.
  
  Address: Comme Ca Stage Ginza B1F, Namikikan., 4-3-1 Ginza Phone number: 03-3535-1090
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  [Kobikicho Yoshiya]

  Wakamurasaki

  6Urasenke Usucha-seki

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  The layers of a junihitoe robe are expressed in elegant colors, reminiscent of the glamorous era of Murasaki Shibuki (the 11th century).
  
  Address: 3-12-9 Ginza Phone number: 03-3541-9405

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Mannendou Honten]

  Nigiwai

  8Mushanokojisenke Usucha-seki

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  Blooming flowers are expressed in a steamed grated yam and rice flour bun and jellied yuzu citrus, creating a picture of a bustling downtown atmosphere.
  
  Address: Ginza Core Building 1F, 5-8-20 Ginza Phone number: 03-3571-3777

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Toraya]

  Yama-momiji

  9Omotesenke Usucha-seki

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  Yama-momiji is a sweet bun made by steaming layers of yellow and crimson grated yam dough. The two brilliant colors express mountains in fall decorated in fall colors.
  
  Address: 7-8-6 Ginza Phone number: 03-3571-3679

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Seigetsudo Honten]

  Karin

  10Enshu-ryu Sado Usucha-seki

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  Picture of Ginza, the district that remains dignified even in dazzling fall.
  
  Address: 7-16-15 Ginza Phone number: 03-3541-5588 Closed: Sundays, national holidays

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Soke Minamoto Kitchoan]

  Kinshu no Bi

  11Omotesenke Ryurei-seki

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  A mochi snowball covering white bean paste with yuzu citrus kneaded in is decorated with a two-layered jelly shaped like autumn leaves.
  
  Address: 7-8-9 Ginza Phone number: 03-5537-5457

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.
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  [Kuya]

  Kuya Monaka

  12Edosenke Usucha-seki

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  A well-loved classic. The simpleness sandwiched in crispy wafers gives this sweet its charm.
  
  Address: 6-7-19 Ginza Phone number: 03-3571-3304 Closed: Sundays, national holidays

  • *For purchase of Kuya, please make a request to the shop in advance.
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  [Ginza Kikunoya]

  Shugiku

  13Sencha-do Ryurei-seki

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  A gorgeous autumn chrysanthemum is expressed in an elaborate Japanese style dessert. Enjoy nerikiri with an elegant sweetness and craftsmanship of wagashi artisans.
  
  Address: Ginza Core Building B1F, 5-8-8 Ginza Phone number: 03-3571-4095

  • *Can also be purchased in Matsuya Ginza on floor B1.
  • *Quantity and availability period are limited. Contact the stores for details.

What is “Yappa Ginza da Be?”

Yappa Ginza da Be was launched to support mutual exchange between manufacturers and stores of areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake and brands and well-established stores in Ginza through local specialty goods, craftsmanship, and expertise. This is a project that creates opportunities for developing new products, services and menus through mutual learning.
Ginchakai collaborates with the "Yappa Ginza da Be" East Japan Reconstruction Support Project to deliver sweets from the Tohoku region. This year there will also be sweets from Kumamoto in order to support recovery from the Kumamoto earthquakes. Enjoy the delicious regional flavors.

Tohoku

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  [Shikikasho Nagaokaya]

  Koishi Manju

  1Urasenke
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  This manju (bun) has a sweet and salty miso flavor, and is filled with quality white bean paste that has a smooth pleasant texture.
  
  Address: 23-2 Aza Sakamizu, Aizubange-machi, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima Phone number: 0242-93-5585 http://www.wagashi-nagaokaya.jp/
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  [Manrakudo]

  Ogon Goma Yubeshi

  1Urasenke
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  Savor the unique rich taste of black sesame and mildly sweet and elegant flavor.
  
  Address: 2-4-23 Tachimachi, Ishinomaki-shi, Miyagi Phone number: 0225-22-3348
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  [Confectionery Utsumi]

  Utsumi no Cha-manju

  14Omotesenke
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  This has been the store’s flagship product since it was founded. Loved by locals for many years.
  
  Address: 1-4-10 Tanakamae, Kesennuma-shi, Miyagi Phone number: 0226-22-8620
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  [Kobai]

  Kaki and Hisago Higashi

  14Omotesenke
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  "Kaki and Hisago" (persimmon and gourd) is a feature of autumn. This dried Wasanbon sugar sweet melts in your mouth.
  
  Address: 2-1-13 Sakanamachi, Kesennuma-shi, Miyagi Phone number: 0226-22-0469 http://www.kasi-koubai.com/

Kumamoto

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  [Okashi no Kobai]

  Higo Gojuyonman-goku

  7Omotesenke
  Usucha-seki

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  The unique deep flavor and noble appearance of adzuki beans that have been treasured by Japanese people for many years adds elegance to tea ceremony.
  
  Address: 1-6-31 Hakuzan, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto Phone number: 0120-37-5081 http://5081.jp/
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  [Shokanji Maruho]

  Shokanji Matsukaze

  7Omotesenke
  Usucha-seki

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  Maruho’s Matsukaze is called Japan's thinnest sweet. The elegant sweetness and unique aromatic flavor make excellent sweets for tea ceremony as well as gifts.
  
  Address: 1097-2 Waifu, Kikuchi-shi, Kumamoto Phone number: 0120-25-3721 http://shokanji-maruho.com
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  [Kaho Umezono]

  Kumamon Oyatsu-monaka

  14Omotesenke
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  (Well-known confectionery made under collaboration with the Kumamoto Association of Confectionery Manufacturers)
  Monaka wafers shaped like the Kumamon mascot and baked from Kumamoto glutinous rice flour are packed with coarse red bean paste from Hokkaido.
  
  Address: 4-6-20 Kawashiri, Minami-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto Phone number: 096-357-9143
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  [Okashidokoro Tenmeido]

  Kawashiri Okura

  14Omotesenke
  tea ceremony workshop

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  Many rice storehouses remain in Kawajiri, a town in the south of Kumamoto city where water transport has thrived since Edo times. A karukan rice flour cake is created into a wall-like element that sandwiches Higo adzuki beans, chestnuts, and yuzu in the image of a rice storehouse.
  
  Address: 1-3-39-2 Kawashiri, Minami-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto Phone number: 096-357-9225 http://www.kitagawa-tenmeido.com/
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  [Okashi no Asai]

  Kangori Koyo,Sembei Icho

  14Omotesenke
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  A kangori sweet shaped like an autumn leaf is crispy on the outside and moist inside. Thin rice crackers sandwich Saikyo miso bean paste and are etched with a leaf from a Kumamoto gingko tree.
  
  Address: 1537-3 Ikenouemachi, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto Phone number: 096-352-0607 http://okasinoasai.web.fc2.com/