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| [[Image:Aburiya.jpg|right|thumb|300px|View of Kasuragi aburi-[[mochi]] shop as seen from inside aburi-mochi shop Ichiwa.]] | | [[Image:Aburiya.jpg|right|thumb|300px|View of Kasuragi aburi-[[mochi]] shop as seen from inside aburi-mochi shop Ichiwa.]] |
− | *''Japanese'': いち和 ''(Ichiwa)'' | + | *''Other Names'': いち和 ''(Ichiwa)'' |
| + | *''Japanese'': 一文字屋和輔 ''(Ichimonjiya wasuke)'' |
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− | Ichiwa is an aburi-[[mochi]] shop just outside [[Imamiya Shrine]] in northern [[Kyoto]], which has been in operation continually since the [[Heian period]]. The current building is roughly 300 years old. The shop was run until recently by a Mrs. Hasegawa who passed on the shop to her daughter, the 24th-generation owner of the establishment. | + | Ichimonjiya Wasuke, or Ichiwa for short, is an aburi-[[mochi]] shop just outside [[Imamiya Shrine]] in northern [[Kyoto]], which has been in operation continually since the [[Heian period]]. The current building is roughly 300 years old. The shop was run until recently by a Mrs. Hasegawa who passed on the shop to her daughter, the 24th-generation owner of the establishment. |
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| The shop consists of a number of benches and stools gathered around small tables, on a sort of covered porch, open on one side to the street. Other seats can be found inside, or in the back, looking out over a garden said to have been designed in the 17th century by [[Kobori Enshu|Kobori Enshû]]. The chief specialty at Ichiwa is aburi-mochi, pieces of mochi (pounded rice) skewered and grilled over charcoal, then doused in a sweet [[miso]] sauce. Aburi-mochi, along with ''[[sekihan]]'' (rice with [[azuki|red beans]]), are associated with the Yasurai Festival, dating back to the 9th century and celebrated at Imamiya Shrine on the first Sunday of April; these two sweets are said to help stave off disease. | | The shop consists of a number of benches and stools gathered around small tables, on a sort of covered porch, open on one side to the street. Other seats can be found inside, or in the back, looking out over a garden said to have been designed in the 17th century by [[Kobori Enshu|Kobori Enshû]]. The chief specialty at Ichiwa is aburi-mochi, pieces of mochi (pounded rice) skewered and grilled over charcoal, then doused in a sweet [[miso]] sauce. Aburi-mochi, along with ''[[sekihan]]'' (rice with [[azuki|red beans]]), are associated with the Yasurai Festival, dating back to the 9th century and celebrated at Imamiya Shrine on the first Sunday of April; these two sweets are said to help stave off disease. |
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| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| *[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E5%8C%97%E5%8C%BA%E7%B4%AB%E9%87%8E%E4%BB%8A%E5%AE%AE%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%96%EF%BC%99&ie=UTF8&ll=35.045321,135.742838&spn=0.001192,0.001183&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Japan,+Ky%C5%8Dto-fu,+Ky%C5%8Dto-shi,+Kita-ku,+Murasakino+Imamiyach%C5%8D,+%EF%BC%96%EF%BC%99&gl=us&t=h&z=19 Ichiwa at Google Maps]. 京都市北区紫野今宮町69. | | *[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E5%8C%97%E5%8C%BA%E7%B4%AB%E9%87%8E%E4%BB%8A%E5%AE%AE%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%96%EF%BC%99&ie=UTF8&ll=35.045321,135.742838&spn=0.001192,0.001183&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Japan,+Ky%C5%8Dto-fu,+Ky%C5%8Dto-shi,+Kita-ku,+Murasakino+Imamiyach%C5%8D,+%EF%BC%96%EF%BC%99&gl=us&t=h&z=19 Ichiwa at Google Maps]. 京都市北区紫野今宮町69. |
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| + | *[https://plus.google.com/100703138349895273226/about?gl=jp&hl=en Ichiwa on Google Plus] |
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