140 years old, Japanese traditional cookie shop in Kurayoshi, Tottori

There is Japanese traditional cookie shop, ‘Manbaya’, 140 years old in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture.

Manbaya was started in 1877 (Meiji times) and the owner is carrying on a five-generation family business.

The shop is in Akagawara, Kurayoshi city.

The message, ‘Start 1877’, is great!

When you drink tea these cookies are good.

Look at that sense!

It is autumn now! :)

The owner has great skill.

There are a lot of cookies and jelly but some of cookies are made in Kyoto.

The owner made these cookies.

I wanted to bring my home some cookies, so picked it out.





It is like a work of art!

Very cute and colorful!

Manbaya appeared in the tour magazine.

The pictures of the inside and cookies are in magazine.

Wow~!

I asked for permission for taking a picture the shop to the owner.

And I had a talk with the owner and owner’s wife about history of the shop.

They are really kind.

They are quite old but wanted to know some Korean so I taught simple word.

(I’m Korean.)

They said thanked me and my friend then served tea and cookies. :)

The shop doesn’t offer tea.

I was deeply moved and they are really warm people.

Cookies of Manbaya feature a sense of the season mainly.

It is beautiful autumn. Look at cookies!

Cookies are changed each season.

There are adzuki beans in cookies.

We eat by cutting cookies with small wooden thing.

I cut cookies in half at home.

The more I look at it, it is amazing and beautiful.    

Colorful cookies!

The shop is clean and simple.

Manbaya doesn’t sell tea because of the problem of permit.

But the shop has seating space. You can bring tea and eat cookies.

I took a picture the owner and owner’s wife as well. :)

Unfortunately, when I took a picture he closed his eyes.

So I drew heart-eyeglasses for him! :)

I want to go Manbaya one more time.

The exterior of Manbaya

If you go north from the main road ,’Akagawara 8’, cross the street.

Then you will find Manbaya.

Tottori Prefecture Kurayoshi city Meijimachi 1031-27

  (鳥取県 倉吉市 明治町1031-27)

Tottori goods

We have a variety of goods of Tottori Prefecture.

Japan has distinct characters according to each area.

They make lots of products for each area.

They advertise and have differentiated products with goods.

Osaka, Nagoya and Hokkaido is being promoted as a tourist destination with well-know local products.

It is contribute to the economic growth and promotion of each area.

Tottori Prefecture is not a well-known yet.

So I would like to share about foods and products of Tottori with you.

Monster cookie (Manzyu)

Sakai port is the home of Japanese monster animation ’GeGeGe no Kitaro’.

So there are many products related to monster things.

Among them, Monster Manzyu is very popular.

Product is wrapped in ‘Monster paper’ in the picture above.

It can work in two ways that you can buy Manzyu and monster paper also!

Monster Manzyu look three-dimensional.  :)

The expiration date is quite long.

It is good for a souvenir.

20^th century pear

20^th century pear is the principal products of Tottori.

They produce sparkling wine and alcohol made of fresh pear.

The pear alcohol is unusual especially.

Crab foods

Tottori that is bounded by the East Sea is known for crabs.

Tottori crabs are in season from November to March.

But you can taste a lot of crab foods for people who can’t visit Tottori during these season.

Kani Miso-shiru(Crab soup)

This is instant Japanese traditional soup.

It is convenient and delicious!

This food is really good when you are busy in the morning.

It is instant food but not so cheap because it is made of crab.

Put Crab soup in a bowl then stir with hot water!

Kani Zosui(Crab gruel)

Zosui is like gruel that boiled with vegetables and seafood.

Boil the Zosui and rice then put a well-stirred egg lastly.

When it is cold, this food is easy to take and tastes great.

Curry

  Monster Curry

Medama-Oyaji(Eyeball Man) curry!

There are eggs in curry.

This is popular with Japanese tourists.

This is curry of Medama-Oyaji’s son.

It is beef curry.

You can find these foods at the souvenir store, Tottori.

This is Tottori-Ko curry made of pigs that grow up to take acorn.

It has a juicy tender pork.

This is Nashi-Ta curry made of Tottori pear and shiitake (mushroom).

Nashi means pear in Japanese.

This is curry made of quid ink.

You can get quid ink as a souvenir.

It is real ink color!

I heard it is very delicious. I want to try it! :)

A lot of Tottori soft ice cream!

①20^th century pear soft ice cream

②Mt. Daisen farm milk soft ice cream

 This is the most famous ice cream in Tottori.

 You can taste it only in Tottori.

 Enjoy the deep taste of milk ice cream!

 Pear soft ice cream is different depending on ice cream stores.

 I recommend 300yen thing.

 That is deeper than 250yen ice cream.

③Watermelon soft ice cream

 You can taste this ice cream at Michi-no-Ekidaiei(道の駅大栄).

 I hope to taste it next time.

④Quid ink soft ice cream

 I have eaten this ice cream in Uradome coast.

 It has not a fishy smell. Just try it! :)

Funny goods

 Kitaro hair wax

This is just for fun.

Kitaro is a character of ‘Gegege no Kitaro’.

The color is like monster also!

This is really unusual! :)



Noodle of a chewy texture, Tomenbo Ramen

東麺房  （とうめんぼう）

There is a Ramen restaurant near Ark-21 Hotel in Kurayoshi.

Make a right and go straight about 3minnutes by walk at a hotel.

Tomenbo is chain Ramen restaurant.

The taste is the same anywhere in Japan.

But noodle of Tomenbo is very delicious.

You can get choice on a lot of menu.

I would like to recommend Tomenbo next to Gotsuo Ramen. :)

(Just have a good choice! There are salty or greasy things.)

The store is red thing so you can easily find it.

It is open till late.

It is good when you slightly hungry.

Enter the store and buy a meal ticket what you want from the vending machine.

Then give a ticket to the chef.

This is Pirikara-Tonkotsu Ramen.

It is a little hot.

If you are afraid about greasy things, this Ramen is good for you.

This is Wa-Fu Ramen.

It is made soup stock out of a dried bonito so the soup is very light.

It is 650yen. Very reasonable!

Hot spring overlooking the lake, Togo, Tottori

Let’s go Togo lake in Tottori!

Enjoy hot spring with beautiful scenery of Togo.

I started from Kurayoshi, Tottori.

Get off at

Matsujaki St.

to be there.

Just one more stop from

Kurayoshi St.

and train fares are180yen.

Sometimes you have to open the door of train by yourself in the country.

There is the button next to the door.

After the button is light, push the button.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I got off

Matsujaki St

. :)

It was very silent.

There was a map of the town.

The map is good but I think it is better bring more detailed map of Togo and Hawai hot spring area.

(Here area is Togo and Hawai hot spring. It is not U.S. Hawai. It is just same name.)

A wide lake spreads out before me.

This is considered big lake.

 

There are small hot spring and the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy a short distance away from station.

It is steaming!

And there is a foot bath that it is called Ashiyu(足湯).

It is free. Enjoy yourself!

Overlooking Togo lake with warm your feet.

The carps pose for a picture! :)

The words “carp” and “love” are homonyms in Japanese.

That’s why there are a lot of carp bronzes when they describe love in Japan.

It is very romantic~

There is the place that you can make and eat hot spring egg next to the foot bath.

Put eggs into a net and then you can eat after 20~30 minutes.

*You should bring your eggs. :)

Togo area is good hot spring as well as beautiful view.

There are lots of birds, you feel like in nature.

You could have calm feelings in this place.

Walking along the lake, China theme park “Enchoen” appeared in sight.

Japan drama “Seoyugi” film Enchoen.

I looked down Enchoen at a high place.

Fresh air, great scenery came together at Enchoen.

I looked around Togo area.

If you walk along Togo lake you can get to Hawai hot spring area. 

But it takes about one hour by walk.

It could be If you have or borrow a bicycle at information.

Just relax and enjoy at peaceful Togo!