Month: November 2024

This store sells a range of accessories made using Yanai-jima textiles, such as coin purses, business card holders, and book covers.
Karari also holds an accessory-making class called “Hitohari Yokocho” (Stitch Alley).

We have been a Japanese confectionery maker since the Edo period, for more than 170 years, of the traditional popular jelly-like sweets called “Okina-ame”.
This sweet is only available in Yanai and its nostalgic flavour is produced by carefully-selected ingredients after a five-day process carried out by skilled professionals of Japanese sweets. Seasonal-shaped and flavoured sweets are also recommended.

This store’s slogan is “The local stationer that opens up and creates”.
Visitors will be introduced to “high quality stationery, unaffected by fashion trends” and “Syobundo’s original ‘kingyo chochin’ stationery”, beloved by the store manager and staff.
In addition, the store is developing a role as “the stationer that creates”, offering office design and stationery workshop services (production of “inkan” seals, business cards, etc.) that are helpful to local people, with the motto of “speediness”.

This store’s slogan is “The local pioneering stationer with a nostalgic atmosphere”. The company was founded in 1894 (Meiji 27), and thrived as a wholesaler during the Meiji and Showa periods, leaving traces of that role even today. The interior of the store is designed to evoke an old-fashioned school. Items such as Yanai’s famous folkcraft “kingyo chochin” (goldfish-shaped lanterns), as well as original stationery and goods that incorporate “kingyo chochin” motifs, are gladly received as gifts for daily use. The store’s range of nostalgic stationery and toys is also a must-see.

We are a gift shop providing various local products not only from Yanai but also from the entire Yamaguchi Prefecture under the certification of local brand “Kinsai Yanai”. We handle a number of locally-brewed sakes (rice wines). Among them, the famous “Dassai”, “Gokyo”, and “Gangi” are extremely popular.
One of the most popular food products is a local curry called “Jinenjo Curry”, which uses unique ingredients such as Jinenjo (Japanese wild yam) and Kanro Joyu (vintage soy sauce). Jinenjo yam grows thanks to a special cultivation method, which was first invented in Yanai. Kanro Joyu(soy sauce) has also been brewed using a unique method for over 200 years.

We are a souvenir shop selling a wide variety of local products and traditional folk crafts, including famous confectionery called “Tsuki De Hirotta Tamago (Eggs picked up on the Moon)”. Kingyo Chochin (goldfish-shaped lanterns), Yanai-jima (traditional fabric) and Japanese-designed goods and crafts are also popular.
Please feel free to use our relaxing space and take a break.

We are one of the major breweries of Kanro Shoyu(vintage soy sauce), which is a specialty of Yanai, brewed for more than two years. Its mellow and rich taste goes perfectly with Sashimi(sliced raw fish) and it is also a perfect seasoning for all kinds of Japanese dishes. Other popular products are Moromi(fermented mash), Miso(soy bean paste) and whipped ice cream.

This shop offers a wide selection of gifts, from casual gifts to gifts for formal occasions. The range of stocked items includes local specialty products, original sweets, and more. Gift advisor staff are available to provide full support for any customers who need advice.