Ichimonjiya Wasuke

Ichimonjiya Wasuke is a traditional confectionery company in Kyoto's Kita-ku. It was founded in the year 1000 and is currently run by the 25th generation of the same family. The most recent structure is about 300 years old and has many benches and stools arranged around small tables. The shop is known as "Ichiwa" among the locals. The company was founded to provide refreshments to pilgrims visiting the nearby Imamiya Shrine, a holy place founded in 994.

The restaurant makes and sells wagashi, traditional Japanese confections that are often served with tea, such as aburi-mochi (or "aburimochi"), which is roasted rice cake in a sweet miso sauce green tea, among other things. Minor changes have been made over the centuries to accommodate modernity. The mochi's water was originally sourced from a small spring in the shop's cellar, but this was changed after local health officials prohibited the use of well water. Another old confectionery, Kazariya (Kasuragi), was founded in 1656.

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