Chogoro Mochi — Main Shop (長五郎餅 本店)
History
The business traces its origins to Kawachiya Chogoro selling mochi at Kitano Tenmangu fairs during the Tensho era. Tradition says Hideyoshi named the sweet at the 1587 Kitano tea gathering, but that year is not asserted as the founding date; this guide uses the Tensho-era range.
Chogoro Mochi (長五郎餅) wraps smooth sweet bean paste in a thin rice-cake wrapper. Buy it at the main shop; the tea stall inside Kitano Tenmangu is a separate location with a different schedule.
Street View images may be out of date.
Shop information
- Opening hours
- Shop 9:00–17:00. Tea service ends at 15:00, but its starting time is unconfirmed: 10:30 or 11:00. Confirm before visiting.
- Closed
- Usually Thursday and other irregular closing days. Tea service may pause during winter and the New Year holiday period.
- Visiting
- Check days and hours before using the in-shop tea service.
- Shop
- Chogoro Mochi — Main Shop (長五郎餅 本店)
- Address
- 430 Takigahanacho, west of Ichijo Shichihonmatsu, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (京都市上京区滝ケ鼻町430（一条七本松西）)
- Directions
- Use the Kyoto City Bus stop Kitano Tenmangu-mae (北野天満宮前) for the main shop, west of Ichijo Shichihonmatsu. The tea stall inside Kitano Tenmangu (北野天満宮) is a separate location.