Demachi Futaba is an about 200 years old, extremely popular traditional sweets shop near Demachi-yanagi Station in Kyoto. In fact it is so famous and popular that there are long waiting-lines every day. But don't shy away from the line, your patience will definitely be rewarded!

Demachi Futaba was founded the year 1823 and has been making Japanese confections (wagashi) using traditional methods ever since. The shop won many awards at the Japanese Confectionary Competition in Japan and has been chosen as the most delicious wagashi for the fourth year in a row at the Japanese Confectionery Competition in Kyoto. So, definitely a must-visit for sure!

There are about 10 types of sweets for sale on any given day. As most kinds of mochi (rice cake) are usually made without any milk or eggs, even people with lactose intolerance and vegans can eat Demachi Futaba´s products safely. There are a few exemptions, but they are marked clearly with 乳 (dairy) and 卵 (egg) on the signs. One of the non-vegan ones are mochi with white beans inside, so be careful if it is an issue for you.

Demachi Futaba's most popular item is mamemochi, a kind of rice cake with salted black beans inside the chewy outside-part and a sweet filling of anko, which is delicious red bean paste, on the inside. They are the best mamemochi I ever ate, so you should try them, too. By the way, if you're not a fan of too much sweetness you should still try it as the salted black beans balance out the sweetness.