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Hohba mochi (rice cake wrapped with a magnolia leaf)

In the Hida region, each household makes "Hohba mochi (rice cake)" in the summer holiday season by wrapping freshly pounded mochi with Japanese magnolia leaves. When eating it, the entire surface is baked until the wrapping leaf is slightly scorched. Thus the flavor of magnolia leaves seeps into the mochi and gives it a distinct deliciousness.
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Jinya Asaichi (Open-air morning market), Yamada Mochi Shop
Chishima-machi, Takayama City

Address：1145 Chishima-machi, Takayama City［Map］
Phone Number：0577-33-7633
Opening Hour：7:00～12:00
Holiday：No holidays
Parking Capacity：Please park your car at nearby Municipal Parking.
Access Approx. 10 minutes walk from JR Takayama Main Line "Takayama Station"
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The famous morning market item, home-grown rice cake wrapped with magnolia leaves
"Yamada Mochi" serving rice cake using home-grown rice only is found in a morning market in front of the Takayama Jinya. Hohba mochi can be warmed up in an oven until the Hohba leaf comes off naturally and then it is ready with the fullest flavor. Many customers make back orders to enjoy it.
Service period：All year round
Please call us to confirm.
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＜Messages from the Staff＞ We are determined to continue home-making local tasty dishes for our customers.
shop_gallery Each dish is cooked carefully and heartily.
shop_gallery We use only high quality Hohba leaves that we carefully select.
shop_gallery Our 3-color bean rice cake is also special.
shop_gallery We also carry local vegetables, pickles, and handcrafted items.

Jinya Asaichi (Open-air morning market), Nokubi Agricultural Products
Katano-machi, Takayama City

Address：3-261 Katano-machi, Takayama City［Map］
Phone Number：0577-33-6492
Opening Hour：7:00～12:00
Holiday：Irregular holidays
Parking Capacity：Please park your car at nearby Municipal Parking.
Access Approx. 15 minutes walk from JR Takayama Main Line "Takayama Station"
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Cooked with carefully selected ingredients by a farmer with a long history
"Nokubi Agricultural Products" has a shop in the morning market since the end of the War. They use home-grown rice and vegetables from highlands. Hohba is called "Ao (green) hohba" between June and September and "kare (withering) hohba" during October through May to be used separately. The former has a distinctly strong flavor when baked.
Service period：All year round
Please call us to confirm.
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＜Messages from the Staff＞ Choose from a variety of our rice cakes prepared without any additives or preservatives.
shop_gallery The cakes can be baked, added to hot pot or enjoyed in many other ways.
shop_gallery Our customers like the fluffy texture when baked.
shop_gallery We use home-grown "Takayama mochi rice" for the variety of cakes.
shop_gallery Our foreign visitors also like them.

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