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Imo mochi (taro cake)

"Imo mochi" (cake of taro and rice) has long been eaten in areas where taro grows. Taro and rice are boiled, pounded and shaped into balls to be baked on all sides. It can be eaten after adding ginger soy sauce and baking again or without baking. This relish used to be used to add stickiness to rice with taro when sticky rice was still an expensive commodity.
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Road Station Kashimo
Kashimo, Nakatsugawa City

Address：3900-29 Kashimo, Nakatsugawa City［Map］
Phone Number：0573-79-3319
H　　 P：http://kashimozanmai.com/
Opening Hour：8:30～17:00
Holiday：No holidays
Parking Capacity：38 cars
Access Approx. 50 minutes by car from Chuo Expressway "Nakatsugawa IC"
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Only from October to March! The traditional taste brings back nostalgia
The rice cake is made by boiling "Nishigata imo (taro)" selected by local farmers together with rice and forming it by hand. Using a traditional recipe with no alterations, it has been highly favored by customers who acknowledge its unique taste. This item is successfully promoting the Nishigata taro.
Service period：From early October to late March
Please call us to confirm.
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＜Messages from the Staff＞ Those who know the real taste visit us. We also invite you to try it.
shop_gallery "Imo mochi set meal" of rice-taro cake, fresh side dish, mini udon noodle and pickles.
shop_gallery "Nishigata imo" is harvested from autumn to winter.
shop_gallery "Nishigata imo" is for sale at the direct supply counter in autumn and winter.
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Komorebi no Sato
Higashi-Shirakawa Village, Kamo County

Address：606 Kando, Higashi-Shirakawa Village, Kamo County［Map］
Phone Number：0574-78-3222
H　　 P：http://komorebinosato.com
Opening Hour：9:00～17:00 (March～December) /10:00～16:00 (January and February)
Holiday：Wednesdays
Parking Capacity：100 cars
Access Approx. 50 minutes by car from Tokai-Kanjo Expressway "Minokamo iC"
Approx. 50 minutes by car from Chuo Expressway "Nakatsugawa IC"
From JR Takayama Main Line "Shirakawaguchi Station", take a Nohi Bus, get off at "Higashi-Shirakawa-mura-yakubamae" bus stop and then walk approx. 30minutes
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Taro rice cake trial cooking JPY 1,100 for 5 pieces per person
"Komorebi no Sato" offers opportunities to experience the making of bread, pizza, udon noodle, hohba zushi, sashimi konyaku, goheimochi, etc. The recommended cooking from September to March is "Imo mochi (taro rice cake)". The participants are helped to finish it with a crisply grilled surface and sticky softness inside.
Service period：From early September to late March
Please call us to confirm.
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＜Messages from the Staff＞ Join our fun, tasty food making experience. Just contact us for questions and reservation.
shop_gallery You see the recipe, cook it and eat it, assisted by our staff.
shop_gallery Steam taro and rice in a rice cooker and then pound with a tool.
shop_gallery First, fry it and then do it again with ginger say sauce, and it's over!
shop_gallery Facility for large groups to lodge, available for school sports clubs also.

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