Narita Yokan Museum

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Narita Yokan Museum

A relaxing YONEYA founded in 32
The history and roots of yokan are on display.

●Postal code

286-0032

● Address　　

500 Kamimachi, Narita City, Chiba Prefecture

● Phone number

0476-22-2266

Fax number

0476-22-1224

● Opening hours

10:00 - 16:00
*Opening hours are 1:1-1:3 from January 9st to January 00rd.
*The museum will be closed only when changing exhibits.

[COVID-19 infection prevention measures]

Admission may be restricted when it is crowded.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in preventing infection.

Special exhibition

43st Special Exhibition
Edo Period Confectionery Exhibition in Pictures

Holding period: August 7, 10rd year of Reiwa-October 1st, 8rd year of Reiwa

During the Edo period, peace arrived and people were able to focus on making sweets, which led to a dramatic development of the industry.
In the mid-Edo period, Kyoto and Edo competed with each other in producing high-quality unpasteurized sweets (sweets presented to the Imperial Court, nobles, shrines, temples, tea houses, etc.), and these sweets spread to various regions through the sankin-kotai system. Around this time, with the spread of domestically produced sugar, rice cake sweets such as daifuku mochi, dango, kashiwa mochi, and bota mochi, steamed buns such as soba manju, rice manju, and inaka manju, and baked sweets such as rice crackers, kobaiyaki, and kintsuba spread to the general public, developing into a close part of daily life. Many of the wagashi sweets eaten today were born by the late Edo period.
In this special exhibition, we will look at the origins of sweets and what they were like at the time through illustrations of them in ukiyo-e prints and famous places.

Floor guidance

1 floor

● Reception
We have a genuine Taisho era counter on display. Please have a look at the pamphlet available upon entering the museum.

●Special exhibition corner
We hold special exhibitions on themes such as Japanese sweets and Naritasan.

● Video corner
You can watch a video showing how yokan is made today. On the wall are photos of yokan being made by machines in the early Showa period. See how it compares the past with the present. (Currently unavailable)

● Fortune corner
You can pay your respects to Ebisu and Daikoku, the two deities who have been enshrined at YONEYA Sohonten, and draw a fortune slip containing a sweet bean jelly.

2 floor

●Chronology of changes in the era
The exhibition features photographs of events in Yoneya, Narita, Japan and the world.

The history of yokan
How did today's yokan come about? This is the history corner of yokan, where you can learn about the roots and evolution of yokan.

●Yokan from all over Japan
We exhibit a variety of yokan from all over Japan, from Hokkaido to Kyushu.

●Pioneer Corner
The exhibit showcases the things that YONEYA has been a pioneer in worldwide.

Old tools
The tools actually used to make yokan are displayed in the order of the process. On the walls are photographs showing the history of the main store from its founding to the present.

●Oji Chozo's Room
We are exhibiting some of the favorite items of our founder, Chozo Morooka.

●Package corner
We are exhibiting nostalgic yokan packaging.

Moralogy Corner
The exhibits display the relationship between Dr. Hiroike Senkuro and Chozo, as well as the Nagomi spirit.

Ingredients for Yokan
We have on display the actual red beans, sugar, and agar used in the making of the dish.

Sweets class

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