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Tokushige Seika Toraya Kado Manju
A historic confection from Kirishima, said to have been named by Saigo-don. Tokushige Seika Toraya in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, is a long-established confectionery shop founded in 1884. Their flagship product is this 'Kado Manju'. It is told that during the early Meiji era, when Saigo Takamori visited the Hitoyoshi Onsen in Kirishima, he tasted this sweet and named it, saying, 'Since it is a corner-shaped sweet, let us call it Kado (Corner) Manju.' Despite the name 'Manju' (which usually implies a steamed bun), its structure is unique: yokan (sweet bean jelly) sandwiched between rakugan (pressed sugar candy). You can enjoy the contrast between the soft yokan and the rakugan that crumbles delicately in your mouth. It is a local Kirishima specialty to be enjoyed while feeling the romance of history.
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