When I was a child, I used to head for the neighborhood candy store with 100 yen in my pocket money. I remember as a child frantically examining the many candy bars lined up to see how much I could buy within my limited budget.

Even now that you are an adult, don't you sometimes miss the taste of the candy bars of your childhood? In this issue, we have visited a place where everyone once dreamed of buying candy as an adult in their childhood!

Wholesale district of candy,
Meidocho, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City

Nagoya Municipal Subway A 10-minute walk from Sengencho Station on the Tsurumai Line. In Meido-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya City, near Nagoya Station, there is a wholesale district where you can buy candy, toys, stationery, and other items at great prices.

The candy wholesaler we visited this time. Top left: Hori Shoten, Top right: Tatsuya, Bottom left: Sakurai Shoten, Bottom right: Sugiyama Shoten.

Once you set foot in Myodo-cho, you will find wholesalers of cheap sweets everywhere. Myodo-cho is said to be the largest candy wholesale district in Japan. I can't stop being excited about the pile of sweets overflowing outside!

This time, we visited four wholesale stores in Meidocho: Hori Shoten, Sugiyama Shoten, Sakurai Shoten, and Tatsuya.

Hori Shoten

The first place I would like to introduce is Hori Shoten. There are shops on the 1st and 2nd floors, and you can find not only cheap sweets, but also festival goods, toys, and stationery.

There are many nostalgic and interesting products such as old-fashioned paper balloons and small toys!

There is a wide selection of glowing toys that are often seen at festivals.

When you enter the store, you will be surprised by the number of products. Somehow nostalgic products and brand new products that I have never seen before. What kind of toy is this? It's a fulfilling product lineup that makes you want to stay longer while thinking about it.

Sushi? But this one is actually a Pon-gashi (Japanese confectionery made with rice)!

Original gift "Ramen bowl" with lots of "Kirimaru" ramen snacks

Hori Shoten offers a wide variety of unique sweets. Among them, we highly recommend the original gifts available only at Hori Shoten! This time, we would like to introduce two carefully selected gifts.

"Aichi Dera Umya Bento"

"Aichi Dera Umya Bento" is packed with sweets originating in Aichi Prefecture. In fact, surprisingly, many of the dagashi were born in the Tokai area.

The most noteworthy point is that even the chopsticks for the bento are made of sweets! The chopsticks are made of "Bisu-kun" from Mitsuya Seika in Nagoya City. The chopsticks are made from "Bisu-kun" from Mitsuya Seika in Nagoya City.

"Dagashi Otsumami Wakuwaku Jokkis" (snacks and wakuwaku jokki)

Next up, here is the "Dagashi Otsumami Wakuwaku Jokki". Beer? But inside are selected dagashi snacks that are perfect for drinking.

Salami, surume (dried squid), big cutlets, etc. ....... You'll find all the classic snacks that make beer go down a treat. Your children will surely be pleased to receive these as gifts for their beer-loving fathers!

[Meido-cho, Nagoya] Toys, Stationeries, and Snacks at Great Prices! "Hori Shoten"

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Sugiyama Shoten

Sugiyama Shoten, introduced next, is a wholesaler that mainly sells toys. They have a wide variety of toys, from popular characters to nostalgic toys. Of course, there are plenty of candy!

No matter where you look in the store, the shelves are packed full of toys and candy. It makes me feel like I'm on a treasure hunt!

Fruit beads with beads in a cherry-shaped case, soap bubbles with cute bears, etc. You can also meet “retro cute” toys.

This is exactly what a wholesaler sells boxed sweets. There are a lot of various sweets such as chewing gum and ramune in colorful packages.

Sakurai Shoten, Tatsuya

Sakurai Shoten" and "Tatsuya" are two wholesale stores that specialize in bagged confections. The lineup of bags of sweets in front of the stores is a sight to behold! This is the perfect place to buy candy for adults.

An assortment of sweets, a large set of everyone's favorite "Umaibo (fried snack)", etc. An exciting line-up.

A visit to a candy wholesale district brings back the fun of childhood and makes you feel like a child again. Even now, as an adult, I can't help but get excited when I see many snacks in front of me.