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Nagoya Castle, with its shining golden dolphins (Kinshachi), has been a symbol of Nagoya for more than 4,000 years.
This time, we will introduce recommended souvenirs that you can buy at Nagoya Castle.
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Recommended souvenirs at Nagoya Castle
・"Ganso shachihoko monaka"
・"Mint tablet"
・“Shachihoko Candy”
・“Rakugan (dry confection of starch and sugar)”
・“Kinshi (golden paper) postcard”
・"Yudonoyu bath salt"
・"Nagoya Castle Incense"
・Paper craft “PUSUPUSU Nagoya Castle”
・"Ishigaki MONSTER"
“Ganso Shachihoko Monaka” with golden Shachihoko as a motif
First, the classic “Ganso Shachihoko Monaka (original golden dolphin monaka)”. It is a monaka (thin crispy skin) filled with red bean paste with the motif of the shachihoko on the Nagoya Castle tower. Since its founding in 1920, it has become a popular souvenir from Nagoya.
A fragrant monaka skin baked with only pure glutinous rice, and plenty of red bean paste that has been slowly cooked using a unique recipe! You will be healed by its gentle sweetness.
Limited product "Mint tablet" that can only be obtained here
Nagoya Castle Hommaru Palace original "Mint tablet". Among Nagoya Castle, it is a limited item that can only be obtained at Hommaru Palace Museum.
Even if you buy it as a souvenir while traveling, it's palm-sized, so it's easy to carry!
After I finish eating mint, I use it as a medicine container.
Lemon-flavored candy "Shachihoko Candy"
There are still more items with golden Shachihoko motifs.
This is Shachihoko candy, which is shaped like a Shachihoko. It's lemon flavored and comes with a stick, so it's perfect as a gift for children!
Nagoya Castle limited “Rakugan”
"Rakugan" is limited to Nagoya Castle. Rakugan is a sweet made by kneading cereal powder with sugar, starch syrup, etc., pressing it into a wooden mold and drying it.
The patterns of the eaves tiles of Nagoya Castle and the Tokugawa crest are carved in relief.
A perfect gift for those who love Japanese sweets!
Gorgeous postcards "Kinshi postcards"
From here, we will introduce souvenirs other than food.
When it comes to souvenirs from your trip, postcards are a must.
Among them, we recommend the "Kinshi (golden paper) postcard" with a wall painting as a motif, which you can get at Hommaru Palace Museum! There is also a large size.
Do you enjoy feeling like a lord? ! Original bath salt "Yudonoyu"
Hommaru Palace original bath additive "Yudonoyu" is perfect for the cold season.
A bath additive inspired by the "yudono", a bath dedicated to the shogun. Please enjoy the feeling of a lord in the milky white bath, which is reminiscent of the steam of a steam bath.
The scent loved by Ieyasu Tokugawa "Nagoya Castle Incense"
Incense limited to Nagoya Castle Hommaru Palace museum shop by Baieido, a long-established incense maker in Osaka with over 360 years of history. Agarwood, which is said to have been loved by Ieyasu Tokugawa, is mixed. Enchanted by a luxurious scent.
Enjoy the scent that Ieyasu loved while thinking about hundreds of years ago.
A paper craft that expresses the details of a castle "PUSUPUSU Nagoya Castle"
"PUSU PUSU" is a paper craft that inserts small cardboard parts. You can assemble without using scissors or glue.
The highlights of the castle, including the castle tower, are expressed in detail. Perfect as a souvenir for yourself as a memory of your trip!
"Ishigaki MONSTER" with the motif of the stone walls of Nagoya Castle
Last but not least, Ishigaki MONSTER is a warm and cute creature. This is a souvenir born from a joint project between Nagoya University of Arts and Nagoya Castle.
The motif is the actual stone wall of Nagoya Castle.
There are four types: "Dango (mochi dunpling) -kun" and "Hyotan (gourd) -kun", which are embroidered with the carved seal of a stone wall, "Shibaishi (shiba stone) -kun", which is bright green, and "Kiyomasaishi (kiyomasa stone) -kun," which is overwhelmingly large and has an outstanding presence.
This time, we introduced 10 recommended souvenirs that you can buy at Nagoya Castle. Please use it as a reference!
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