Nakatanidou Yomogi Mochi

Ultra-Fast Mochi Pounding

Nakatanidou's specialty is the "ultra-fast mochi pounding performance" where craftsmen pound mochi at blinding speed. Said to be over 400 times per minute, it is frequently introduced on TV programs as a Nara specialty.

Freshly Made Yomogi Mochi

Yomogi mochi made with mugwort kneaded in has exceptional softness and aroma when fresh. Lightly dusted with rice flour on the outside with smooth bean paste inside. Purchasable individually, also ideal for food walking.

Nara Food Walking Gourmet

Nakatanidou is in Nara City's Higashimuki Shopping Street, conveniently located near Kofukuji and Nara Park. Known as one of Nara's food walking standards alongside narazuke pickles and persimmon leaf sushi as representative Nara souvenirs.

Nara Local Gourmet

Beyond yomogi mochi, Nara offers diverse local gourmet including "Miwa Somen," "narazuke," "persimmon leaf sushi," and "Asuka nabe." Please enjoy food walking as one of Nara tourism's pleasures.