Shopping in Obuse

Obuse / Japan

Founded in 1755, the Masuichi-Ichimura sake brewery in the small town of Obuse crafts junmai sake using selected rice and old wooden-vat methods, its platinum-leaf sign marking the timber storefront. Bottles sell through the online shop and at the brewery's direct store, where the 'teppa' counter offers tastings and a chat with the toji.

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Obuse / Japan

Sakurai Kanseido has made chestnut sweets in Obuse for seven generations and two hundred years, from kuri-kanoko and kuri-yokan to marron financiers and frozen Mont Blanc. Its confections are sold at the honten and several directly run shops and cafés, as well as through the company's online store.

Best for Kuri-kanoko, kuri-yokan, marron financiers, and frozen Mont Blanc chestnut sweets

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Obuse / Japan

Juboku in Obuse carries tableware and comfortable clothing, along with seasonal hats and bags.

Best for Tableware, clothing and seasonal hats

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Obuse / Japan

Matsubaya Honten is an Obuse sake brewery with roots in the Edo period and more than two centuries at its brick-chimneyed kura, where rice is steamed in a great iron kettle. Its direct online shop sells Hokushinryu junmai ginjo sake, GI Nagano-certified bottles and easy sake-kasu paste for cooking.

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Obuse / Japan

Obusedo makes chestnut confections in Obuse, the town famed for chestnuts, using house-cooked kuri-an in everything from traditional kuri-kanoko and yokan to Mont Blanc and baked sweets. Its shops and eateries cluster in a restored quarter of old warehouses, drawing crowds each autumn for the seasonal Suzaku chestnut dessert.

Best for House-cooked kuri-an chestnut sweets, from kuri-kanoko to Mont Blanc

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