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Kobe Fugetsudo

Motomachi · Japan

Classic gaufre wafer souvenir

What you’ll find

What Kobe Fugetsudo is known for

Kobe Fugetsudo has made its layered Gaufre wafer sandwich on Motomachi-dori since 1897, marking its 120th anniversary in 2017. The Chuo-ku honten still bakes and sells the confection that remains the company's defining product after more than a century.