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Beyond Arashiyama's crowds: heritage tofu and bitter matcha zenzai in Saga
A travel feature follows a walking route north from crowded Arashiyama into Saga, featuring a 170-year-old tofu shop (Sagatafu Mori-ka) that supplies local Buddhist temples, and a 2023 café serving cold matcha zenzai named after a classical Noh play performed at nearby Ryōanji temple. The article traces local cultural landmarks including a collection of 200,000 dolls and a preserved historic streetscape, positioning the area as a living archive of Japanese cultural heritage.
京都・嵐山の喧騒を離れて北へ 屈指の名店の「豆腐」と、ほろ苦な抹茶ぜんざいを堪能 - 京都新聞デジタル
Key points
- Sagatafu Mori-ka, founded in the Ansei period (1850s), still hand-makes tofu before dawn, adjusting methods daily to wea…
- Bhagavan café opened in 2023 in a converted tea shop; its signature matcha zenzai 'Hyakuman' is named after a Ryōanji No…
- The Saga district preserves four National Important Traditional Wooden Building Conservation Districts, with heritage te…
- Local residents maintain a 58cm Kannon statue linked to poet Fujiwara no Teika, with monthly ritual flower offerings and…
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What they said
“Tofu tastes different at each shop. I want to pass on the flavor that has lasted long.”
豆腐は店によって味が違う。長く続く味を伝えていきたい
“The tofu simmering in the pot is Mori-ka's, and thinking about it all, I feel as though I am eating Japanese culture itself.”
鍋の中で煮えているのは「森嘉」の豆腐で、あれやこれや思えば、日本文化を食っている気がしてくる
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