37.5° N  Aizuwakamatsu

Nanukamachi

4 places in Nanukamachi, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

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Aizu cotton

Aizu cotton is a striped plain weave made with warp threads of two or more colours. Aizu lies at the northern limit of cotton growing in Japan, so the cloth is thick and warm. Yamada Momen still runs a Toyoda power loom from the early Showa era.

  • Yamada Momen

    Nanukamachi

    A weaver of Aizu cotton on Nanukamachi. Its factory still runs a Toyoda loom from the early Showa era, and it has its own cloth shop.

    RinThe looms run on weekdays, and stop from noon to one.

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Aizu sake brewing

Tsurunoe, founded in 1794 on Nanukamachi-dori, is a sake brewery in the castle town. It makes Aizu Chujo and Yuri, and the shop pours tastings and sells from nine in the morning to six.

  • Tsurunoe Sake Brewery

    Nanukamachi

    A sake brewery founded in 1794, on Nanukamachi-dori. The shop pours tastings and sells Aizu Chujo and Yuri, from nine to six, closed on New Year’s Day.

    RinTastings start at nine in the morning. Begin with the Aizu Chujo.

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Food

  • Shibukawa Donya

    Nanukamachi

    The building of a seafood wholesaler founded in 1882, serving Aizu dishes made with dried herring, cod, kelp and scallops. It also has a café, Kaika.

    RinLunch runs every day. Dinner has days off.

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Cafés

  • Kura Kissa Kyo

    Nanukamachi

    A café in a storehouse hall built in 1892, inside the Kaeigura of Suehiro Sake Brewery. It serves coffee made with the brewing water, amazake from sake lees, and sweets made with sake.

    RinCoffee made with the brewing water. Closed Wednesday and Thursday.

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