3 places for sweets in Kagoshima, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.
Iso
A shop for jyanbo mochi, grilled rice cakes on two skewers, on the Iso coast with a view of Sakurajima and Kinko Bay. Open 9:30 to 17:00, closed on Thursdays. Seats up to 100, on tatami and at tables.
RinIt closes when the mochi runs out. Go in the morning.
Meizan
A takeaway-only sweets shop on the ground floor of a building in Meizan-cho. It makes fukure-gashi, the steamed cake of Kagoshima. Open 11:00 to 17:00, closed Sunday to Tuesday. Cashless payment only.
RinNo cash. To sit down, order a drink at the café next door.
Arata
A chocolate confectioner in Arata, opened in 2023. Its cake is Chocolat Soie and its sablé is Sablé Plume. Orders can be shipped, or picked up at the shop.
RinThe site does not list shop opening days. Ask by phone or LINE before you go.
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