Mahoroba-no-Tsuki

It is huge! Zenkoji's famous chestnut manju

The “Mahoroba-no-Tsuki” made by “Taiheido” founded in 1907 in the knee of the famous Zenkoji Temple in Nagano Prefecture is named “Zenkoji Sweets” and is a long-selling product representing Taiheido’s confections. It is a famous confectionary in Nagano City because of its size.

The word “mahoroba” is an ancient Japanese word from the Kojiki that means “a wonderful place” or “a pleasant place to live”

When I opened the package and took it out, I was again surprised by its size: compared to a 500-yen coin, it was like a “manju the size of a stump” and it weighed quite a bit.

It contains a whole chestnut. It looks just like the moon. From the outside, the manju dough, white bean paste, and chestnuts are all beautifully gradated in color, making it beautiful to look at.

What I thought was white bean paste was chestnut red bean paste, a manju full of chestnuts. It is still voluminous. With the initial impact of the size and the undoubted taste, it was a very satisfying manju.