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Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo began in 1805, when the first Tsuda Sahei opened in Gion. Its signature Yugiri, created in 1947 with a playwright and kabuki actors, shapes raw yatsuhashi like the straw hat of Izaemon from the play Kuruwa Bunsho, fills it with Ogura bean paste and takes its name from the courtesan Yugiri. The shop has also revived cultivation of Ogura Dainagon azuki beans at the foot of Mt. Ogura in Saga. The Gion flagship sells a shop-only raw yatsuhashi, Kotomi, and two other shops offer a hands-on baking session by reservation. Yuko (nikki, 10 pieces) costs ¥648 including tax; cut yatsuhashi (120 g) costs ¥486.

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