About
Hakataya opened its doors in Miyajima as a rice scoop merchant in the early Meiji period. While playing the role of conveying Miyajima Shakushi rice scoops throughout Hiroshima Prefecture and all of Japan, Hakataya supported the local culture as a resting house for oarsmen of Eba’s ancient style rowboat that crossed the Seto Inland Sea to Miyajima for Itsukushima Shrine’s greatest ritual, the Kangensai. With the transition of Miyajima, Hakataya became a confectionery shop baking, from scratch with utmost care for all the ingredients, what eventually became the island’s signature food culture, Momiji Manju. More than 140 years since establishment, we continue to devote our efforts to Momiji Manju baking as we develop designer products that sublimate the special features of this land into new forms to pass on to the future.
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