Popular shops selling local marron sweets from Ibaraki Prefecture, “Japan’s No. 1 chestnut producing area” are gathered here! A festival full of Japanese chestnuts that colors the autumn Kasama Maron Collection 2024
Ibaraki Prefecture Sales Strategy Department Sales Strategy Division Press release: October 30, 2024 Popular stores selling local marron sweets from Ibaraki Prefecture, “Japan’s No. 1 chestnut producing area” are gathered here! Kasama Maron Collection 2024, a festival full of Japanese chestnuts that colors autumn Period: October 31st (Thursday) – November 6th (Wednesday) Venue: Lumine Ikebukuro B1 Prism Garden
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-3e0d426d5775574d19e8eabc53540b85-3900×2598.jpg Ibaraki Prefecture will hold the third marron sweets event “Kasama Maron Collection 2024” this year. The event will be held at Lumine Ikebukuro B1 Prism Garden for 7 days from October 31st (Thursday) to November 6th (Wednesday). Ibaraki Prefecture is famous for producing chestnuts, boasting the highest production volume* in Japan. Among them, Kasama City is the most active chestnut producer in the prefecture. At this time of year, many people from inside and outside the prefecture visit Kasama in search of chestnuts. “Kasama Maron Collection 2024″ brings together 16 popular confectionery shops, cafes, and chestnut specialty stores in the prefecture, mainly located in Kasama City, and sells Japanese sweets, including Mont Blanc, the standard marron sweets. It is a festival full of Japanese chestnuts that sells a wide variety of local marron sweets such as bread. In addition, new sweets from each store will be introduced one after another. Furthermore, this time, we are offering “Kasama Chestnuts by Weight” by variety, so you can enjoy three types of Japanese chestnuts with different flavors, delivered directly from the farm. *Reiwa 3rd year fruit tree production and shipment statistics Event overview ■Event period October 31st (Thursday) to November 6th (Wednesday), 2024 ■Hours: 11:00-21:00 *Until 20:30 on the last day ■Venue Lumine Ikebukuro B1 Prism Garden (1-11-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, B1F) ■Number of stores: 16 stores ■Official HP https://kasama-marron-collection.com ■Sponsored by Ibaraki Prefecture Sales Strategy Department Sales Strategy Division ■STORE INFORMATION Iwamano Kuriya Odaki Shoten As a chestnut specialty store trusted by well-established confectioneries, we manufacture and sell carefully selected raw chestnuts and processed chestnut products. The products that are unique to a specialty store that pursues the deliciousness of chestnuts are often featured in the media. [Store opening day] Every
day https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-026689f758b7f742dc1007b84b3021e1-3900×1300.jpg Iwama’s chestnut sweets “Gyu” ¥690 】Kuriyano Kurikinton ￥1,800 Sweets shop Cream A long-established Western confectionery shop in Kasama that has many fans who visit in search of original sweets made with seasonal ingredients. [Store opening day] Every day
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-ffd374ee986a65bc6fb30323d9324f32-3900×1299.jpg Kasama’s Mont Blanc ¥1,100 [New! 】Original Montblanc ¥800 Kasama’s roasted chestnut Aiki Maron A roasted chestnut specialty store in Kasama, the chestnut town. We are proud of our home-grown chestnuts, grown using a patented cultivation method. [Store opening date] 10/31 (Thu), 11/1 (Fri), 2 (Sat), 3 (Sun)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-656c8a1aca8dd7a87a9968e31552a75f-3900×1299.jpg Roasted chestnuts “Atagoyama” super special selection (large) ¥1,350 [New! 】Japanese chestnut milk jam ￥950 Casa Maron Cafe A cafe located in a former junior high school building surrounded by nature. We handle everything from cultivation to processing. We deliver luxurious chestnut sweets that only chestnut farmers can make. [Store opening day] Every day
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-e798187b0cec0a0271048e6e649335c6-3900×1300.jpg Kasama Kobore Mont Blanc ¥1,200 [New! ] Spilled Mont Blanc black truffle ¥1,600 CINARIS The chef, who is in love with the richness of Ibaraki Prefecture’s agricultural products, personally visits and carefully selects the ingredients to create a number of popular cakes that are simple yet take advantage of the quality of the ingredients. [Store opening day] Every day
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-b88cd0003384a2b11e12d8e2a4c40722-3900×1300.jpg Iwama chestnut Mont Blanc ¥890 [New! 】NEO ￥780 Patisserie Sur Migawa The transparent, modern store, which proclaims “The main character is the customer and Western sweets,” carries a wide variety of sweets that are designed to impress and create a special feeling. [Store opening day] Every day
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-3b905abcb73891c30bd90a41855f925c-3900×1264.jpg Kasama chestnut Mont Blanc ¥972 [New! ] Maroeni ¥864 Bread workshop Guruguru Selling more than 1,000 units a day, Their signature product is the Okukuji Egg Cream Bread, which has been featured on TV and in magazines. We are particular about using local ingredients such as “Yumekaori” wheat grown in Ibaraki Prefecture. [Store opening day] Every day
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-93b9d8bf6e602c60b3cb7b331d95da1f-3900×1299.jpg Gooey cream bread with Japanese chestnuts and Okukuji eggs ¥450 [New! 】Ibaraki Kasama Japanese Chestnut Stollen ¥4,000 Fast Blue Cafe A detached cafe where you can enjoy a menu full of vegetables and homemade cakes that are additive-free and gentle on the body. We offer Mont Blanc made with carefully prepared chestnuts grown locally in Kasama City. [Store opening date] 10/31 (Thu), 11/2 (Sat), 3 (Sun), 4 (Mon/Holiday)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-c42b1772178ad18e185dabdbadd9006b-3900×1300.jpg Roasted Chestnut Mont Blanc ¥950 [New! ] Chestnut babka ¥1,100 Furukawa Seika Founded in 1955 in Kasama City as a store specializing in Japanese and Western sweets. In order to maintain the same deliciousness since our founding, we are particular about handmade manufacturing methods that do not rely on machines. [Store opening days] 10/31 (Thu), 11/1 (Fri), 2 (Sat), 3 (Sun), 4 (Mon/holiday), 5 (Tue)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-ab27cb39d66f4ef3221ad48fbcd52214-3900×1300.jpg Kasama Chestnut Mont Blanc ¥1,836 [New! ] Kasama Chestnut Steamed Yokan ￥2,376 Porter House We offer carefully selected sweets and meals based on the concept of “local ingredients and lifestyle.” Chestnut season We offer products carefully made from home-grown Kasama chestnuts. [Store opening day] Every day
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-24d8c42e449e0af64a05e29fe6b05540-3900×1299.jpg Kasama chestnut Mont Blanc pudding ￥540 ] Small chestnut room ¥1,250 Forest stone oven bakery Bread made with natural yeast made from strawberries from Kasama’s organic farm “Kamos” is baked in a special stone oven I’m here. We offer bread that incorporates ingredients from Kasama City and Ibaraki Prefecture to enjoy local flavors. [Store opening date] 10/31 (Thursday), 11/1 (Friday), 6 (Wednesday) Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-3ce8e5034c283095765694a6a59c3787-3900×1300.jpg Chestnut Anpan ¥464 [New! ] Marron roll bucket ¥432 Western-style Kasama sweets Gruyère A Western confectionery shop that has been loved for many years with the philosophy of “creating delicious sweets using delicious ingredients.” We have sublimated it as a
“Western-style Kasama confectionery” using chestnuts and other abundant agricultural products grown in the local Kasama City. [Store opening day] Every day
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/142709/4/142709-4-fcb2b492c7ff8f28f24710107eee5037-3900×1299.jpg Kasamaji chestnut Mont Blanc ￥900 [New! ] Kasama Waguri’s Engadina ¥2,400 Iriyanawaa Kobo While cultivating chestnuts in a chestnut field that has been passed down from generation to generation, we prepare a menu of chestnuts that we make by ourselves after harvesting. We are opening a cafe for a limited time only. [Store opening day] Every day
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