It has been processing Yoshino kudzu since 1870: today it has seven outlets in the prefecture.
The shop of Tengyokudo, a company that has been processing Yoshino kudzu (a starch obtained from the root of a climbing plant, used to thicken sauces and in sweets) since 1870, is here in Nara, one of the company's seven outlets: the others include a branch in Kashihara and kiosks inside the JR and Kintetsu stations in Nara.
Kudzu is the starch obtained from the root of a climbing plant common in Japanese woodland; the kudzu from the Yoshino area, in the south of Nara Prefecture, is considered the best in the country. The Tengyokudo company has been processing it since 1870.
ℹ️ The shop is part of Tengyokudo's network of seven outlets in the prefecture, which also includes a branch in Kashihara and kiosks inside the JR and Kintetsu stations in Nara.
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