Food & specialties・Kyoto

YatsuhashiYatsuhashi

Also known as: 八ツ橋・八ッ橋

A cinnamon-flavored Kyoto confection. Its name is variously traced to the koto shape associated with the koto founder Yatsuhashi Kengyo, or to the Yatsuhashi of the Tales of Ise.

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