Yamada Gohei-mochi
山田五平餅店
A long-running gohei-mochi shop on Honmachi Street in the castle town. Its three-ball gohei-mochi is Inuyama's signature walk-and-eat snack, open only Friday to Sunday.
Located on Honmachi Street in Inuyama's castle town, the shop building is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. It sells gohei-mochi, three rice balls strung on a skewer, and won the first Inuyama Kushi-ō (Skewer King) title. It is a classic castle-town snack to eat on the go, though you can also eat it seated inside. Tabelog rating is about 3.58, ranking first among Inuyama's midday shops. The gohei-mochi is grilled to order and brushed with a house-made sauce of sesame, walnut and peanut. Prices vary by source, but visitor reviews from spring 2026 mostly list ¥150 per skewer. Open only Friday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Closed Monday to Thursday, so plan your itinerary accordingly. It is about a 10-minute walk from Meitetsu Inuyama Station, on the way to Inuyama Castle.
Opening hours
Friday–Sunday 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; closed Monday–Thursday
Nearby sights
- Inuyama Festival & Inuyama Artifacts Museum
- Sanko Inari Shrine
- Haritsuna Shrine
- Inuyama Castle
- Uraku-en Garden & Jo-an Teahouse
- Kiso River Cormorant Fishing
- Inuyama Naritasan Temple
- Japan Monkey Centre