Ando Jozo Main Store
安藤醸造 本店
A miso and soy sauce shop founded in 1853, where visitors can taste miso soup and smoked radish free of charge in a brick storehouse.
Ando Jozo was founded in 1853, the sixth year of Kaei. Its main store is located in the merchant district of Soto-machi in Kakunodate. The red-brick zashiki storehouse, built in the Meiji period, is a registered Tangible Cultural Property and can be entered for viewing. The shop offers free tastings of miso soup and pickles. Akita's specialty smoked pickled radish (iburigakko), white miso and soy sauce are popular souvenirs. Opening hours are roughly 8:30 to 17:00. It is about a 15-minute walk from Kakunodate Station, and it is often combined with Samurai Residence Street into a single walking route.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Nishinomiya-ke
- Kakunodate Samurai District
- Kakunodate Kabazaiku Denshokan
- Aoyagi Samurai House
- Hinokinai River Cherry Trees
- Ishiguro Samurai House
- Dakigaeri Gorge
- Tatsuko Statue