Mifukuken

What kind of image do you have about Japanese confectionery shops in Kyoto? Hesitate to enter? Seem expensive? A decent middle-​aged woman wearing Kimono serves customers in an elegant manner? In addition beautifully arranged confectioneries are aligned in the polished glass show case? If you have such an image, your expectation will be betrayed here. This shop, Mifukuken looks as if it is located in a humane-​like down-​town area. Elderly stubborn-​looking shop owner and his amiable wife wait on customers. It looks like having a long-​standing history with the prosperity of Kitano commercial mall.
I thought it rare for food shops in Kyoto to have open kitchen style. The kitchen is not installed in the back. The artisans are seen working and making Japanese confectioneries clearly in this shop.
Especially their affordable price is so attractive to customers! Tokoroten or warabimochi costs only 100 yen (amazingly reasonable!!) and both of them are not in refrigerator, but placed on the front counter. The female owner advised me to eat them after cooling them for 30 minutes or so. All the confectioneries are hand-​made. Due to its simple but nostalgic tasty atmosphere, this shop may be loved by local citizens.