By NAMI SUGIURA/ Staff Writer
January 22, 2021 at 07:10 JST
Ajarimochi cakes using Tanba Dainagon are shown at the main store of Kyogashi Tsukasa Mangetsu in Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward. (Nami Sugiura)
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