By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
June 21, 2022 at 07:00 JST
Akafuku in Okage-yokocho is a famous Japanese sweets shop with a history dating back 300 years. Visitors can eat the Ise Jingu-area specialty akafuku mochi — a pounded rice cake confection topped with a sweet bean paste. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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