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The Yomiuri Shimbun Kurikinton chestnut sweets are prepared by workers at Kawakamiya Co.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:49 JST, August 27, 2022
Kurikinton chestnut sweets are prepared by workers at Kawakamiya Co., a long-established maker of wagashi traditional confectionery in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture. Chestnuts, mainly from Kumamoto Prefecture, are steamed, pureed and cooked with sugar before being wrapped in a cloth and twisted into a special shape. Production of the autumn delicacy will continue until the end of December, with 30,000 to 40,000 pieces made daily in the peak season from mid-September to the end of October. They will be shipped to department stores in Nagoya and Tokyo.
