🍜 Jōkyūan江久庵

The historically rich Sakai City in Osaka Prefecture has cultivated a profound tea culture under the influence of the tea master Sen no Rikyū. Kyuukan is a renowned shop for traditional Japanese sweets in the area. Their signature product, "Golden Philosophy," is a premium Nagasaki cake meticulously developed by pastry chef Kumadai Saiten, who has trained in French patisserie and possesses both Western and Japanese techniques. Made with carefully selected high-quality ingredients, this Nagasaki cake features a pure golden hue created solely from eggs, offering an incredibly moist and fluffy texture, along with a nostalgic elegant sweetness. Using rock salt from Germany, the birthplace of the Baumkuchen, combined with rich flavors of brandy and rum, the "Baumkuchen – Hard," baked layer by layer by dedicated chefs, and the fluffy "Baumkuchen – Soft" are also extremely popular. The tea room "Rikyū" attached to the shop allows visitors to enjoy views of a Japanese garden and tea room, providing a serene and leisurely experience. The tea room "Rikyū" offers exclusive treats like the "Freshly Baked Wooden Box Nagasaki Cake" and the signature "Caramelized Nagasaki Cake," both of which are must-try delicacies.

The historic Sakai City is known for its unique Japanese sweets (和菓子) and exquisite Western pastries. The signature "Golden Philosophy" is a premium Nagasaki cake made solely from high-quality ingredients. Inside the store, there is a high-end Nagasaki cake workshop and a Japanese sweets shop, as well as a tea room, tea house, and hall. The tea room "Chōun-an" has been restored from a ceremonial tea room that existed in an Osaka residence 420 years ago.