Ohagi Available from 6 AM at Sazae Main Store During Ohigan March 17-22

During the Ohigan period from the 17th to the 22nd, it looks like you can buy ohagi at “サザエ本店” from 6:00 in the morning (*^^)v

From the Sazae Foods Co., Ltd. website

You’re probably wondering, “Why are they opening so early in the morning?”

Apparently, it has long been thought that before taking care of other errands, you should honor your ancestors and make time to visit their graves first! Because of this, morning is considered the best time for visiting graves!

So during the Ohigan period, “サザエ本店” opens bright and early at 6:00 a.m. (^_^)v

By the way, these days many people have family graves far away or are too busy to go easily, so it’s no longer considered absolutely necessary to visit in the morning.

Ohagi I Bought at “サザエ本店”

There were two sizes of ohagi !(^^)! Kohagi ¥120 (excluding tax) and ohagi ¥180 (excluding tax), ↓

I also bought this cute little set ↓

The smaller “kohagi” come in flavors like sakura (tastes like sakura mochi) and Naruto Kintoki (wrapped in sweet potato bean paste, so it doesn’t really feel like a typical ohagi), so you can enjoy all kinds of flavors.

You can choose what goes into the set yourself (#^.^#)

Store Information for “サザエ本店”

The landmark is the sign you can see at the traffic light before crossing Kobu Bridge along Route 171 ↓

The storefront ↓

Here it is on the map ↓

In Closing

If you’ve headed east along Route 171, you’ve probably seen the “サザエ” sign! It’s a delicious ohagi shop! But surprisingly, they also have Western-style sweets, and the Kanmi Saryo Wagaya cafe is attached too, so it may be worth stopping by even if you’re not just an anko lover (*^^)v

Next time, I’d love to try Wagaya for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (#^.^#)