<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ichimonjiya Wasuke, known as Ichiwa, was founded in the year 1001 to serve the <keyword id="993658" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shinto">Shinto</keyword> priests at the adjacent Imamiya Shrine in <keyword id="56919" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kyoto">Kyoto</keyword>, <keyword id="6355311" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="japan">Japan</keyword>.</li><li>The only item on the menu is aburi-mochi, roasted rice cakes on skewers that are dipped in sweet miso sauce.</li><li>Worshippers pray for good health at the shrine and then eat the aburi-mochi as an unofficial part of the ritual.</li></ul>

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About 25 generations of one family have made roasted rice cakes at Ichimonjiya Wasuke in Kyoto, Japan. Worshippers praying for good health at the Shinto shrine next door eat them as part of their rituals. The shop started in 1001 AD as the area was suffering from epidemics, and now the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the business.

This Japanese snack shop has been serving roasted rice cakes to Shinto worshippers for over 1,000 years

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For almost 25 generations, one family has made roasted rice cakes for Shinto worshippers at Ichimonjiya Wasuke in Kyoto, Japan.

This Japanese snack shop has been serving roasted rice cakes to Shinto worshippers for over 1,000 years

Meg Teckman-Fullard,Amelia Kosciulek

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