Shingen Mochi Factory Theme Park

I visited the Kikyo-ya Theme Park on a rainy day during my trip to Yamanashi. ☔🌧️🏯 Since the weather wasn’t great for outdoor sightseeing, it turned out to be a fun and comfortable place to spend a few relaxing hours. 😊✨ We arrived at around 10:30 a.m., but to our surprise, all of the tickets for the famous Shingen Mochi Packing Challenge had already been handed out! 😱😱 The popularity of this event is unbelievable! 🎉🎊 According to our taxi driver, many women are incredibly skilled at fitting an amazing number of Shingen Mochi packs into the bag. 🎁😂👏 I definitely underestimated how competitive this challenge is! Maybe I’ll come earlier next time and give it a try. 💪😄 Even though we missed the packing challenge, we were still able to join the Shingen Mochi Factory Tour, which doesn’t require a reservation. 👍🏭✨ It’s very easy to participate, making it perfect for first-time visitors. 😊 Unfortunately, we visited on a holiday, so the factory wasn’t operating. 🤷‍♂️ Because of that, there wasn’t much production to watch, so I imagine a weekday visit would be much more interesting if you want to see how Shingen Mochi is actually made. 👀🍡 The tour naturally ends at the souvenir shop… and honestly, that’s not a bad thing! 🛍️🎁😁 There were plenty of delicious Yamanashi specialties to browse, and of course I couldn’t resist buying a box of Shingen Mochi to take home. 🍡❤️ It’s the perfect souvenir for family, friends, or even yourself! 😋✨ Before leaving, we stopped by the café for the famous Shingen Mochi Soft Cream. 🍦🤎 The creamy soft serve topped with chewy mochi, roasted soybean flour, and rich brown sugar syrup was absolutely delicious! 😍🍦✨ It was the perfect sweet treat after walking around the theme park. 💯😋 Overall, I had a pleasant visit. 😊🌸 To be honest, if the weather had been sunny, I probably would have spent more time exploring Yamanashi’s beautiful outdoor attractions instead. ☀️⛰️🚶 However, on a rainy day, this was an excellent choice! 👍🌧️ If you’re visiting Yamanashi, especially when the weather isn’t cooperating, Kikyo-ya Theme Park is well worth a stop for its famous sweets, fun atmosphere, unique experiences, tasty souvenirs, and delicious soft cream. 🍡🍦🎁❤️ I would happily visit again—next time, I’ll make sure to arrive much earlier for the packing challenge! ⏰😂🎉

No tickets required. The self tour mochi factory is upstairs, and theres no lift so not suitable to or wheelchair. The stick mochi was not yummy to me. Gift shop sells various packed mochi and mochi ice cream etc. There's also a restaurant and convenient shop nearby. The daroyaki was interesting.

Great factory outlet if you are into mochi. Tour is free and pretty fast, don’t come on a Sunday if you are looking for action in the tour. Most of the line is close. But if you are on the way to the north and don’t mind buying mochi. Can stop by There are two gift shops. When facing the main building at the entrance, The. Left side is close to expiry items and less frills but also cheaper. Right side are more for gifts to others, longer expiry Note that most items expire within a week so best to check Also lots of locals visit, it’s a factory outlet after all

No need to buy ticket or reservation to visit 🆓 It is an indeed new experience to able to see mochi making process, not the whole process basically only packing and see them goes through a conveyor, but to watch the staff working is kind of satisfying cuz they move quickly. Various kind of snack and mochi are available here, with super duper cute and traditional packaging 😻

Great free self guided tour of a real factory that makes mochi. Just wander around at your own pace and view the workers making mochi! At the end of the tour you can get the famous mochi ice cream! The place was packed on a Tuesday with tour buses