Iwasaki Honpo will sell "Cat Branded Kakuni Manju" only in February. Various types are available, including a set with a tenugui hand towel and one in a special package.

Cat branded square manjuu

Every February, the streets of Nagasaki are decorated with gorgeous lanterns at the Lantern Festival. Following last year, this year's festival was held on a reduced scale, and the city continues to be a lonely place. We wondered what we could do to promote the charms of Nagasaki Prefecture in this season when the prefecture is usually so lively, and we came up with the Cat Branded Kakuni Manju.

The branding iron used is "Nyagasaki Neko," a popular souvenir item. The "Nyagasaki Cat," a popular character born in Nagasaki Prefecture as a souvenir, will celebrate its 10th birthday in February 2022. The cat's face is branded on the dough, and the kakuni (boiled cubes of meat) are used as ears, resulting in a very cute kakuni manju (boiled cubes of meat and vegetables).

Nagasaki no Hen Package

Nagasaki no Hen" is a project that supports new challenges to promote the charms of Nagasaki. This project, undertaken by Nagasaki Prefecture, has become a topic of conversation because of the participation of Masaharu Fukuyama and other well-known celebrities from Nagasaki. Iwasaki Honpo will be selling a "handmade Kakuni Manju - Nagasaki no Hen Ver." featuring the "Nagasaki no Hen" character on the package.

The lineup is as follows All shipping charges are not included.

Handmade Kakuni Manjuu -Nagasaki no Hen Ver.
Half-size Kakunimanju buns, 2 pieces, 648 yen (tax included, same as below)

Cat branded Kakunimanju 5-pack
5 pieces (in a bag), 2,250 yen

Box of 3 Neko branded Kakunimanju (with Nyagasaki Neko tenugui hand towel)
3 packs of Kakuni manju branded with cat branding, Nyagasaki cat tenugui towel (35cm x 90cm)
2,400 yen* Mail order only