Kanagawa
Food
2021.04.07
Kamakura’s long-established Japanese sweets shop “Kamakura Goro Main Store” will start subscription! “Kamakura Half Moon” is a very popular sweet that has won the number one order for 16 consecutive years on the sweets mail order site “Paku to Mog”. It is a representative confectionery that is loved so much that it is called “Half Moon” in the local area of Kamakura. From that “Kamakura Half Moon”, the “Kamakura Half Moon Plenty of Regular Flight” that arrives regularly was born.
Tsuki Usagi, the symbol of “Kamakura Goro Main Store”, will deliver Kamakura sweets to your home. General sales will be accepted at the online shop from March 25th (Thursday). Please enjoy this taste that everyone is addicted to at the subscription.
The long-selling “Kamakura Half Moon” has reached its 23rd year of release this year. A half-moon-shaped gofuru with a moon rabbit popping out is sandwiched with plenty of Kokura and matcha cream. A “Paris fluffy gofuru” that melts the cream softly when you bite into the fragrantly baked dough.
The unrivaled fragrance unique to “Kamakura Half Moon” is sure to make you addicted to the crunchy cheeks. The gentle taste of “Kamakura Half Moon” that you can’t stop as you continue to eat is a product that makes you happy no matter how many you have at home.
Until now, the official online shop had received “5,142 yen including tax + extra shipping fee” for “48 pieces of Kamakura half-moon three-color assortment”, but “5,000 tax-included regular flights” with the same number of pieces You can now enjoy a convenient and profitable half-moon life with “yen (including shipping)”.
You can also select “Monthly delivery” or “Bimonthly delivery” according to your lifestyle. “Monthly delivery” is perfect for Kamakura half-moon fans, home-use snacks, and tea making in the office. “Bimonthly delivery” is ideal for those who want to enjoy the Kamakura half moon little by little and those who work hard alone.
Regular flights with plenty of Kamakura half moon
| Contents: | Kamakura Half Moon Matcha 16 sheets, Kokura 16 sheets, Seasonal Half Moon 16 sheets (changes about once every two months) |
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| Price: | 5,000 yen (main unit price 4,630 yen) |
| Dealer: | Official online shop “Paku and Mog” |
| Period: | Acceptance starts from March 25, 2021 (Thursday), delivery starts from May 2021 |
| Course content: | You can choose from the following 2 courses. ① Monthly course ② Bimonthly course * The first delivery will be about half a month to one month after receiving your order. After that, it will be delivered at the same time. |
Kamakura Goro Main Store
The Kamakura Goro main store was born in the ancient city of Kamakura, which has a history of 800 years. The main store is located in the middle of Komachi Street, which leads to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, a shrine that represents Kamakura.
In search of a taste suitable for the ancient city of flowers and literature, we make Kamakura sweets with a lovely taste that are familiar to people of all ages, including the lovely rabbit-marked specialty “Kamakura Half Moon”.
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