An curved arrow pointing right. Kamayakiyonaga is a confectionery shop in Kyoto, Japan, that has been making sweets since 1617. Today, it's run by 17th-generation owner Maegawa Kiyoaki.

Tanba Dainagon is a brand-name bean indispensable for confectionery in Kyoto. Tetsuo Nakajima, 77, a managing director of sweets maker Kyogashi Tsukasa Mangetsu, said Tanba Dainagon is currently ...