the famous Dagashi(Japanese cheap snack foods) shop in Ameyoko

Niki no Kashi maybe one of Ameyoko’s most famous vendors. In business since 1947, Niki no Kashi is a large discount shop for sweets and candies. Part of the attraction is the unusually large selection of dagashi.Part of their selection includes European chocolates, Japanese chocolates, sembei, wagashi, snacks, karintou, and mamegashi (bean sweets). There are chips and snacks, both Japanese and imported, as well as packaged foods including pickles, curries, and spices.

※The word "Dagashi" means Japanese cheap snack foods. It consists of two words, "Da" means futile or negligible and "Kashi" means a snack food or a sweet stuff. Most of them are priced very cheap because the main consumers of them are kids, especially elementary school students.