Gorge on gohei mochi outside Toyotashi Station during the Asian Games and Para Games Aichi-Nagoya!

Toyota's gohei mochi

Ever heard of gohei mochi? It's a grilled rice cake on a stick, covered in a sweet miso sauce. While many think of it as a nationwide Japanese treat, gohei mochi is actually only available in the area of Aichi, Gifu, and Nagano Prefectures in Central Japan.
Gohei mochi rice cakes are known as a local dish in these mountainous areas and are likely to have originated in the Mikawa region of eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefecture. This expanse in the middle of Japan was home to the former Ina Kaido Highway—also known as the "Chuma Kaido Highway" or "Salt Highway"—which brought salt from southern Aichi's Mikawa Bay up into the mountains of eastern Aichi and southern Nagano, where the sweet yet salty cakes would have played an important role in those transporting various goods along the long route.
The location of the Ina Kaido Highway in what is now Toyota and its continued popularity in this region help to support the theory of Toyota as the birthplace of gohei mochi.

Enjoy this savory treat outside Toyotashi Station during the Toyotashi Station during the Asian Games and Para Games Aichi-Nagoya via the vendors below!

11:00 am–8:00 pm; Sun, Sep 27: Onose Processing Plant

• Size: 14 cm × 7 cm
• Flavors: Walnut and soy sauce or green onion and miso
• Shape: Straw sandal shape
• Characteristics: Enjoy charcoal-grilled gohei mochi using Mineasahi rice locally grown in Toyota City's Inabu area. These gohei mochi makers are even adamant about the skewers and charcoal they use being from Inabu. You have a choice of sauce: walnut and soy sauce or green onion and miso.
• Allergy concerns: Peanut, walnut, sesame, soy, and wheat for walnut and soy sauce and soy for green onion and miso

3:00 pm–8:00 pm; Mon, Sep 28: Korankei Momiji Cafeteria

• Sizes: 24 cm × 7 cm (straw sandal shape)
　　　 21 cm × 4.5 cm (triple ball shape)
• Flavor: Miso
• Shapes: Straw sandal shape and triple ball shape
• Characteristics: These gohei mochi use locally grown rice from Toyota City with a slightly sweet sauce incorporating miso, peanuts, and walnuts. The gohei mochi here are available in two forms: those in the shape of traditional Japanese straw sandals or three balls stuck on a skewer. The balled shape is cute in appearance and a little easier to eat as you walk around.
• Allergy concerns: Soy, peanut, and walnut

11:00 am–8:00 pm; Sat, Oct 3: Hinoki Teahouse

Enjoy yourself at this eatery outside the Sanshu Asuke Yashiki Living Museum, offering alpine vegetables and sweetfish along with gohei mochi.

• Size: 16 cm × 7 cm (skewer 30 cm long)
• Flavor: Miso
• Shape: Straw sandal shape
• Characteristics: Made with Fukuyutaka rice locally grown in Toyota City covered in a homemade miso sauce, aromatically grilled over charcoal.
• Allergy concerns: Soy, sesame, and peanut

11:00 am–8:00 pm; Sat, Oct 17: Mikawakougen Camp Village, Mikawa Highlands

Mikawakougen Camp Village is located almost right in the middle of Aichi Highland Quasi-National Park at an elevation of 600 meters above sea level, among the gradually growing highlands. Beef graze among the grasslands as bird songs ring throughout the forest of this natural oasis.
The facility is home to camping cottages and an event space as well as spots along Asagiri Pond popular with lure and fly fishermen. The Asagiri-do Cafeteria adjacent to the campsite administration office offers gohei mochi and soft serve ice cream in addition to other meals and treats.

• Size: 21 cm × 8 cm
• Flavor: Miso
• Shape: Large straw sandal shape
• Characteristics: The gohei mochi here use locally grown Mineasahi rice, slathering on a secret miso sauce for a fragrantly inviting cake.
• Allergy concerns: Soy and sesame

11:00 am–8:00 pm; Sun, Oct 18: Asagiri Gohei Mochi

Gohei mochi using locally grown Mineasahi rice with the accents of charcoal grilling are superb. Enjoy a set meal of gohei mochi and soba noodles at lunchtime. Plus, if your skewer has "Asagiri" written on it, you can get another rice cake!

• Size: 21 cm × 8 cm
• Flavor: Miso
• Shape: Large straw sandal shape
• Characteristics: The gohei mochi here use locally grown Mineasahi rice, slathering on a secret miso sauce for a fragrantly inviting cake.
• Allergy concerns: Soy and sesame

11:00 am–8:00 pm; Sat, Oct 24: Coffee Kita-machi Kitaru & Goheymochi Kitaru

• Size: 14 cm × 7 cm
• Flavor: Miso
• Shape: Straw sandal shape
• Characteristics: This rice cake's fluffy texture smothered in a secret miso sauce sets it apart from the rest.
• Allergy concerns: Soy, walnut, peanut, and sesame

Basic Information

Address	〒471-0026 1-35 Wakamiya-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi
Location	East Exit of Toyotashi Station
Period	Sun, Sep 27; Mon, Sep 28; Sat, Oct 3; Sat, Oct 17; Sun, Oct 18; and Sat, Oct 24, 2026 Note: • Vendor availability differs by business.
Directions by public transportation	Check here for directions Toyota.