The origin of the street dates back to 1796 ( 8th year of the Kansei Era ) , when Tozaemon Suzuki started to produce simple candies of Tokyoite choice in the present location , which flourished as the temple town of Yojuin temple . Later , the number of stores increased by sharing goodwill . After the Great Kanto Earthquake , this street manufactured and shipped Edo style candies such as Chitose Ame ( red and white long stick candy ) , Kintarō-ame ( long stick candy with Kintaro ’s face ) , Mizu Yokan ( soft adzuki-bean jelly ) and Karinto ( fried dough cookies ) instead of devastated Tokyo . In the early Showa Era , there used to be more than 70 stores . At present , some 20 stores keep making candies according to the traditional manufacturing method . The street is stone-paved , whose quiet old atmosphere attracts tourists with its nostalgic feel . Kashiya Yokocho was chosen as one of the ‘ 100 Scent Sceneries ’ by the Ministry of the Environment
the Great Kanto Earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Kashiya Yokocho