Monday, November 18, 2013

Most popular souvenir in Tenkawa.

Dear Friends and Readers.

Have you ever heard "DA RA NI SU KE" ?
It's a eastern medicine of digestion, loss of appetite, hangover, etc. Daranisuke has history of 1,200 years which means one of oldest medicine in Japan.

Most popular destination in Tenkawa called Dorogawa onsen district owns Daranisuke factory and provides O.E.M brands at each Dorogawa onsen hotels and 

What's Daranisuke ?  
Daranisuke shop window. 


Daranisuke on parade in shop windows.

This store as well. Daranisuke fever.
There are more hotels in Dorogawa onsen district and more Daranisuke. 
Very interesting. Have you ever heard sight seen destination owns medicine as souvenir ?

The other day, First time I saw one of ingredient of Daranisuke called Kihada (Phellodendron amurense).
Tree bark has color of yellow. Kihada means yellow skin. Quite rare to find kihada in Tenkawa now these days.


























Of cause taste is bitter but it won't taste much when you take as medicine.

Thank you for reading !!

Makoto



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