Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten

Familiar to people from all over Japan since the Edo Period, this store provides a place to experience the culture and history of medicine sales in Toyama, as well as the opportunity to purchase medicines and try your hand at making traditional pills using an old wooden apparatus. The Japanese medicines available in retro-style packaging make for great souvenirs. You can also try “Yakuzen ryori” (various dishes containing medicinal herbs) at the restaurant located on the 2nd floor.

Address	10-3-5 Tsutsumichodori
Hour	9:00 - 18:00 (2nd floor restaurant “Yakuto”: 11:30 - 14:00)
Closed	Around the New Year’s Day (Yakuto: Wednesdays)
Cost	Free (entry and pill-making experience)
Access	2-min walk from the “Nishicho” tram stop (City Tram) Get off at “Glass Bijutsukan (Nishicho)” (Toyama City Tour Bus “Gurutto Bus” South Route) 15 min by car from Toyama IC
Website	http://www.hangontan.co.jp/en/index.html

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