Pill-making experience / Ikedaya Yasubei Shoten

Popular tourist destination in Toyama, the city of medicine.

This long-established shop allows you to experience firsthand the culture of "Toyama medicine peddlers," which has been popular throughout Japan since the Edo period, through a pill-making workshop.

At the store, you can watch demonstrations of traditional wooden pill-making machines and see artisans handcrafting the process of making pills, and you can even try making pills yourself.
The process of rolling the medicinal ingredients into balls is simple yet profound, and can be enjoyed by people of all ages, from children to adults.

One of the biggest attractions is being able to experience with all your senses the wisdom and techniques that Toyama, the "city of medicine," has cultivated, by learning how to use the tools and the process of how pills are made.

After the experience, you can also enjoy choosing souvenirs that are typical of Toyama, such as traditional Japanese herbal medicines and small packets of medicine.
Why not stop by during your sightseeing and spend some special time experiencing the pharmaceutical culture that has continued since the Edo period?