There was a cute little old lady selling a delicious Japanese local snack. The old lady was very friendly and kind. We only bought a small box which cost ￥660 but she charged us only ￥500. We used Google translate and we're able to have a conversation with her. We will remember her for a long time to come.

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We first had a taste of miso manju as a welcome snack from a ryokan we stayed at, and was blown away by the fragrant red bean filling in a fresh rice-mochi-like outer shell. We loved it so much that we asked the staff where to get it. On our next trip to Hokkaido, we specially made a stop at Rusutsu to get some - it was as delightful as we remembered! The shopkeeper was very friendly, and even gave us a few pieces for free after we purchased a box. We will definitely be back, we can’t get enough of miso manju!

Delicious small treat on our road trip to Lake Toya. Edit: We went back and bought more on the way back to Sapporo. The owner is very sweet 🥰

Grandma was really nice and charged us a lower price. Miso red bean ball was really good.

Tried the specialty and it was delicious! Nice stop on the way to Lake Toya.