Mitsuwa Marketplace
675 Saratoga Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 255-6699
www.mitsuwa.com/
When I was at my parents, my friend told me that the Mitsuwa in San Jose now has a mochi store inside. A mochi store?? Of course I had to check it out. Right inside Mitsuwa is a section selling elegant mochi, manju and some other Japanese desserts. They were so pretty, but oh so expensive!
After visiting Hogetsu, with their pretty manju and mochi priced at only $1, it was really hard to justify spending $4+ for a piece of mochi. (There were some that were around $2, but all the ones I wanted to try were more.) Another interesting thing I noticed was how much they charge for the box! Buying the mochi individually is cheaper than buying a box of the same mochi.
They did allow my brother to snap pictures of everything though. I was there for quite a while wondering if I should buy some. In the end, I didn't end up buying any though.
These ones were probably the cheapest:
These ones were some of the most expensive. It looked pretty cool. The outside is a dried persimmon and the inside is stuffed with white bean paste.
There were quite a few that had multiple layers, which I really liked. I don't think my brother got photos of those. Here are some more pictures he took:
If you’re back up in the San Jose area, Mitsuwa not only got a remodel, but they just opened a new section to the mochi store called Mochicream! Each mochi is about $2, is made in Japan, and frozen. The inside is creamy and the outside is super soft mochi! Definitely try the Raspberry Mille-Feuille if you try one: there’s cream, raspberry jam, and tiny rice crispy things all wrapped in a layer of mochi! Nom!
Thanks for the info! I wish I knew when I was back in the Bay Area for the holidays. On my next trip, I’ll definitely try to visit.
I think the photos for those two came out the best. There were some other really pretty ones but it was hard to snap a good photo. The green one is a green bean past cake. It was so pretty, but just pure green bean paste seemed too sweet, so I didn’t get it.
Sadly, our Mitsuwa does not have one. It does have a small little stand inside selling some imported japanese mochi and other treats, but it;s not a bit department/section like at the Mitsuwa in San Jose.
The first two pics your brother snapped are my fave i think. I love that red bean one and whatever that green one was (is that a green tea cake?). But yeah, wow, $4+/piece is ridic. Does our Mitsuwa here in SD have same mochi dept? Nice post!