Kashi-Ichi

The history of our store dates back to 1922 when Ichitaro Aihara, the founder, opened a store on Sugita new road as a branch of Musashiya confectionery. He started out with a single pot and kettle after completing more than ten years of training at Musashiya, which was then located along the train road (now Route 16). In 1923, he was hit by the Great Kanto Earthquake. The store was completely destroyed, but fortunately Ichitaro and his wife Shige escaped the disaster and were able to open a new store in the same location where the current store is located.

Since our establishment as a Japanese confectionery in Sugita, Yokohama in 1922, we have been providing Sugita families with a relaxing time through our confectionery.
The name of our store, "Kashi-Ichi" (meaning "Confectionery Number One" in Japanese), reflects our desire to be the best confectionery shop.
We will continue to devote our time and energy to create Japanese confectionery that will please everyone

In 1980, the third generation confectioner, Kazushi, took over the business and invented a variety of new Japanese confections. Among them, "Ume Sayaka," a baked confectionary incorporating plum fruit, which have been designated as the flower of Isogo Ward and have long been famous in the Sugita Plum Grove, received the Director-General's Award of the Food Agency at the National Confectionary Exposition, and is now recognized as one of Isogo's best products.

In the Heisei era, Kazushi created "Einin no Kane", a confectionary named after the Einin no Kane (Einin's bell), the temple bell of the local historic Tozenji Temple (a national important cultural property). This was exhibited at the National Confectionary Exposition and won the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award, which led to the creation of "Sugita Zanmai," an assortment of three local confections: "Isokaze," "Umesayaka," and "Einin no Kane".