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Motomachi Union Mystery
i've seen those at motomachi union too, they're actually from a place in kohoku ward that makes these weird experimental snacks. the cat on a unicycle is their unofficial logo, been around for years. it's basically a sweet potato and chestnut paste wrapped in a thin mochi skin, nothing scary
tbh they're pretty good, kinda reminds me of the ones you get at festival stalls. the unmarked packaging is just how they roll, they're a tiny operation that mostly sells to old ladies who already know what it is. you're fine to eat it
Those are from a shop called Usagi no Hanaya near the Yamashita Park end of Chinatown. They've been around since the 90s and the cat is a reference to a local urban legend about a phantom cyclist in the Negishi area. The snacks are just normal yomogi mochi with tsubu-an inside, nothing weird. The owner's son designed the wrapper in high school and they never bothered to change it.
honestly sounds like one of those random local snack makers that don't bother with labels. there's a few small factories around yokohama that supply to motomachi union with no branding, they just wrap stuff in whatever leftover packaging they have. the cat on a unicycle is prob just some stock illustration they bought in bulk
i'd eat it, worst case it's a weird rice cracker with a questionable flavor. best case it's actually good and you found a secret local treat that nobody else knows about. if you're nervous just break it in half and sniff it first, that's my rule for unlabeled food
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Gallery Six Tokyo 2026: what's on this month?
door's usually shut daytime, they post the month's lineup on their site & the evening openings are still a thing, mostly fri/sat from 18:00
yeah the fri/sat thing holds but they've been skipping some months lately, last one i caught was early march. worth checking the site the week of, they post late sometimes. the window install usually goes up a few days before the opening
Fri/sat 18:00 matches what I saw, though they've skipped a couple months.
site's usually a week behind, dunno why