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[Semboku City, Akita Prefecture] Honey from all over the world is gathered at “Mountain Honey Shop”! Find the best honey as you can sample all of them.

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  • Last updated: 2022.03.10

The area around Lake Tazawa in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture is especially flourishing as a hot spring area. This area is visited by many tourists due to the legend of Princess Tatsumi and the famous hot springs that are famous nationwide. This area is also known for its thriving beekeeping industry. The high quality honey has many fans who come from far away.

In order to let as many people as possible enjoy this exquisite honey, a direct sales store called ``Yama Honey Shop'' was built. You can sample as many types of honey as you like. Once you know which honey suits your tastes, you can buy it and take it home.

Access to the mountain honey shop

To reach the mountain honey shop, drive north on National Route 341 from Tazawako Station on the Akita Shinkansen and turn left onto Prefectural Route 38 at the intersection with Tazawako Kogen Onsen Gorge.

You don't have to worry about passing by the mountain honey shop. This is because the very conspicuous bright red London bus is the landmark. This bus is named Queen Bee Cafe. It's a two-story building, and of course belongs to a mountain honey shop. It is used as a free rest space.

Relax on a London bus

In addition to honey, the mountain honey shop also sells coffee and sweets. Pizza made with honey, soft serve ice cream with cute bee-shaped chocolate, and honey fruit vinegar are especially popular. You can enjoy what you have purchased at your leisure on this bus. From the seats on the second floor, you can see the magnificent view of Mt. Komagatake, Akita.

The inside of the store is truly “Honey World”!

The store has a cute dome shape. When you open the door, the world of honey opens up. Among the domestically produced honeys, ``Acacia'' and ``Tochi'' are particularly popular. In addition to these two, there are honeys from not only Japan but from all over the world, such as the famous blended Hyakki Honey, lemon honey from Italy, and lavender honey from Spain.

Domestic ``Acacia'' and ``Tochi'' are called pure honey. Pure honey is one that does not contain any sugars such as starch syrup other than honey. After all, it has the sweetness of honey only. Because it is made using such a pure method, it is of very high quality, and you can even smell the flowers.

Bees have the habit of collecting nectar from only one type of flower. In other words, bees that collect nectar from Acacia flowers continue to collect only nectar from Acacia flowers. That's why we can produce honey that specializes in one type of flower.

Find the best honey you like!

Each type of honey has a completely different personality. The smell, taste, and texture are so different that it's hard to believe they're the same honey. Changing things means that people's preferences also differ. The important thing is to know what you like.

At the mountain honey shop, you can sample all kinds of honey. Please taste to your heart's content and find the honey you like best. If you remember this, you can order the honey you want when you return to your hometown.

INFORMATION

namemountain honey store
location163-3 Ishigami, Tazawako Seihonai, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture
telephone number0187-43-3838
Official URLhttp://www.bee-skep.com/
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