About 18 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This confectionery store is located in the gaijin residential area of Minatogawa in Urasoe City, a neighbor of Naha City. Its specialty is a palm-sized fruit tart! There are also cheese and chocolate tarts, cookies, etc. The cute packaging and reasonable prices make them ideal as souvenirs!
Point 1: What is the location and appearance of “Ohacorte Minatogawa Honten”?
About 18 minutes by car from Naha Airport. OHACORTE Minatogawa Main Store” is located in Minatogawa Stateside Town, an area lined with cafes and stores renovated from foreign residences in Urasoe City, a neighbor of Naha City, and you can feel an exotic atmosphere in just one corner of the store.
The one-story building with white walls and pastel green window frames on the outside is cute and tickles a girl’s fancy.
Once inside, you will find another display that will make your heart swoon.
Showcases and mint green packages with cute illustrations lined up in a country, antique space. It is as if you have wandered into an American Amish home.
The eat-in space is lined with sturdy wooden chairs and tables that look like church chairs, making the waiting time as relaxing as if time had stopped.
Point 2: What is the most popular menu item at “Ohakorte Minatogawa Honten”?
The menu at OHA Corte Minatogawa Main Store can be broadly divided into tarts and baked goods, with some tarts available in all seasons, others only in spring and summer, and still others only in fall and winter.
The most popular is the “Various Seasonal Fruit Tart” (734 yen including tax), which includes grapefruit, orange, kiwi, grape, apple, and mascarpone.
This colorful and visually beautiful tart is the most popular tart made with fruits from the prefecture and rich mascarpone.
There are also Okinawan-inspired items on the menu, such as sea kiwasa and brown sugar banana, but most of the tarts are made with the fruits of the season in abundance.
There are dozens of tarts in total, but some are only available seasonally and others cannot be made due to purchasing.
The tarts are full of attention to detail, such as changing the dough and cream according to the fruit used, and each one seems to be made with great care.
The tarts on sale that day are displayed on the official website, so it is a good idea to go there after checking if the tart you are looking for is available.
Point 3: Is there an “Ohakorte Minatogawa Honten” branch?
In addition to “Ohakorte Minatogawa Honten,” Ohakorte has branches in Izumisaki and Oroku in Naha City, as well as in the International Flight Area on the 2nd floor of the Naha Airport Passenger Terminal Building.
The Naha Airport branch has irregular business hours, so it is recommended to call the store (098-840-1276) if possible.
The palm-sized pieces cost only one coin ~700 yen each, so they make a great treat for yourself or a souvenir for your loved ones!
