Cafe Ao

(Source : 食べログ)

The old town is a popular tourist spot in the city of Takayama, known as small Kyoto in Hida, where many ancient buildings still stand. In this old town, there is a chic Japanese-style café called "café Ao" inside the long-standing sake cellar, "Oita shuzo". The building of this café used to be a 140-year-old merchant shop. Inside this Japanese-style chic café, you can enjoy amazing sweets made of local products and Japanese sake made in "Oita shuzo" called "Oni koroshi". On top of that, you can also purchase stylish Japanese-style items for gifts. I recommend you to pass by if only to see some gifts.

(Source: 食べログ)

There are only good quality local products here!

"café Ao" serves very popular sweets made of well-selected milk and fresh cream of Hida. In addition to food products, even the furniture, such as chic sofa and tables made of wood, are also produced locally.

(Source: 食べログ)

Popular sweets that change each month

The most popular dish on the menu is "Japanese calendar roll cake" （450 yen） made of milk and fresh cream from Hida. Each month the flavor of the cake varies: in June "honey yogurt" flavor and from the beginning of July to the middle of August, "orange rare cheese cake" flavor is served. In fact, many customer revisit here only to try the different flavors.

(Source: 食べログ)

Amazing Japanese sweet looks so beautiful

"Kuzukiri" （450 yen） is a very popular dessert that looks colorful and beautiful! The chewy "kuzukiri" （kuzu starch noodles） are served with raspberry and citrus liquor, which makes it taste refreshing. In fact, it tastes rather different from the typical "kuzukiri" served with black honey.