Miyake: Sweets in a Relocated Konoike House
Pause for matcha and traditional sweets in a historic building moved from Osaka to Nara, a short walk from Tomio Station.
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Miyake pairs a Japanese sweets shop with a cafe in the former front house of the Konoike family. Its operator says the building came from Osaka, was saved from removal and reconstructed in Tomio. The visit is therefore a story about the reuse of a historic building, not a claim that this has always stood in Nara. Inside, floor seating, garden and bamboo-facing tables create a different pace from a station cafe. Choose a bowl of matcha with a seasonal sweet or a larger parfait, and leave time to browse wrapped sweets for the journey. It is one venue with shop and cafe functions, not two counted attractions.
Understand the building's journey
The operator traces the house to the Konoike family's Imabashi property in Osaka. Its history says an earlier house burned during the 1837 Ōshio Heihachirō uprising and the structure later brought to Tomio was rebuilt afterwards. When the Osaka property was altered in 1979, the front house was salvaged, moved and later adapted to sweets and tea. This is the business's historical account, not an independently surveyed construction date; it should not be shortened to ‘built in 1837’ or described as an untouched Nara townhouse.
Choose the cafe or a take-away sweet
The cafe lists matcha with a seasonal wagashi, matcha and kinako parfaits, anmitsu and other desserts. Its menu also divides some items into seasonal groups, including summer shaved ice and spring strawberry or cherry sweets; a pictured seasonal item may not be on the counter today. The sweets shop offers dorayaki, daifuku and boxed gifts. Ask staff which items are prepared and available on the visit date, what contains dairy, egg, wheat or nuts, and whether a product travels well. The menu images do not establish reliable current prices.
See what the traditional room entails
The operator describes a Japanese-style room entered past a noren curtain, with tables arranged around a bamboo outlook. It says chairs suitable for guests who find formal kneeling difficult are available on the raised floor. Chairs do not prove step-free entry: the transition into the room, toilet access, pushchair storage and lift availability are not settled by the reviewed pages. Visitors with mobility needs should contact the cafe rather than assume a conventional ground-floor table is available.
Fit Tomio into the route
The owner lists a 400-metre westward walk from the west exit of Kintetsu Tomio Station along Torimi-dori. Hours are 10:00–17:30, with cafe orders ending at 17:00, and Sunday is the usual closure. The site says parking exists but does not establish a reliable space count. Tomio is west of Nara Park; allow separate rail and transfer time if combining this cafe with central Nara temples. Booking and payment conditions are not confirmed on the reviewed operator pages.
What to look for
Relocated Konoike front house, interpreted as a reused building
Matcha, parfaits and seasonal Japanese sweets
Japanese-style room with garden and bamboo views
Photo notes
No licensed MyNara image of the relocated house, room, sweets or garden is held. Operator and tourism photographs are research references only. Confirm indoor photography permission and respect other customers before capturing an original image.
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Sources & editorial status
Original MyNara draft based on the linked sources. Sources reviewed 19 October 2026. Opening arrangements, prices and offers may change; use the operator's current information before travelling.