Tsurugi Life Improvement Promotion Council Ichiu group
（Tsurugi Town）

“Sadanojo dango” is filled with mugwort and mashed sweet bean paste.

This popular delicacy is produced by the Tsurugi Life Improvement Promotion Council Ichiu group. The term “Sadanojo” derives from Tani Sadanojo, a village headman of Ichiu who was executed for directly appealing to the villagers for help during the Edo period.

The mugwort used for dango is harvested annually by group members in mid-April from the mountains of the Ichiu area. Thereafter, it is preserved through freezing and used for dango production from spring to fall.

These dango are sold at the Shakunage Market, which operates exclusively on Sundays from March to November. At dawn, when the market opens, people gather at the processing facility to make dango on Sunday. The homemade red bean paste is perfectly balanced with the soft and fragrant mugwort dough. Customers arrive from outside the prefecture as well.

Additionally, the group makes sekihan (rice with red beans), botamochi (rice cake), and miso, among other products, and accepts pre-orders.

Shakunage market (only on Sunday): 6-13 Azaakamatsu, Ichiu, Tsurugi town, Mama-gun, Tokushima.