Thanks to an abundance of local specialties and city’s history as a castle-town and station on the Tokaido Road, Okazaki boats a of the most famous is “Awayuki” which has been on the market since the early Meiji Period. The idea for this sweet came from the Awayuki Tofu which is produced by the teashop known as Awayuki-jaya. This tofu was very popular with travelers on the Tokaido Road.