A Special Store Like the Library in the Harry Porter Movie - MIYAHARA 宮原眼科

The first time I saw Miyahara and stepped into was totally out of curiosity.  Taichung is my hometown, but it had been a while that I  had not walked around Taichung train station when the first time that my husband and I drove passed by MIYAHARA and were attracted by its special architecture.   It appeared to be an old bricked building with some broken window hole on its second floor but covered by modern black glasses as the roof.   Its brick arcade reminded me somewhere in Italy, and it was really enjoyable to sit there and eat delicious ice cream.  MIYAHARA was in fact an ophthalmology hospital established in 1927 by Japanese doctor Miyahara(宮原武熊), it had ever been the largest hospital in Taichung when Japan had jurisdiction over Taiwan.  After world war II, Taiwan was returned to China, and doctor Miyahara left Taiwan.  The building then had ever been the mayor house and latter belong to Taichung public health bureau.

 

 

We stepped into, and I almost said WOW when seeing its interior.  

It looked like a library with many floors of book shelfs, associating me with the library shown in the Harry Porter movie.

 

 

Guess what are they selling?

All of the commodities were packed like books, including many kinds of  Taiwanese or Chinese cakes and candies.  They are very suitable for tourists to bring home as souvenirs, or get good taste experience.

Here is the web site of the group operating this store : http://www.dawncake.com.tw  

Just list several of what they are offering for your reference: pineapple cake(土鳳梨酥), sun cake(太陽餅), nougat (牛軋糖), chestnut candy(南棗核桃糕), almond cake (杏仁酥), pumpkin seed cake,(南瓜子酥), crunchy nuts (花生糖), tea and honey, etc. 

Say, Dawncake in fact is also famous with their heavy cheese cake,  if you love heavy kind, don't miss it ! 

Address: 台中市中區中山路20號