Manjū (饅頭, まんじゅう) is a traditional Japanese confection, usually a small, dense bun with a sweet filling.

The standard manjū has a skin made of flour, and is filled with anko (sweet azuki bean paste).

He then gave a manjū recipe to a teahouse owner who was always kind to him when he went on takuhatsu (begging rounds) around Mount Aratsu, to the west of Hakata.

At that time, he gave the teahouse owner a hand-written signboard with the words "Omanjū Dokoro" ("Place to Eat Manjū"), which is now in possession of Toraya Kurokawa in Akasaka, Tokyo.

The history book Sōgo ōzōshi (宗五大草紙) clearly describes manjū as a dish eaten with chopsticks along with soup and pickles.