Best Japanese Sweet Shops In Japan

So Lovely Panda Dumpling

The most-seller 'Pan-Dango' is lovely and delicious panda-shaped dumpling! They're good for cherry blossom viewing. The shop opens from 12:00 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and panda dumpling is sold while the stocks out!

Gion Tokuya's Plump and Simmering Cool Japanese Sweets

Gion Tokuya is a popular sweets shop located on Hanamikoji Street in Gion, Kyoto. What I got here was a combination of warabimochi and honkuzumochi. Honkuzumochi is made from high-quality Japanese bracken starch and has a simmering texture. Thanks to the ice, you can keep it cold all the time and use it as shaved ice at the end. Cool sweets perfect for this time of year.

Piping Hot Rice Dumplings Grill By Myself

It's enjoyable to roll and grill the rice dumplings on Shichirin clay stove by myself. The lovely rice dumplings are while one and green (yomogi) mugwort one. After it's grilled enough, put the mitarashi (sweet soy sauce) sauce or sweet azuki bean jam on them. The beautiful garden is one of the attractions, too.

Cute Round Taiyaki

Amairo is a shop of coffee and Taiyaki (fish-shaped cake with filling inside). Their most-seller 'Coffee Set 500 yen' has one Taiyaki with azuki-bean jam, or custard, or mix of these inside, and a cup of tasty coffee. It's located at a back alley which makes me want to take breath.

Delicious Sweets To Eat In A Beautiful Cafe

Toraya Kōbō is located 5 min by car from Gotemba Premium Outlet. Going under the nice entrance gate, and through the garden with lush greens, there's a cafe famous for its delicious Japanese sweets. I had Dorayaki this time, and that was delicious as I've heard. You can drink tea as much as you want if you eat inside. On holidays, it's get very crowded.

Slippery Warabimochi

I had Gion Komori's Matcha Warabimochi and Kinako Warabimochi. Warabimochi made from 100% bracken starch is smooth and chewy. Sprinkle black honey if you like.

Photogenic Colorful Dumplings with Togetsu Bridge in The Background

Terakoya Honpo Arashiyama Togetsubashi store on the Arashiyama Togetsubashi side of Kyoto. What I received on this day was a gorgeous dumpling (right), right? Dango (left). The gorgeous dango is an autumn-like combination of chestnuts, purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, and black sesame seeds. An interesting naming mystery? The dango is pistachio chocolate framboise. Taking a picture with Togetsu Bridge in the background gives a good impression of Arashiyama.

Dorayaki with New Texture, Japanese Macaroons

The fabric is chewy! The bean paste is fluffy! It's a bit different from the Dora-yaki I've eaten so far. There is a wide variety of flavors, and this time we chose 4 of them! ︎ "Matcha x Strawberry" is for a limited time. It's small and delicious enough to make you want to eat many.

Taiyaki with Cute Round Shape

Mamemono and Taiyaki on the 1st floor of Arashiyama Shoryuen, Kyoto. The taiyaki taken out here are royal custard and bean paste butter. The taiyaki dough is a whipped meringue dough that is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The characters "ma" and "me" are added to the front and back of the Taiyaki, which has a round shape, further doubling the cuteness. Come along with a break for sightseeing in Arashiyama.

Mitarashi Dango and Warabi Mochi

The sweet shop is at Sannen zaka slope which leads to Kiyomizu temple. The Mitarashi dango (a dumpling covered with kuzu sauce seasoned with soy sauce and sugar) is good for people tired from walking on the slope. Because it is not big, I can eat 5 sticks. And a fresh warm one is exceptional.

It's Like Polka Dot. Colored Water Marumochiya In Aautumn

Purchased water Marumochiya at Marumochiya near Fushimi Inari, Kyoto. 1180 yen for 3 pieces. I picked up fallen leaves and acorns near my house to color the autumn. Marumochiya has a smooth texture, and when you put it in your mouth, it melts like water and disappears. It was a delicious Japanese sweet that goes well with black honey and soybean flour.

Mitarashi Dango at Long-established Japanese Sweets Shop Founded 160 Years Ago! ︎

You can eat authentic roasted mitarashi dango. If you scoop up the freshly made chewy dumplings and put them on a plate, you can chase them to make them even more delicious. Ice matcha latte is made by pouring hot matcha latte into a large amount of ice. It is a new style.

Photogenic Cute Skewered Japanese Sweets

Itoken sou / sou Kyoto Shimizu store has opened. You can take out cute Japanese sweets and drinks. It is also good for sightseeing and eating out. Kushiwa sweets are high quality sweets carefully made by craftsmen one by one. There are many photogenic menus such as amber soda that you can drink with Churun. I have a feeling that it will become popular in the future.

Red Bean Paste Blooming Colorful Cute Ohagi

Opening October 2022. Ohagi made in-house with seasonal ingredients that are particular about beauty and taste. New in January, a cute Ohagi suitable for the New Year. Zodiac rabbit, gorgeous white chrysanthemum, kinton, apple motif, etc. Eat-in is possible on the second floor (drink set). I'm sure you will be pleased with the souvenirs.

Grand Opening on March 1, Delicious Warabi Mochi at Registered Tangible Cultural Property Shop

Delicious warabi mochi at a registered tangible cultural property shop. Once you step inside, the space spreads out as if you were transported back in time. As you walk down the corridor, you can see a splendid garden through the windows, and the finest warabi mochi, flower warabi, and roasted green tea, served in a splendid mansion steeped in history.

Kanonji's Specialty 'Custard Strawberry Daifuku'

A big whole strawberry in it. And between mochi (a chewy dough) and a strawberry, there's surprisingly a sweet castard cream. Buy it before it's sold out.

Manju, Those in the Know, Know

The freshly made food is really delicious and you can eat it endlessly! Dozens of them will be bought by everyone, so it seems to be a perfect souvenir ♪

Mitarashi-Dango, Rice Balls Which Have a Strong Taste of Soy Sauce

Its soy sauce is storong and smells savory. With the organic houji-tea. You have to let your lunch be light for the big dango!

Splendid! Luxurious! Shining ' Golden Kuzukiri' You Eat At Chaya-gai

Kaikaro in Higashi chaya-gai. They refuse the first time customers for Ozashiki (tatami mat room) at night, but you can look in the house and enter the café at day time. I recommend you a 'golden kuzukiri'. Both of the looks and taste are very gorgeous.

Gained The Favor Of Emperor Showa. The Greatest Roasted Tea 'Kaga-boucha' You can Enjoy At The Old House Café

Aromatic smell and leisurely time fill up the calm café renovated from an old house built 150 years before, and it's an ideal place for a rest during your sightseeing. With roasted tea (houji-cha in Japanese), a Kanazawa's proud Japanese sweet is prepared together. They pick also the plates they use, so you can enjoy the tablewares, too.

Japanese Sweet 'Shinko' & Autumn Foliage At A Restaurant Continued For 400 years On The Foot Of Mt.Atago

Shinko' is made from rice flour and steamed in a traditional cooking stove. And its characteristic shape is derived from the winding path to the Atado Shrine. This chewy texture and sweet taste give the comfortable rest for the visitors. Even more, the autumn foliage seen from the restaurant is wonderful, the veranda is a special seats!

What A Cute♡ An Old Sweet Shop's New Wagashi 'Kazari-kan'

Kazari-kan is the new taste Japanese sweet. Based on a traditional azuki-bean sweet 'yokan', they match excellently with herbs and fruits that seem to be out of keeping with yokan. Sweets with the seasonal foodstuffs of Kyoto such as a winter 'yuzu' citron are all delicious and I think only such a long established shop could make them!

I Want To Eat Even If I Need To Stand In A Line! Very Delicious Mame-mochi Of Kyoto

Demachi Futaba is most famous as to Mame-mochi in Kyoto! Lots of koshi-an and red peas wrapped in mochi, 'Meidai Mame-mochi' is very delicious for its good balances of softness of mochi, sweetness of an and salty peas! It's well-received as Kyoto souvenir and people always make a line in front of the shop.

Very Photogenic! So Cute Japanese Sweet Made In Kyoto

The very new Japanese confectionary shop that sells mainly 'rakugan' (dried sweets made from starches and sugar) and has a concept that 'Japanese confectionaries that make people excited and happy'. You can enjoy the cute looks and also the handmade tender tastes produced from the foodstuffs.◎There're three shops in Kyoto City. Standard items, seasonal ones and limited ones. You can buy on the Internet, too. Made in Kyoto and handmade one by one.