
Whether you are on a business trip or returning home for a long vacation, it is always nice to bring a thoughtful souvenir, whether for work or pleasure. In this issue, our local editorial department has carefully selected a variety of Kyoto souvenirs that are fun to look at, delicious to eat, and tasteful. They will be sure to please you when you hand them out as souvenirs from your sightseeing in Kyoto!

If you have come all the way to Kyoto, you may want to buy a limited edition souvenir that can only be purchased in Kyoto. The editorial department has carefully selected the following items!

The following is a ranking of the most recommended souvenirs from Kyoto, as selected by about 500 Leaf readers, along with their reviews.
SHUKA/Tanegaka was newly opened in the fall of 2022 by TOROKUYA, which was established in 1926 and has been manufacturing and selling amanatto (sweetened soybeans). Here, they offer confections made only from seeds and sugar. Look out for old and new confections that have absorbed what their predecessors have accumulated, evolved, and changed to fit the times.
From right to left: standard products Doroku-mame, pistachio, Mizuho Dainagon Azuki Beans, Tanba Black Beans, cashew nuts, and cacao.
Products: Doroku-mame 900 yen, cashew nuts 1100 yen, cacao 1300 yen (40g each), etc.
(Online sales available)
Expiration date/30 days
The pudding has been a favorite of regular customers at Fujii Japanese Restaurant, located near Philosopher's Path. In response to the requests of customers who wanted to be able to purchase the pudding in the city, a specialty store was opened in a prime location facing Shijo Street. The egg-free soy milk matcha green tea pudding is combined with molasses and soybean flour, while the smooth pudding, which makes the most of the egg's appeal, is served in a royal style with an optional caramel garnish.
(Left) Smooth plin made with egg yolks from folate eggs produced in Tamba, Kyoto (Right) Soy milk matcha plin with a light and refreshing taste made with soy milk, fresh cream and matcha green tea without using eggs
Product: Nameraka Pudding, Soymilk Matcha Pudding 500 yen each
Shelf life: 3 days when refrigerated
Breaking the stereotype that warabimochi do not last long, monna sells warabimochi by mail order and in person, and has developed a five-day lasting warabimochi that it delivers nationwide. Take the first bite as it is, the second bite with soybean flour, and the third bite with molasses to fully enjoy the original taste and strong texture of warabimochi.
It is so soft that it seems to overflow when lifted, yet it also has a strong stiffness.
Product: monna warabimochi (rice cake), 1,800 yen for 12 pieces
(Online sales available)
Shelf life / 5 days in refrigeration
After more than 70 years of wholesaling to famous Japanese confectionery stores, the monaka seed specialty store has come up with three types of monaka, named "tane-mi," through trial and error to "try something new. The "tane-mi" is made of glutinous rice flour dough kneaded with crushed high-quality walnuts, almonds, and cashews, and topped with sweet bean paste, homemade peanut butter, almond butter, and other ingredients.
Peanut butter for the peanuts and almond butter for the tonsils are ground in a special machine in the store. The walnuts are topped with caramelized walnuts.
Product / "Seeds and nuts": peanuts, peanuts (peanuts), peanuts (peanuts), walnuts (walnuts), 250 yen each
(Peanuts,
Expiration date/30 days
kolme kyoto, a select store for eyeglasses that reopened in the spring of 2022, is selling dumplings in its storefront. Although the dumplings are from a glasses store, the taste is authentic. The dumplings, baked over charcoal, are made from glutinous rice and are characterized by their firmness and elasticity.
In the center is a cute dango with glasses smiling at you. Drizzle a generous amount of mitarashi red bean paste and soybean flour over the dumplings just before eating and enjoy!
Product: 9 pieces of omotase dumplings, 900 yen for the mitarashi, 1,000 yen each for the koshi-an and tsubu-an
Expiration date: Until the next day at room temperature or refrigerated
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