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Souvenirs and hand-me-downs with good taste from Kyoto

[2024] Carefully selected by Leaf editors! 20 Souvenirs and Souvenirs with Good Taste from Kyoto

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!

6. [SHUKA's seed confections and torokumame (beans) / Saiin

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.

SHUKA

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

SHUKA / Seed Crackers

  • shuka
  • 3-1 Mibunishiotakecho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 7 minute walk from Hankyu Saiin Station
  • Tel.075-841-8844
  • 11:00~17:30(2F cafe LO/17:00)
    Closed on Mondays
  • https://shuka-kyoto.jp/

7. [Japanese Cuisine Fujii Pudding] is a light Japanese pudding / Shijo Kawaramachi

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.

Japanese Cuisine Fujii Pudding

(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

Japanese Cuisine Fujii Pudding

  • Nihon Ryori Fujii no Pudding
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo Ward
  • 1 minute walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel.075-708-2332
  • 10:00~21:00 *Close when sold out
  • Irregular holidays
  • https://kyoto-fujiinopurin.com/

8. [Strawberry cakes at Monna / Kiyomizu-dera Temple area

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.

monna 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

Kyoto Shimizu bracken rice cake monna

  • Kyoto Yomizu Warabi Mochi Monna
  • 6-538-25 Gojobashihigashi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 10 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Gojozaka"
  • Tel.075-201-8158
  • 12:00-17:00
  • Closed on Wednesdays
  • https://kyoto-monna.com/

9. [Adorable looking tanejimi from Taneka Shoten / Karasuma Oike

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.

Seeds from Tanega Shoten

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,(Only tonsils are available online)
Expiration date/30 days

Tanega Shoten

  • Taneka Shoten
  • Kyoto prefecture Kyoto city
  • 3 minutes walk from Exit 1 of "Karasuma-Oike" subway station
  • Tel.075-201-3016
  • 11:00-17:00
    Closed Thursday through Saturday
  • https://taneka.jp/

10. [Mitarashi dumplings at MIMITARASHI / Karasuma Oike

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.

Mitarashi

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

MITARASHI DANGO by kolme kyoto

  • Mitarashi Dango by Colme Kyoto
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Nakagyo Ward, Yanagibaba-dori, Sanjoshitaru, Tsuchiyacho 89-1
  • 6 minutes walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.070-8442-2248
  • 11:00-18:00 *Close when sold out
  • Closed on Tuesdays
  • https://www.instagram.com/mitarashi_dango.mi3/
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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