A ceramic and sundry goods store run by ceramic artist Kanako Naito. ［The shop offers a wide variety of originally designed sundries with the motif of a white fox, which is believed to be the messenger of the god Inari at the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine. Among them, the fox masks are hand-painted by an artist. The design of the masks changes with the seasons, so be sure to take one home as a souvenir to add to the memories of your trip.

A long-established Japanese confectionary store that was split from Demachi Futaba in Demachiyanagi, famous for its "mame daifuku" (bean-shaped confectionary). For many years, the shop has handmade wagashi and sekihan (red rice) in the Fushimi Inari area. The specialty is the Mame-Daifuku, which is made entirely with Fushimi's famous water. Hanijyu-mochi rice cakes from Shiga Prefecture are carefully pounded using a stone mortar and pestle to make them soft and comfortable to eat. The balance of gentle sweetness and moderate saltiness is also exquisite. You will want to buy some as souvenirs as well as to eat while walking around.

［Located on the approach to the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, the Terakoya Honpo Fushimi store offers a wide variety of rice crackers and rice crackers with a simple taste. Mochiyaki rice crackers wrapped in seaweed with a fox and torii gate design, typical of Fushimi Inari, are available only at this store. Oage-san mayo, a skewered wet rice cracker coated with mayonnaise and topped with fried tofu, is also available only at the Fushimi store and is said to be popular among foreign tourists. Enjoy strolling around the area with this reasonably priced food.

Itoken is a long-established Japanese confectionery store established in 1864. At the Fushimi Inari branch, you will find cute sweets based on the theme of confectionaries and fruits. The kudamono kushi wagashi, available only at the Fushimi Inari store, combines fresh strawberries with authentic wagashi. The white kitsune is a grated yam bun filled with red bean paste, and its round shape and expression are adorable. The design of the wagashi changes with the seasons. The skewer comes with a omikuji, which you can enjoy after you finish eating.

Founded in 1950, this sweet potato specialty store still retains the nostalgic atmosphere of the Showa period, and has been selling gelato and oimono parfaits in collaboration with [Premarche Gelateria] in the Sanjokai shopping district since 2019. The gelato makes the most of the flavors of the ingredients and does not use any synthetic additives. The taro topping is soft and sweet, and has a simple taste. The store also boasts other gourmet potato products such as baked sweet potatoes, steamed sweet potatoes, and sweet potato kenpi-chi.

［A long-established shop, established 1540 years ago, is located near the back approach to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine. The name of the shop was given by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The specialty is handmade inari sushi, with sweet and spicy fried bean curd cooked in a secret broth every morning. The sushi rice is richly flavored with home-made sweet and spicy burdock root, black sesame seeds, and hemp seeds (onomi). It is recommended to dine in the restaurant before or after visiting the shrine, or to eat it whenever you feel hungry.

［Marumochi-ya is a Japanese confectionery specialty store with two stores near the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine. When you break the transparent, round, water-marumochi like a water balloon, strawbies pop out. This playful Japanese sweet is popular on SNS as a signature product. The plump, moist rice cake can be topped with brown sugar or soybean flour, if desired. Marumochi with a crispy outer layer and a soft and chewy inner layer of red bean paste is also a recommended gourmet food to try.

Dairiki Shokudo has been a local favorite for about 50 years since 1966. Kentaro Ogawa took over his parents' diner and revived it as a book café. We recommend the owner's handmade two-color o-hagi with anko (red bean paste) and kinako (soybean flour). Ingredients include red bean paste made from carefully selected Hokkaido Dainagon azuki beans, Shiga Habutae glutinous rice, and high-quality domestic soybean flour. The soft texture of the soft mochi and the gentle sweetness of the millet sugar make it easy to eat, and it has earned a reputation as a "melt-in-your-mouth" o-hagi. The seasonal product, Yomogi Mochi (mugwort rice cake), which appears in the spring, is also popular and should not be missed.

The owner, Mr. Osumi, opened this old private house café with the idea of creating a place like a teishoku-ya where college students in their prime can comfortably go to eat. There are about 20 kinds of rice balls, including daily specials, made from carefully selected Koshihikari rice and wrapped in seaweed imported from Tsukiji. In addition to the standard items such as grilled salmon and freshly shaved okaka seaweed, there are also rich and satisfying ingredients such as pork kimchi and mentaiko mayo that are sure to make your eyes water. After a long day of walking around, recharge your energy with your favorite omusubi.

This gelato store is run by a long-established tea wholesaler that has been making Japanese tea in Uji since 1922. The gelato is made from carefully selected tea leaves of the highest quality, allowing you to enjoy the deep taste and rich aroma of tea. The matcha latte is recommended along with a variety of other gelato, including tea and seasonal fruits. The latte is a luxurious drink filled with "Premium Matcha Keika," a dark matcha green tea. In the hot summer months, a matcha latte float topped with gelato is perfect. In April 2024, an eat-in space with about 30 seats is scheduled to open on the second floor.

You can enjoy sweet potato sweets made from extremely honey-aged baked sweet potatoes with a sugar content of over 50 degrees. . At the Fushimi Inari branch, the 1mm silk threads of purple sweet potato and ice cream are gaining popularity as they look great on SNS. The base is made of aged baked sweet potato, rich vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream. On top of that, 1mm purple sweet potato paste is poured like a shower from a custom-made ultra-fine squeezer. The live performance of the process of making the sweet is a perfect way to enliven your eating trip.