
[2025] 26 Recommended Shaved Ice in Kyoto! From the hottest stores...
This is the time of the year when you are likely to suffer from summer fatigue and other ailments. GOOD NATURE STATION (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), a short walk from Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Railway, offers hints on how to make your summer in Kyoto more comfortable and enjoyable. There are plenty of contents to beat the summer heat, such as shaved ice using seasonal fruits, afternoon tea, workshops for parents and children, and limited events based on the themes of beauty and healing. We will introduce plenty of special gourmet foods and experiences just for this summer.
GOOD NATURE STATION in summer is full of gourmet foods to keep you cool during the summer, such as beer terrace feasts that let you feel the wind in the air and cool sweets. Enjoy the delicacies unique to this season with an elaborate twist.
Restaurant and Bar / ERUTAN
■Afternoon Tea with Peach and Melon
ERUTAN RESTAURANT/BAR on the 1st floor is an all-day dining restaurant that can be used from morning to bar. During café time, enjoy afternoon tea with melon and peaches, which are in season from now on.
Afternoon Tea with Peaches and Melon
Period of offer / August 31, 2025 (Sun.)
Serving time / 3 parts from 14:30, 15:00 and 15:30 *2 hours
Charge / 4,480 yen (including tax and service charge) *Can be changed to a free-flowing drink for an additional 500 yen
Location/1F [ERUTAN RESTAURANT/BAR]
Reservations/by 15:00 the day beforeReservation required
<Menu Details
Sweets: melon verrine, melon mousse, melon bonbon chocolat, melon macarons, peach verrine, peach tart, peach millefeuille, peach mousse, peach shortcake
Savory: Prosciutto melon, tomato and organic guava gazpacho, homemade cheese and avocado bruschetta
Drinks / Seasonal non-alcoholic cocktails, 6 kinds of organic tea, original roasted coffee
■Melon and citrus parfait
A parfait for melon lovers, made with an abundance of melon, is also on the summer menu. The refreshing acidity of lemon and citrus fruits and the light stimulation of ginger ale are gently brought together by creamy milk ice cream.
Melon and citrus parfait
Period of offer / - July 31, 2025 (Thursday)
Serving hours/14:00-17:00 (LO/16:30)
Charge / 1880 yen (incl. service charge)
Location/1F [ERUTAN RESTAURANT/BAR]
Fresh food, processed food and wine / MARKET
Shaved ice with Japanese peaches, citrus fruits and strawberries
There is also an eat-in space on the 1st floor [MARKET], which sells health-friendly foodstuffs, where you can enjoy shaved ice made with domestically produced ingredients only during the summer season. This year, shaved ice using plenty of ripe peaches is new. Enjoy the juicy texture of the homemade sauce.
Clockwise from the center of the photo: Japanese peach, Japanese citrus, and Japanese strawberry shaved ice, 756 yen each
Shaved ice with domestic peaches, domestic citrus fruits and domestic strawberries
Period of offer / August 31, 2025 (Sun.)
Service hours/10:00 - 20:00 (LO) *Sales end when all items are sold out.
Price / 756 yen each (incl. service charge)
Location/1F [MARKET]
Detail ishere
■Specialty store of Chinese herbal medicinal soup [Fountain of Zam Zam]
[The soup, made with more than 18 kinds of Chinese herbal spices and beef bones, is full of nourishing flavors and gives you a sense of the power of the ingredients. The noodles, which are handmade to order, are available in five types, including flat and thin noodles.
Chinese herbal medicine soup specialty restaurant [Zam Zam's Fountain] - excellent beef noodle soup, 4,400 yen
Superior Beef Noodle
Period of offer / July 2 (Wed) - 4 (Fri), July 17 (Thu) - 19 (Sat), August 7 (Thu) - 9 (Sat), August 21 (Thu) - 23 (Sat), 2025
Hours: 11:30-16:00
Fee / 4,400 yen
reservation/Zamzam Fountain Official InstagramDM or 090-9708-2634.
Location / 1F Eat-in Space
Detail ishere
Casual restaurant / Hyssop
Shaved ice with peach, Uji green tea, and Setoka mandarin orange
Hyssop on the 4th floor is a healthy restaurant that focuses on vegetables. During café hours, the restaurant offers shaved ice made with a unique combination of ingredients. The shaved ice with mandarin oranges is served with jasmine tea jelly, which adds depth to the flavor. The hot tea served with the shaved ice enhances the delicate flavor of the shaved ice, allowing you to enjoy every last bite.
(Clockwise from the center of the photo: peach, Uji green tea, and Setkatamikan shaved ice)
Shaved ice with peach, Uji green tea, and Setoka mandarin oranges
Period: Peach (July 7 (Mon.) to mid-September, Uji green tea and Seto mandarin oranges until mid-September
Hours: 14:30-16:30 (LO)
Price: Peach 1980 yen, Uji green tea 1300 yen, Setaka mandarin orange 1500 yen (all incl. service charge)
Location/4F [Hyssop]
Detail ishere
Nature Beer Terrace 2025
During dinner time [Hyssop] becomes a beer garden for the summer season only. With the theme of spice and beer, you can enjoy a course menu featuring BBQ chicken, grilled summer vegetables with green salsa, and other dishes that go great with beer. Come and release yourself from the daily grind at the open terrace, an oasis in the city.
Nature Beer Terrace 2025
Period of offer / ~ September 30, 2025 (Tuesday)
Hours: 17:30-22:00 (last entry at 20:00, drinks LO/21:30)
Fee / 5,500 yen (including tax) with 90 minutes of free-flowing drinks
Reservations: accepted until 5:00 p.m. the day before, from 2 persons
Location/4F [Hyssop]
Detail ishere
There is also a wide variety of food and beauty-themed experience programs. Here is a sampling of some of the many programs available!
Tea rubbing and Matcha (powdered green tea) making experience [Roadside Station Minami-Yamashiro Village].
In the tea-making experience, visitors can try their hand at making "muracha," a specialty of Minamiyamashiro Village in Kyoto. In addition to learning how to make and drink powdered green tea, visitors will also be able to take home a cup of sencha tea as a souvenir.
Tea rubbing and matcha (powdered green tea) making experience [Roadside Station Minami Yamashiro-mura].
Date / July 12 (Sat.) and 13 (Sun.), 2025
Time / 12:00-13:00, 14:00-15:00, 16:00-17:00 *60 min. each time
Fee/3,000 yen *including classroom lecture and souvenir
Capacity / 4 pairs per session (2 persons per pair)
Reservations/ Accepted until midnight of the day before the experience
Experience location / 1F Eat-in space
■Herbal Tea Workshop [Kawakami Tea Shop]
Kawakami Tea Shop, a herb tea specialty store in Kameoka City, will hold a workshop on business. With the theme of "active and relaxing," the workshop will compare three types of herbal teas perfect for summer self-care, and introduce tips on how to brew delicious teas at home and how to incorporate them into daily life. The "3 Herb Tea Comparison Set (1,080 yen)" is also available outside of the workshop hours.
Herbal Tea Workshop [Kawakami Tea Shop]
Dates/Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 22, August 12, 19, 26, 2025
Time / 11:00 -, 14:00 - (45 minutes each time)
Fee / 3,500 yen *including souvenir
Capacity / Up to 6 students per class
Reservations / Available until just before the experience
Experience location / 1F Eat-in space
Other events include Tanabata Calligraphy, in which participants spell out positive words, and a children's sommelier experience, in which they can enjoy the aroma of wine. All of these activities can be experienced by both parents and children, so it may be a good idea to use them as a research project during the summer vacation.
For more information about tea rubbing, herb tea workshops and other activities, please contacthere
GOOD NATURE Pilates
It is too hot to play outside during the summer vacation. If you are wondering how to get your children's energy going, here is a Pilates experience that can be enjoyed casually in a cool indoor environment. After the lesson, enjoy an elegant tea time at the hotel lounge.
GOOD NATURE Pilates
Regular Program Date / Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10:30-11:15 a.m. and 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Saturday, August 23, 14:00-14:45
Kids' Program Date / Saturday, August 23, 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Fee/Adults 3960 yen, Kids 500 yen *All include lounge access fee.
Capacity / 8 persons per session
Reservations / until 23:59 the day before
Experience location/4F [STUDIO/LOUNGE]
Detail ishere
A collaborative event with "kiitos.", a lifestyle magazine that delivers natural health and beauty, will be held. The theme is coolness and healing. Haruka Ivrelde, a fortune advisor, and yuki, a world-renowned makeup artist, will be the guests. The experience of conditioning your mind and body may help you overcome the summer heat in a positive way and give you a hint to love yourself more now.
Fortune advisor Haruka Ivrelde (left) and world-renowned makeup artist YUKI (right)
■Active Dreams Day
This is a program to regulate your beauty and mind through "Facial Facial Grading & Ear Pressure Point Workshop (Supervision: Haruka Yvellde & Mihoko Ida)", "Skin Care x Base Makeup Lecture (NEMOHAMO x BISOU, Lecturer: yUKI)", "Future Forecast Map Workshop" to draw yourself positively and so on. Dinner with Hyssop's specialties and curative food will be included.
Date/Time: Saturday, July 26, 2025, 12:00 - 18:30
Fee/12,000 yen
Capacity / 15 persons
Reservation/reservation required
Experience location/3F "STUDIO", 4F "Hyssop
Reservations arehere
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■Day of relaxation and luck
The course will include a "workshop for making good luck charms," a "skin care x meditation course (NEMOHAMO x yUKI)," and a "future forecast map workshop," allowing participants to enhance their luck while relaxing. Includes a dinner of Hyssop's specialties and curative food.
Date/Time: Saturday, August 16, 2025, 12:00-18:30
Fee/12,000 yen
Capacity / 15 persons
Reservation/reservation required
Experience location/3F "STUDIO", 4F "Hyssop
Reservations arehere
For more information on the collaborative event, please visithere
Hyssop's Summer Curing Course
Attendees of the special event will also be able to taste special menu and drinks at the restaurant [Hyssop] on the 4th floor. This is a lucky dinner supervised by Haruka Ivrelde, featuring grilled salmon as the main dish, pickled figs, tomato basket dumplings, and other dishes in accordance with the five elements and five tastes. The special menu can be enjoyed during dinner time with reservations only at Hyssop, even if you do not attend the event, so please check it out.
[Summer Curing Course
Period of offer / Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - Sunday, August 31, 2025
Fee/6,500 yen (incl. service charge) *Free for participants of kiitos. collaboration event
Reservation/reservation required
Location/4F [Hyssop]
Detail ishere
The organic cosmetics store [NEMOHAMO] on the 3rd floor will be open for a limited time to support beauty and health. You will be able to find items to relieve summer fatigue such as nahrin, a natural cosmetic brand that uses the power of herbs to regulate the body and mind, and TOYOU YAKUZEN CHA, a medicinal tea brand under the supervision of a Chinese herbalist.
Natural cosmetics wellness brands "narin" (left) and "TOYOU YAKUZEN CHA" (right)
■Natural cosmetics wellness brand "narin" POP UP
Sales period / ~ July 13, 2025 (Sun.)
Location/3F [NEMOHAMO]
Detail ishere
TOYOU YAKUZEN CHA" YAKUZEN CHA POP UP
Sales period / Friday, August 8, 2025 - Sunday, August 24, 2025
Location/4F [NEMOHAMO]
In addition, there are many other contents to help you get your body and mind in shape for summer, such as a special body scrub plan at the HOTEL SPA on the 4th floor and a POP UP of items that will heal you from the inside out. If you want to spend a healthy summer, visit GOOD NATURE STATION.
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