[IRODORI] is a brand launched by [Tsuruya Yoshinobu], a Kyoto confectionery shop founded in the third year of the Kyowa era, with the hope of attracting a younger generation less familiar with traditional Japanese sweets. While preserving tradition, the brand offers innovative Japanese confections and celebrated the 10th anniversary of its launch in July 2025. The five pastel-colored pieces of amber candy each capture the flavors of lavender, mint, rose, chamomile, and jasmine. Their charming appearance, neatly arranged in a clear case, and their unique texture—crunchy yet smooth—offer a fresh experience.

Item / IRODORI Amber sugar: 1,620 yen
Shelf life: 25 days at room temperature
Sales location / Kyoto Station, Hachijo Exit 1F West Area, Asty Road
Recommended by the store staff: The combination of the clear packaging and the colorful traditional Japanese sweets creates a delightful contrast—they make for a great photo-worthy souvenir. They’re thin and compact, so it’s easy to buy several to take home.
Editor's Note: Its crisp, light texture is its main appeal. The soft pastel colors are elegant, making it the perfect gift.
Online shop sales / None

Kizakura, a Kyoto-based sake brewer well-known for its kappa mascot, offers a unique product with a label featuring the station sign of Kyoto Station as a Kyoto souvenir, which many railroad fans buy for their collections. Since it is a cup type that can be drunk without a glass, we recommend enjoying a cup on the Shinkansen on the way home while soaking up memories of Kyoto. Honjozo with a good balance of sourness and sweetness, 16% alcohol by volume.

Product: Kyoto Station Cup (180 ml) 316 yen
Shelf life: 1 year at room temperature
Available for purchase at: JR Kyoto Isetan B1F (Japanese and Western Liquor Section), Bellmart Asty Kyoto Store, Kyomiyage Store, and PLUSTA Bento Kyoto Main Line (inside the Central Ticket Gate).
Recommended scenes as suggested by store staff / With its travel-inspired design, this item is a hit with travel enthusiasts and train fans alike.
Editor's Note: Its unique design, inspired by train station nameplates, is a real highlight. It makes the perfect souvenir to commemorate your visit to Kyoto.
Online shop sales / None

A popular item at [Loyds Kyoto], these “Uji Matcha and Sansho” potato chip chocolates feature a rich matcha flavor with a subtle hint of sansho. One side of the potato chips—coated with matcha and Wakayama Prefecture-grown grape sansho—is coated with Uji matcha chocolate. The moment you take a bite, the refreshing, slightly spicy flavor of sansho spreads across your palate, creating an addictive combination of the potato chip’s saltiness and the matcha chocolate’s bittersweet richness and sweetness. This unique potato chip chocolate is sure to be a hit.

Product: Chocolate-Coated Potato Chips with Uji Matcha and Sansho Pepper, 1,350 yen
Expiration date: 30 days from production at 25°C or below
Location: In front of the West Exit ticket gates at JR Kyoto Station, Kyoto Porta Kyoto Station Building, 2nd Floor, Souvenir Alley, Kyoto Branch
Recommended by the store staff: Since this is a Kyoto version of a popular product from Royce’ in Hokkaido, giving it as a souvenir is sure to spark lively conversation. The addictive flavor also makes it a great treat to treat yourself to.
Editor's Note: The refreshing aroma of grape sansho spreads pleasantly, creating a flavor that lingers on the palate.
Available for purchase in the online store / Not available (availability is subject to change)

A new product released in March 2025 by [Biju Co., Ltd.], the manufacturer and seller of Kyoto’s famous confections such as Nama Yatsuhashi with sweet red bean paste, Otabe, and Kyobaamu. The dough, made by combining fine mochi flour with meringue and crafted to be about twice as thick as usual, offers a fluffy texture completely different from previous Otabe products. It pairs perfectly with the smooth, strained red bean paste made with red beans sourced from contract farmers in Tokachi, Hokkaido, and domestic butter.

Product: Fluffy Otabe (5-pack) 810 yen
Shelf life / 10 days including manufacturing date
Sales location/Kyoto Kashikoji Hachijo Exit Store
Recommended by the shop staff / Perfect for those looking for a new Kyoto souvenir or for anyone who isn't a fan of nikkī.
Editor's Note: Even if you're a fan of the classic Yatsuhashi, we highly recommend giving this a try—it offers a unique twist on the classic flavor.
Online shop sales / Yes
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KYOTO AME is a candy company that incorporates European coloring techniques into Kyoto craftsmanship. The candy, designed with a Japanese feel, is beautifully colored and comes in a wide variety of flavors. Shirokin Temari is a lemon-lime flavored Kyo-Amame with a silky white color and colorful patterns like Temari. Kyo-Ame Hina, a store-exclusive product that is slightly smaller and cuter than the regular Kyo-Ame, is also popular. The candy lasts for about a year, so you can enjoy it for a long time while decorating.

Product / White Silk Handball: 570 yen
Shelf life: 1 year at room temperature
Sales Locations: Kyoto Tower Sand, in front of the Hachijo Exit ticket gates at Kyoto Station, PLUSTA, Gify, and Asty Kyoto
Recommended items as suggested by the store staff: “Temari-ame,” a classic Kyoto candy, comes packaged in individual boxes, making it a great choice for a casual souvenir.
Editor's Note: These delicate Kyoto candies, with their white color scheme, are so gorgeous you'll instinctively want to give them to someone.
Online shop sales / Yes
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