This is a summer-only shaved ice with green tea offered by Gion Tokuya (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto), a sweet shop famous for its melt-in-your-mouth Honwarabimochi (rice cakes). The fragrant kyo-bancha ice is topped with honey-soaked lemon. Drizzled with bancha syrup and milk, the end result is a lemon tea flavor. The syrup and ice are kept in separate containers so that you can enjoy the taste of freshly shaved ice. This thoughtfulness is one of the reasons why it is loved in the flower district.

Mr. Kondo, the owner of the store, was fascinated by the rich possibilities of shaved ice, including the flavor of various fruits and both Japanese and Western tastes, and opened a specialty store in Kyoto, "Kyo Hyouka Tsurara" (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture). The ice is thoroughly temperature-controlled and kept at the very edge of melting or not melting. This keeps the ice at the very edge of melting or not melting, which is why the ice has a reputation for keeping the body cool and eliminating the "sharp" sensation in the head when eaten.

Itoken, a Japanese-style confectionery store established in 1864 (Genji Gen) (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto), offers a café space where customers can enjoy lunch and sweets. The shop offers a total of 10 types of shaved ice with fruit, including watermelon, melon, and peach, available only during the summer season. The luxurious shaved ice and thick, thick sauce made with fruit pulp melt in your mouth. Enjoy these cute-looking sweets made from hollowed-out fruit.

At MARUNI CAFE (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto), located on the second floor of an atelier building that houses a variety of creators, you can enjoy juicy shaved ice with plenty of pulp in a relaxed space with warm wooden tables, dried flowers, and driftwood. The strawberry sauce with a layer of milk and strawberry miruku shiratama, which is layered with strawberry sauce filled with pulp, is a definite delicacy. The lineup also includes mango, limited-time-only peach, and other fruity items.

A simple and delicious cake store [confectionery and teahouse Cheka] (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is popular for its roll cakes, cream puffs, and donut-like tiramisu. Among the shaved ice, which is made fluffy by controlling the temperature of the ice, the most popular item is the shaved ice pudding with a cute appearance. It is surprising that not only the sauce but also real pudding appears from the inside.
Shaved ice available July-September *May be take-out only.