Karasuuma Kyoto Hotel (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is located in Shijo-Karasuma, the heart of Kyoto. During the Gion Festival, a food stall is set up in front of the hotel. The chef grills Japanese beef sirloin steak on a griddle in front of you, and Szechuan-style mapo doufu (bean-paste seasoned with spices) are just a few of the dishes on standby to help you beat the summer heat. For those who want to eat with gusto, order a bowl of rice.

Sales Menu／
Japanese beef sirloin steak: 2,000 yen
Japanese beef sirloin steak bowl, 2,200 yen
Szechuan-style Bean Curd 800 yen
Szechuan-style mabo-tofu rice bowl, 1000 yen
Peking Duck wrapped in crepe 1000yen
Draft beer 600 yen
Six cocktails, 700 yen each
Sales Date/Time/July 15 (Mon., holiday) and 16 (Tue.) 18:00-22:00
Sales location / In front of Karasuma Kyoto Hotel

Kohgetsu Kyo-gashi (Kyoto confectionery) produces wagashi with flexible ideas, such as Senju senbei (rice crackers with cream sandwiched between wave-shaped cookie dough). The popular freshly baked Mitarashi dumplings, which sell out before the end of the Gion Festival every year, will be available again this year. The dumplings are made by artisans on the spot, who carefully check the baking conditions of each dumpling to ensure that they are soft and fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Enjoy the reputable taste of the rich sauce made with Okinawan brown sugar.

Menu／Freshly baked Mitarashi dumplings 200 yen per dumpling, 5-packs 1,000 yen
Sales period: July 14 (Sun.) - 16 (Tue.) 13:00 - 21:00 *Sales end when all items are sold out
Sales location/Kyogashi place Kougetsu Shijo-Karasuma Store

KAMEYA RYOCHO (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is bringing a new style of Japanese confectionery to Kyoto, with products such as sliced yokan that can be baked on a slice of bread to make Ogura Butter Toast. At the "Gion Festival," visitors can enjoy the annual Uji kintoki shaved ice and Karasuwatamadamashi ice. The Karasuwadama ice is a product that was perfected after many prototypes to adjust the sweetness. In addition to brown sugar made from Hateruma Island brown sugar, it is topped with shiratama (white rice balls) and Karasuwadama bean paste that was specially cooked to match the shaved ice. Enjoy the coolness of the shaved ice with the specialties of a long-established Japanese confectionery.

Sales Menu／
Uji kintoki shaved ice 900 yen
Crow's-feather ball ice 900 yen
Sales Period/July 15 (Mon., holiday) and 16 (Tue.) around 17:00-22:00 *Sales end when sold out
Sales location/Kameya Yoshinaga Kyoto main store

Shunsai Imari (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) offers a variety of dishes using Kyoto vegetables and fresh seafood in an emotional atmosphere of a renovated Kyoto townhouse. The restaurant sells its annual dashimaki sandwich with kujo leek. The dashimaki tamago with kujo leeks, which has been cooked to a fluffy consistency and filled with dashi broth, is sandwiched between toast. The key to the flavor is the spicy mayonnaise. The zingy flavor is sure to be addictive!

Sales Menu／
Dashimaki Sandwich with Kujo leek (box of 4 slices) 800 yen
Date and time of sale: July 15 (Mon., holiday) and 16 (Tue.), 16:00 - 21:00 (end of sale when sold out)
Sales location: In front of Shunnai Imari store

Maeda Coffee (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto), established in 1971, has long been a favorite coffee shop in Kyoto. In addition to its home-roasted coffee, the shop offers a wide variety of morning coffee, hearty lunches, and a wide selection of sweets. The Muromachi main store offers cappuccino shaved ice only in summer. The shaved ice made with their special coffee will make you forget the heat.

Menu / Coffee shop cappuccino shaved ice: 850 yen at food stalls, 950 yen inside the store
Sales period/July 15 (Mon., holiday) and 16 (Tue.) *Sold in the store until around September
Sales hours: 14:00- in the store, 17:00- at food stalls
Sales location / Maeda Coffee Muromachi main store in the store and at the stall in front of the store