AWOMB] offers hand-woven sushi designed based on the culture rooted in Kyoto and Japanese food. The goldfish cider will appear at the Gion Festival. The cider and brightly colored jelly are a perfect representation of the plastic bags in which goldfish are scooped at summer festivals and brought back home. ［Quench your thirst while reminiscing about your childhood summer memories with this drink idea from AWOMB.

Menu / Goldfish cider (variations: tonic water, apple juice, lemon sour) 500 yen
Sales period / July 14 (Fri.)～16 (Sun.), 21 (Fri.)～23 (Sun.) 15:00～21:00 *Sales end when all items are sold out
Sales location / AWOMB Karasuma main store

Ise Genroku Hachibana-ya, a long-established Japanese confectionery established in 1708, produces edible zongzi (dough dumplings) to ward off bad luck, which are awarded by the Takayama Preservation Society. The Uiro (sweet dough wrapped in bamboo leaves with a talisman to ward off bad luck) is pure white and chewy. This whiteness and chewiness are achieved by using domestically produced rice flour and steaming the dough while carefully monitoring the finished product. The Yoiyama Warabimochi sold at the festival is eaten cold and has a melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Mae Festival: Yoiyama Warabimochi 378 yen
Sales period: July 14 (Fri.) - 16 (Sun.) 9:30 - 18:00 *Sales will end as soon as everything is sold out.
Sales location / Ise Genroku Tachibanaya stores

After Festival: Takayama's edible fresh zongzi (3 pieces) to ward off bad luck, 1,200 yen *Takayama's zongzi for decoration to ward off bad luck, 1,000 yen
Sales period/July 21 (Fri.) to 23 (Sun.), 10:00 to 21:00 (until around 20:00 on 23rd) *Sales end when all items are sold out.
Place of sale / Takayama Preservation Society (advance reservation at Ise Genroku Tachibanaya store andonline store(Also available at)

Kohzuki, which produces wagashi with flexible ideas such as Senju Senbei (rice crackers with cream sandwiched between wave-shaped cookie dough), will again offer freshly baked Mitarashi dumplings, which were so popular that they were sold out before the end of the Gion Festival in 2022. 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 reputed 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 15 (Sat.) & 16 (Sun.) 13:00 - 21:00 *Sales end when all items are sold out
Sales location / Kozuki Shijo-Karasuma Store

KAMEYA RYOCHO is bringing a new style of Japanese confectionery to Kyoto, such as sliced yokan (Japanese sweet made from sliced gourd) that can be made into Ogura Butter Toast just by placing it on bread and baking it. During the Gion Festival, customers can enjoy the customary Uji kintoki shaved ice and Karasuwatamadamashi ice. The Karasuwadama ice is a product that was perfected after many prototypes to adjust the sweetness. It is made with brown sugar from Hateruma Island, topped with a white bean paste and Karasuwadama red bean paste specially cooked for shaved ice. Feel the cool air with this shaved ice that is filled with the specialties of a long-established Japanese confectionery.

Sales Menu／
Uji kintoki shaved ice 800 yen
Crow's-feather ball ice 800 yen
Sales period / July 15 (Sat.) & 16 (Sun.) from around 17:00 to 22:00 *Sales end when sold out
Sales location/Kamenya Ryoucho Kyoto main store

Kyoto Tsuboyaki Imo Beniko specializes in tsuboyaki imo (potatoes baked in a small pot and baked at a low temperature over a charcoal fire). The skin does not burn as it is baked in hot air, and the sweetness comes from nature. The chilled tsuboyaki imo (sweet potatoes baked in a small pot) is made with a special cooling method that gives it a soft, bean-jam-like texture. Enjoy this Japanese sweet that is carefully baked for a long time without using sugar or sweeteners.

Menu／ Chilled tsubo yakiimo 500 yen
Sales period / July 15 (Sat.) & 16 (Sun.) 17:00 - 21:30 *Sales end when sold out
Location: In front of Griddle Force Itsuraku (298-2 Ichirensha-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto)