Mikazuki Ice Shop, formerly popular in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, has relocated to Kiyomizu Gojo, Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture). The fluffy ice that melts naturally in the mouth has been preserved, and in addition to the standard menu items such as Uji green tea, kuromitsu, and mizore, handmade syrups made from seasonal fruits are also available. The homemade milk ice cream is a welcome change of taste when you are in the mood for something different.

At Shikanoko (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), located near Umekoji Park, shaved ice from Hinode Ice in Nara is shaved as thinly as possible to create a fluffy shaved ice with homemade syrup. In addition to limited edition shaved ice made with fresh seasonal fruits, the sweet and sour shaved ice with miso paste and millet jelly is also a popular menu item.

［KYOTO UJI DINING ICHIGO (Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a café-restaurant in a luxurious location near the north gate of Byodoin Phoenix Hall. In a calm, dark brown space, diners can enjoy dishes and sweets made with local ingredients from Uji and Kizu. Lunch and the café have different faces, and during café hours, parfaits and shaved ice made with an abundance of fruit are served. Strawberry lovers are sure to enjoy the abundance of strawberry-based dishes on the menu.

At the back of the leather apparel store [No-No Yes], a shaved ice store [Kyo Binga Akemono] (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is open only during the Noryoyo-doko season. The shaved ice is available at SPICY, FURUKAWA, and KYOTO. The shaved ice is available in three types: SPICY, FRUITS, and SWEET. Those who do not have a sweet tooth can cool off with SPICY, which can be eaten like a snack.

At the cafe Bhagavan (Ukyo-ku, Kyoto), located in the precincts of Seiryouji Temple at the beginning of the Atago Kaido Road, visitors can enjoy shaved ice in a modern Japanese-style space with antique furniture and a view of the garden with its greenery. The specialty is the brown sugar straw ice with shakigori. The syrup of two different concentrations of molasses has a natural, gentle sweetness, and the large amount of straw dough cake in the ice is a delight.

Cheesecake specialty store Papa John's Rokkaku offers shaved ice made from its most popular New York cheesecake only during the summer season. The fluffy ice is covered with a rich sauce made from New York cheesecake and a refreshing yogurt syrup. It is also topped with strawberry sauce and graham crackers for a change in taste and texture. The sale is limited to 15 cups per day starting June 5.

If you are strolling around the Tofukuji Temple area, Umekado (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is the perfect place to take a break. The shop is famous for its thick pancakes, but it also offers a wide selection of shaved ice. Among them is the tropical mango shaved ice, which is made from several kinds of frozen mangoes soaked in honey and blended with a blender upon order.

Itoken, a Japanese-style confectionary store established in 1864 (Genji Gen) (Fushimi-ku, Kyoto), offers a café space where customers can enjoy lunch and sweets. The summer limited fruit shaved ice comes in three varieties: watermelon, melon, and pineapple. This luxurious dish features fluffy shaved ice and a thick, thick sauce made from fruit pulp that melts and spreads in the mouth. Enjoy this cute looking sweet made from hollowed out fruit.

This is a summer-only shaved ice with green tea offered by Gion Tokuya (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), a sweet shop famous for its melt-in-your-mouth Honwarabimochi (rice cakes). The fragrant kyobancha ice is topped with honey-soaked lemon. In addition to the bancha syrup, milk is poured over the top, and the lemon tea flavor can be enjoyed at the end. 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 Hanamachi district.

Kyo no Hyo-ya Sawa (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is known for its shaved ice made with Japanese ingredients such as white miso and tofu. Sawa carefully prepares shaved ice one dish at a time, hoping to convey the uniqueness of Kyoto. In addition to white miso and tofu, flavors such as strawberry and green tea are available as standard items on the menu. In addition, there are always more than four limited-time offerings using seasonal fruits and other ingredients. The ice is simple, yet well made, so you can enjoy it until the very end.

Gelateria from Italy (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) offers not only its standard gelato, but also something a little special. The shaved ice with strawberry puree is made with fluffy ice, rich milk gelato that melts smoothly in the mouth, and pistachio sauce with crushed crispy wafers. Visitors can enjoy eating in while gazing at the Kamo River.

Shimizu Ippoh En Cafe Kyoto (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto), a specialty tea store, is known for its elaborate tea sweets. The Awamatcha Matcha Snow Ice is a luxurious dark tea-like espuma (mousse) made from tea-mill-ground Uji matcha, which melts in the mouth with a refreshing taste. You can enjoy the special taste of carefully selected tea.

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.

The Kyoto confectioner Nijo Wakasaya Teramachi Branch (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), which has been incorporating a playful spirit into its confectionery creations, such as the Kotsumogatama, which looks like a baked sweet potato, and Kuzuyu, which has a cute little box design, offers the Teramachi Branch's exclusive Saiun, a fluffy ice cube with five different flavors poured on top. Three to four kinds of fruits, including strawberry and pineapple, play hide-and-seek inside the ice. Enjoy it while freely pouring the homemade syrup, which changes with the seasons.

At Kyoho Yukimian (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), a sister store of the popular shaved ice specialty store Yuki-Usagi in Tokyo, customers can enjoy shaved ice prepared by a patissier who has more than 15 years of experience as a French cuisine chef. The photogenic shaved ice, served with espuma and fruit in a pretty, cake-like arrangement, elicits cheers every time it is brought to the table. The menu, which changes with the seasons, features unique combinations of ingredients, so you may find a new shaved ice sensation that you have never tasted before.

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.

Lies and Me" is a house cafe that also serves as a showroom for painters in Uji, Kyoto. It is difficult to make reservations at this popular store, but visitors are always in awe of the shaved ice. The shaved ice created by Instagrammer Kubo has a very original visual appeal. It is not unusual for a single person to order three to four bowls of shaved ice. Reservations are required via Instagram.

[Nikenchaya] is located inside the torii gate of Yasaka Shrine. Dengaku tofu, which is said to have originated in this restaurant, is a specialty that has been on the menu since the restaurant was founded in the Muromachi period. Seasonal sweets are also popular, and from May, the popular menu item, bracken brown sugar syrup and kinako ice (1,300 yen) will appear. In addition, you can enjoy shaved ice with fruits such as the classic Uji Kintoki and freshly squeezed strawberries. The black honey and syrup on the ice are all homemade. Enjoy a snack at a historic teahouse in Kyoto.

Saryo SENTAMA (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) was opened in 2020 by Senbon Gyokushuken, a long-established Japanese sweets store established over 80 years ago. The shaved ice, which is shaved by freezing water in which kudzu has been melted, is very satisfying and does not melt easily, allowing you to savor it slowly. In addition to matcha green tea, there is brown sugar topped with kuzu warabimochi and kinako (soybean flour), salted honey lemon, grapes, and other fruits with different flavors depending on the season, each topped with a frothy syrup made with espuma.

Second House Cakeworks Ginkakuji Store (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), known for its spaghetti and cakes, has opened a shaved ice store, Sekando, for a limited time only. The shaved ice served at the shop, including peach fruit espuma with homemade peach syrup and tri-colored jelly, was created by the president himself. At the Ginkakuji branch and the other branches, customers can enjoy original shaved ice made from Sekando's basic recipe.

Founded in 1935, BRUNBRUN (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a creative chocolate and confectionery store that celebrated its 89th anniversary this year. The popular chocolate shaved ice comes with a wide variety of toppings, including sweet chocolate, raw chocolate, maple sugar-flavored walnuts, and caramelized macadamia nuts. The chocolatier spent several years researching a special chocolate sauce that does not harden, so be sure to try this gem.

［The concept of "cherishing what already exists and creating new value" is expressed in the form of classic shaved ice using Kyoto's seasonal ingredients at TASAKI SHINPUKAN (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto). The Matcha Mitsu Shaved Ice, with ice made with clear pure water, exquisitely bitter green tea, and sweetened condensed milk, is a dish with a mildly sweet taste followed by the aroma of tea. Shaved ice based on cocktails and tea cocktails can also be enjoyed.

［Resting Place SARUSAKUYA (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is located on the grounds of Shimogamo-jinja Shrine. The shaved ice served there is named "ice from the Kamo ice house," in reference to the ancient midsummer ice house ritual. The ice is made from dense, hard ice that contains as little impurities as possible, and is cut with a blade into fine, thin strips that melt softly in the mouth like the first snowfall. In addition to matcha azuki, strawberry and kuromitsu shiratama are also available. Enjoy a cool break while admiring the greenery of Tadasunomori.

TAIPEI TAINAN -TEARS II- (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) offers authentic Taiwanese cuisine that seems to have come straight from the air in Kyoto, including more than 10 kinds of tapioca drinks and a variety of sweets, such as bean-jam, herbal ice cream, and so on. The shaved ice is especially unique, with a wide variety of ice creams, including not only mango, strawberry, and other fruits, but also the 8 Glorious Bingsu, which is said to have medicinal properties, and the cold hot ice cream, which is made with hot ingredients and covered with ice.