Seasonal strawberry matcha sweets from Kyuemon Ito in Uji, Kyoto!

Leaf KYOTO Strawberry matcha sweets from Kyuemon Ito in Uji, Kyoto, are available only during the season!

2024.1.16

Strawberry green tea parfait Single item 1,390 yen, tea set 1,790 yen

Strawberry matcha sweets from Kyuemon Ito in Uji, Kyoto, are available only during the season!

The popular annual Strawberry Matcha Parfait and this year's limited edition Tale of Genji Strawberry Matcha Sweets Plate are now available at each tea house of the long-established tea shop [Kyuemon Ito] established in the late Edo period. Strawberry matcha sweets can be enjoyed only during the season.

The strawberry matcha parfait, with its eye-catching pink crunchy macaroon cookies and abundance of bright red strawberries, has been newly renewed this year. Fresh Japanese strawberries are topped with chewy white rice balls and bittersweet Uji green tea jelly, creating a beautiful contrast of red, white, and green in this parfait.

Strawberry green tea parfait
Sales period / January 10, 2024 (Wednesday) - scheduled for late April
Price: 1,390 yen for a single item, 1,790 yen for a tea set
Stores／Uji Main Store, JR Uji Ekimae Store, Gion Shijo Store

Tale of Genji Strawberry Matcha Sweets Plate - single item, 1,690 yen; tea set, 1,990 yen

The Tale of Genji Strawberry Matcha Sweets Plate is this year's limited edition sweets plate inspired by "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, who has a strong connection with Uji. The plate features a total of eight kinds of sweets, including a mashed strawberry matcha roll cake, Uji matcha dakuku, mini strawberry matcha parfait, Uji matcha cheesecake, Uji matcha and Uji hojicha raw chocolate, and two kinds of ice cream. Enjoy the luxurious and special strawberry matcha sweets in Uji, the setting of "The Tale of Genji (Uji 10 Chapters)".

Tale of Genji Strawberry Matcha Sweets Plate
Sales period / Scheduled for January 10, 2024 (Wednesday) to late February
Price: 1,690 yen for a single item, 1,990 yen for a tea set
Stores／Uji main store, JR Uji Ekimae store

Kyuemon Ito Head Office Tea House

main gate of the imperial palace
19-3 Aramaki, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
5 min. walk from "Uji" and "Mimuroto" stations of Keihan
Tel.0774-23-3955
10:00-18:00 (LO/17:30)
7 days a week
All seats non-smoking No private room 40 parking lots
https://www.itohkyuemon.co.jp/

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