Two famous stores in Kyoto where you can buy sweets with cherry blossom motifs to eat while viewing cherry blossoms.

From late March to April, cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Kyoto. In conjunction with the cherry blossom viewing season, Japanese confectioners begin selling seasonal cherry blossom wagashi, creating a festive and festive mood.

So, in this issue, we introduce some cherry blossom sweets that you should definitely try in Kyoto in spring. If you are planning to make a Hanami trip to Kyoto, please read to the end.

Table of Contents

■Yoshitomi Bawaraya

■Kyuemon Ito

■ Let's go on a picnic with cherry blossom wagashi!

■Yoshitomi Bawaraya

Tawaraya Yoshitomi is a long-established Japanese sweets store founded in 1755.
The main store is located about a 5-minute walk from Imadegawa Subway Station, and products are sold throughout Kyoto, including in department stores in Kyoto City and at JR Kyoto Station.
All of the three directly managed stores in the city are stylishly renovated machiya townhouses, making it tempting to linger in the space.

In spring, kuzukiri (cherry blossom kuzu-kiri) is available for a limited time only.
The smooth texture of the kuzukiri is topped with pickled cherry blossoms, and the mellow aroma of the cherry blossoms will fill your mouth with delight.
The color is slightly cherry blossom-colored, giving this Japanese confectionery a gorgeous, spring-like appearance.

The lineup of cherry blossom amber sugar, with its lovely clear pink color, is also limited to the season.
The simple box is filled with amber sugar without gaps, and just looking at it makes you feel happy.
It is a perfect souvenir.

Name of store:Yoshitomi Bawaraya
Address: Kamidachiuri Kamidachiuri, Muromachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, 602-0029, Japan (Head Office)
Phone number: 075-432-2211 (main office)

HP:https://kyogashi.co.jp/

■Kyuemon Ito

Kyuemon Ito is a tea store that has been in business since the late Edo period.
Recently, we have been collaborating with convenience store sweets, and many of you may have seen or heard our name.
Ito Kyuemon has its head office in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, and operates stores in Byodoin-mae, Gion-Shijo, and other locations in Kyoto Prefecture.
There is also a café space where you can enjoy matcha sweets.

Seasonal limited edition products are also actively being developed, with "Sakura Maccha-Dappuku" popular in the spring.
A sweet treat of green tea custard bean paste softly wrapped in cherry blossom-colored dough.
The dough is very soft and gentle to the touch. The matcha custard bean paste matches the bitterness of matcha with the sweetness of custard, and you will be able to eat as many as you want.

The lineup also includes many other spring-like matcha sweets for a limited time, such as "Salted Cherry Blossom An Matcha Dakku" with salted cherry pickles kneaded into the red bean paste, and "Mushibu Strawberry Matcha Roll Cake" with cut strawberries mixed into the cream.

Name of store:Kyuemon Ito
Address: 19-3, Aramaki, Suido, Uji-shi, Kyoto, 611-0013, Japan (main office)
Phone: 0774-23-3955

HP:https://www.itohkyuemon.co.jp/

■ Let's go on a picnic with cherry blossom wagashi!

In this issue, we introduced two places that sell cherry blossom wagashi.
There are many stores in Kyoto City that offer seasonal cherry blossom sweets.
You can buy a box of them as a souvenir, or buy several small portions and eat them in a park or along the banks of the Kamo River.
Please enjoy the pleasant spring sunshine and have a special time unique to Kyoto.