When you visit Kyoto, you may want to buy pickles, green tea, or Japanese sweets as souvenirs... There are so many specialties that it is hard to decide which ones to buy. Kyoto has many popular wagashi, and there are many people in Japan who enjoy Kyoto's wagashi and sweets not only while sightseeing, but also by ordering them. We would like to introduce five of the most popular sweets among Kyoto's souvenirs.
Table of Contents
1.Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (1) Rice crackers (Kyo-gashi place Kohzuki)
2. popular souvenirs in Kyoto (2) Kyo-baamu (Biju Co., Ltd.)
3. Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (3): O-No-cha Langdosha Chanokwa (Kyoto Kitayama Mar Blanche)
4. Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (4) London-yaki (London-ya)
5.Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (5) Senmaizuke (Nishikari Co., Ltd.)
6. Summary
1. Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (1) Senbei (rice crackers) (Kyo-gashi place Kohzuki)
○About the store and its products
Kyo-gashi place Kohzuki was established in Kyoto in 1945. In the 1950s, it was still considered taboo to use butter or cream in Japanese confectionery, but Kyo-gashi place Kohzuki proactively introduced them.
Then the product "Hana" was born. After that, "Senju Senbei" was another product developed based on our original idea by applying cooking utensils to baking sweets.
From ideas that are not bound by tradition or common sense, modern products continue to be developed by utilizing techniques in Kyoto's traditional Kyoto confectionery.
○Features
The waffle-like wavy dough has a crispy texture. The cream inside has a gentle sweetness, and the ingredients are fine-tuned daily according to the season and temperature. It was created through trial and error using a baking machine imported from Germany.
○Word of mouth
It is a delicious treat for both Japanese and Western confectionery lovers.
I think everyone will love the crispy texture and not-too-sweet pastry.
I always buy them as souvenirs when I go to Kyoto. They are sweet and delicious, so I buy them for myself.
For more information, click here:https://www.kogetsu.com/
2. popular souvenirs in Kyoto (2) Kyo-baamu (Biju Co., Ltd.)
○About the store and its products
Kyo Baum" is a cross between Kyoto and baumkuchen. The name "Kyo-baamu" is written in hiragana to express the softness and fluffiness of the baumkchen. Such Kyo-baamu is made by baking a sponge dough of Japanese flour 100%, blended with Kyoto soy milk, Uji green tea and sencha green tea, to create that delicious baumkuchen.
Originally, they tried using chocolate and soy milk and other ingredients through trial and error to arrive at their current popular flavor. The combination of Uji green tea and soy milk looks and tastes just like Kyoto, and is popular among all ages.
○Features
If you want to taste the flavor of Uji green tea and sencha green tea and moist baumkuchen, Kyo-baamu is the place to go. Not only is it elegant in appearance, but its taste is also very Kyoto-like, making it a perfect souvenir.
○Word of mouth
The best sweets for matcha lovers.
A combination of Japanese and Western sweets. The flavors are irresistible.
It looks pretty and tastes good.
For more information, click here:http://www.bijuu.co.jp/
3. Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (3): O-No-cha Langdosha Chanokwa (Kyoto Kitayama Mar Blanche)
○About the store and its products
O-No-cha Langdosha Cha-no-Ka is popular throughout Japan as a Kyoto sweet. The o-no-cha tea is fine-tuned for color, taste, and aroma by discerning the tea leaves. White chocolate is sandwiched between dough baked to melt in the mouth with the chef's skill and the five senses.
○Features
Dark tea and white chocolate candy. The tea leaves are stone ground and carefully selected to give a highly aromatic and refreshingly sweet taste.
○Word of mouth
The most popular souvenir from Kyoto is this o-no-cha langdosha, a delicious white chocolate tea confection.
Kyoto Kitayama Mar Blanche is the best, the tea leaves are fragrant.
The price starts at 3 sheets, so it is affordable.
For more information, click here:https://www.malebranche.co.jp/products/chanoka/
4. Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (4) London-yaki (London-ya)
○About the store and its products
Located within walking distance of Kyoto Kawaramachi Station, Londonia is a popular Japanese confectionery store with the Shinkyogoku specialty London-yaki, which has been loved since the postwar period, founded in 1947. You can watch the production of buns being made by machine in the store.
○Features
A sponge cake bun filled with sweet red bean paste. Bite-sized and easy to eat, it is popular among people of all ages.
○Word of mouth
It's fun to watch the clattering and clanking of the machines in the store, and to see how they make it.
The sweetness of the cake is moist and tastes good.
I always buy a souvenir when I go to Shinkyogoku. I always buy it as a souvenir when I go there.
For more information, click here:https://www.shinkyogoku.or.jp/store_info/londonya.htm
5. . Popular souvenirs in Kyoto (4) Senmaizuke (Nishikari Co., Ltd.)
○About the store and its products
Nishikkimono Nishikiri sells Kyoto's three most popular pickles, including senmaizuke, shibazuke, and sukkizuke. Nishikiri's main store also holds a "Kyo Tsukemono Party" where visitors can taste seasonal pickles with hojicha (roasted green tea) or wine in a standing buffet style. It is a great experience to actually eat and shop for traditional tastes.
○Features
Kyoto is famous for its pickles. One of the most popular pickles is senmaizuke, and Nishikari's senmaizuke is made by growing the Kyoto vegetable "Shogoin kabura" with a contract farmer and pickling it with kombu and other ingredients.
○Word of mouth
The taste is elegant. Great as an accompaniment to rice.
Fresh and crispy.
Kyoto is famous for its tsukemono pickles. They make great souvenirs.
For more information, click here:https://www.nishiri.co.jp/
6. Summary
How was it?
In this article, we have introduced some delicious sweets that you may want to buy as souvenirs when you visit Kyoto, or even for yourself. It may be hard to decide which souvenirs to buy in Kyoto, such as green tea, sweets, pickles, etc., but we hope you will find the one you want to keep for yourself based on this article.
