August - Hazuki 2025
August - Hazuki 2025
The Gozan no Okuribi is a cherished summer tradition in Kyoto. On this night, immense bonfires are lit on the mountains surrounding the city, creating Kanji and symbols that glow against the night sky. This tradition is believed to send off the ancestral spirits who have returned to their families during summer, gently guiding them back to the spirit world.
It is said that keeping the remaining charcoal from these sacred fires in the home serves as a powerful talisman, offering protection from misfortune, evil, and even theft. Though the days are still warm and humid, gentle breezes of morning and evening carry the first subtle signs of autumn.
This month's products
宇治抹茶クッキー まぁるいみどり
Uji Matcha Cookies ma-aruimidori
These bite-sized cookies have a delicate texture that almost crumbles when you put them in your mouth.
As they crumble, the rich aroma and bittersweet taste of matcha spreads throughout your mouth.
To ensure you can fully enjoy the matcha flavor, we have blended two types of stone-ground matcha.
As a secret ingredient, we have added French sea salt, Guérande salt, to create a rich flavor.
*Allergens
Wheat, milk, soy
京のわっかさん
Kyo no wakkasan
A new texture and flavor of sweets that combines a cookie with a mochi filling.
The cookies come in four flavors: plain, matcha, strawberry, and roasted green tea. You'll be addicted to the crispy, fragrant texture and taste.
The beautiful presentation box featuring a Kyoto maiko is also one of the reasons for its popularity.
Each individually wrapped snack comes with a fortune telling in the Kyoto dialect.
*Allergens
wheat, milk, eggs
嵯峨野若竹水ようかん
Sagano Wakatake Mizu-Yokan
"Young bamboo and the setting sun have turned into Saga - Buson"
A Kyoto cool dessert made by pouring authentic red bean mizu-yokan into a bamboo-shaped tube, while still retaining the atmosphere of young bamboo.
*Allergens
None
京都 お濃い抹茶わらびもちパフェサンドクッキー
Kyoto Rich Matcha Warabimochi Parfait Sandwich Cookies
The cookies are sandwiched with mellow matcha chocolate. The cookie dough, which contains bracken flour, has a subtle hint of brown syrup, giving it a parfait-like flavor. The crunchy, chewy texture is also appealing.
*Allergens
Wheat, eggs, milk, almonds, soybeans
玉子ぼうろ
Tamago bouro
It has a sweet aroma and a crispy texture, similar to soba noodles. They are bite-sized and easy to pick up, so once you start eating, you won't be able to stop.
*Allergens
wheat, milk, eggs
京都紅茶
Kyoto kocha
The tea leaves used for Japanese black tea include "Asahi," used in the highest quality matcha, "Goko," a recommended variety for gyokuro, and "Yabukita," a variety commonly used in sencha. Each tea is processed through a process unique to black tea, such as withering, which evaporates the water from the leaves, and fermentation, and then blended by the owner, carefully examining each one.
*Allergens
None
鈴らむね
Suzu Ramune
Cute bell-shaped Ramune This is a cute, round, bell-shaped Ramune.
It comes in a plastic bottle-like container, so it's cute to look at, but it's also light and you don't have to worry about it breaking.
It also makes a great gift.
*Allergens
None
星こはく
Hoshi kohaku
This amber sugar is made with thread-shaped agar from Tamba, and is inspired by a star-filled sky. Enjoy the unique crunchy texture.
*Allergens
None
