Burger King releases world’s first Ice Whopper in Japan
Burger King Japan has definitely been on a tear when it comes to super-sized burgers recently. With a Tokyo Teriyaki Tower Super One Pound Beef…
Shaved Ice
Japanese shaved ice master’s gourmet kakigori will make you feel like a billion yen
A shaved ice master opens his own store On June 16th, a Japanese-style cafe specializing in shaved ice with a spacious and opulent interior opened…
“That has to be frozen pork belly.” Homemade sweets final form has Twitter in disbelief
When it comes to Japanese summertime sweets, kakigori (shaved ice) may be the the top favorite. Kakigori is often enjoyed at summer festivals, but a…
Retro Japanese snack pet beds turn your cats into shaved ice and fruit sandwiches
With pet beds shaped like instant noodles, fruit tarts, and traditional Japanese desserts, cats and dogs have some pretty tasty looking options when it comes…
Japanese restaurant dreams up the most aesthetic shaved ice ‘cake’ desserts possible
Shaved ice, or ‘kakigori’, is one of the representative summer desserts in Japan. When temperatures start to soar during this season, the sweetest way to…
Omatcha Salon Parco unveils fine Matcha and Houjicha shaved ice dessert menu
Japan’s LIFE Style Corporation has released a new summer menu: “Koi (Concentrated) Matcha” & “Koi Houjicha” shaved ice dessert, as of July 24th at OMTCHA…
Japanese tea cafe Hachiya serves refreshing Citrus Yogurt Cream and Hōjicha Shaved Ice
On Monday, July 26th, Hachiya 八屋, a Japanese tea café operated by Faith Network, Inc. based on the concept of “reimagining Japanese culture for the…
Keep things cool this summer with this dark and handsome soy sauce flavoured kakigori
As one of the main fundamentals of Japanese cuisine, it isn’t that weird to find soy in a variety of food products in Japan. There’s…
Cafe’s “sustainable” summer delights include boozy sudachi gin, gazpacho tomato shaved ice
Sustainable shaved ice at haishop café Innovation Design Inc., a Japanese company focused on solving social issues through its business ventures, will introduce a new…
Historic Kyoto green tea shop’s magnificent matcha shaved ice creations return for summer 2021
Itohkyuemon is a Japanese tea specialist store founded in 1832 and based in Uji, an area of Kyoto famous for high quality tea. With a…
Blue Bottle Japan introduces Coffee and Milk Cream Kakigori to their summer menu
It’s official, summer has arrived. The turn of the season brings with it beach days, fireworks, and romantic evenings surrounded by fireflies, but it also…
Funabashiya’s DIY shaved ice kits go on sale in Japan
Tokyo-based Funabashiya produces one of Japan’s traditional sweets “Kuzumochi”. They released an “instant shaved ice” (only available for delivery order) as a seasonal item and…
Keep satisfying your kakigōri cravings at Floresta this fall with chestnut, kinako, caramel and more
Who says that shaved ice season has to end in August? Just like ice cream fans who enjoy their iced treat all year long, there…
Japanese cafe’s rainy season inspired hydrangea shaved ice dessert changes colour like magic
While many may write off Japan’s wet and humid rainy season as a complete wash out, there’s actually a few upsides to this time of…
Akomeya Tokyo conjures up “cakeygori”: cake-like kakigori shaved ice creations
Technically, most of Japan is still in the rainy season, but with temperatures already passing 30 C (86 F) in much of the country, there’s…