ll cake ro mona cha ka at M R o a s t e d g r e e n t ea c hif fon cake o Fu a n rus MatchaSoft Serve ch ato O Matcha parfait Ujitawara Map of Sweets Roasted green tea SPECIAL JAPANESE TEA SWEETS Soft Serve Soft Serve Chockfull of... Matcha ...the...the choicestchoicest teatea sweetssweets inin town!town! sherbet Roasted green tea EE W TS S EET On the weekends, Being freshly made is the key to delicious flavor. W S come here for cute sweets! S Takada Tsusenen’s So rich it’s like almost eating tea... Ichinosho’s Hojicha Soft Serve ¥320（incl. tax） Cakes flavored with gyokuro (high-quality green tea) Matcha Soft Serve This tea wholesaler, which was established in 1924, makes Soft serve by 1 （incl. tax） or hojicha (roasted green tea), ¥216 each (incl. tax) ¥324 3 How about some Ichinoka gateau chocolat, combining vanilla Soft serve with powdered tea leaves, which are blended Full of millstone-ground matcha (powdered green tea), a rich chocolate cake made with specially after ordering for rich flavor. The powdered tea then sprinkled on top brings Matcha Soft serve is a popular Ichinosho treat. On the chosen tea leaves? out the strong taste of tea. Hojicha Soft serve is the most popular. weekends they have the Shiawase Yamamori* Matcha A hojicha latte is also available. Soft serve. It is topped with oiri, a traditional japanese There are shelves upon shelves of wooden boxes of tea. confectionery that brings a smile with its colorfulness, The retro shop interior is also appealing. There are benches inside and seats available outside on the Japanese-style terrace. and a slightly sweet Japanese-style marshmallow Hojicha and matcha imprinted with Chappi, the town mascot. ‒ both are delicious! *“Extra serving of happiness” The word is that Ichinosho Kyoeiseicha ordering this will bring you happiness 0774-88-2707 Takada Tsusenen in love! ■ 23 Kitadoyama Gonokuchi, Ujitawara-cho 0774-88-3939 hiawase S ■10:00 to 18:00 ■ Closed Tuesdays ■ 45 Nagadori Yuyadani, Ujitawara-cho Yamamori Matcha ■ Parking for 5 vehicles ■ 9:00 to 18:00 Soft Serve ■ Nearest bus stop: Shimomachi ■ Closed only during the New Year’s holidays （¥432, incl. tax; sold only on Sat., ■ http://ichinosho.jp/ ■ Parking for 12 vehicles Sun., and holidays） * Soft Serve served only on Sat., Sun., and ■ Nearest bus stop: Ujitawara Yubinkyoku-mae holidays from 11/4 to 3/20. ■ http://chachabin.co.jp/ Soft Serve SPECIAL JAPANESE TEA SWEETS EET ICE CREAM & SHERBET W S S On the wall is a charming EE W TS mosaic of tiles in the colors of tea. S A dish of bliss, in an old Japanese-style house. Lindenbaum’s 4 A comforting harmony of bitter and sweet tastes. Hojicha Sherbet and Cake Set 2 *Available only during café hours. Ujichanosato’s ¥900（incl. tax） Western dining in an old Japanese-style house that seems like a hideaway. During café ¥260（incl. tax） Matcha Soft Serve hours, afternoons can be spent in elegance enjoying a dish that is like a treasure chest: A JA shop directly selling souvenirs from Ujitawara. Matcha Soft serve, which is homemade hojicha sherbet, with its refreshing aftertaste, together with seasonal fruit made using matcha sold inside, is a comforting treat, harmonizing the bitterness of and a Swiss Roll. Another attraction is the organically grown coffee that can be enjoyed tea with sweetness for a refreshing aftertaste. The café space, with its notes of by those who order coffee as a set drink. In June, which is firefly season, “Dinner The rich color of the tea is proof white and green, is a nice place to eat. that the sherbet is homemade. Among the Fireflies” is also offered. Lindenbaum JA Agricultural Product Direct Sales Store 0774-88-2647 0774-88-2629 ■ 1 Kaminishitani yuyadani, Ujitawara-cho ■ 12 Nakabayashi Gonokuchi, Ujitawara-cho ■ Lunch: 11:00 to 15:00 (last order: 14:30) / Café: 14:30 to ■ 9:30 to 16:30 17:00 / Dinner: 17:00 to 21:00 (last order: 20:30) ■ Closed only during the New Year’s holidays *To enjoy the café, please contact us prior to your visit. ■ Parking for 40 vehicles *Dinner by reservation only. ■ Nearest bus stop: Gonokuchi ■ Closed Tuesdays ■ Parking for 15 vehicles * Soft Serve is not sold from mid-December to early March. ■ Nearest bus stop: Yuyadani 2 3 SPECIAL JAPANESE EE W TS TEA SWEETS S Dreamy comfort, In good weather, right to the bottom of the glass sit out on the terrace. Kitaniyama’s The secret ingredient? Matcha Parfait 5 ¥550（incl. tax） Thick custard cream. BaVato Includes matcha Castella (sponge cake), along 0774-88-2110 ■ 62 Honmachi Gonokuchi, Ujitawara-cho with homemade matcha jello, tsubuan (mashed ■ 10:00 to 19:00 ■ Closed Wednesdays sweet bean paste) and rice flour dumplings in two ■ No parking ■ Nearest bus stop: Gonokuchi different colors. Underneath the matcha Soft serve ■ https://www.bavato1875.com/ is vanilla ice cream, corn flakes, and brown-sugar agar topped with black honey. The parfait is packed with the sweetness A bewitching crispy and light texture... particular to this long-established tea field and a BaVato’s deliciousness impossible to tire of. Your spoon The food is served on parfait dishes won’t stop until it reaches the bottom of the dish. specially ordered from Heart-Shaped Wafer Sandwich EE W TS S Filled with Matcha Swiss Roll a pottery studio in Sumiyama, Uji. ¥250（incl. tax） This long-standing Japanese and Western confectionery shop is noted for its popular Matcha Swiss Roll. It is made with powdered green tea Also recommended: produced in Ujitawara, and the sponge cake is moist and feather-light. 7 Matcha-Topped It can be bought as a sandwich inbetween crisp and light wafers, with a There’s more here than meets the eye! Vanilla Ice Cream Made from custard cream filling. With its pleasing texture, this new sensation in Enjoy the heart-shaped wafers. Raw Milk, ¥250 (incl. tax) sweets can be enjoyed on the shop’s benches or while walking around. Ocha-no-Sato Kitaniyama Limited to 20 a day, 0774-88-2218 “A Plate of Sweets to Love” ■ 8 Yasunba Iwayama, Ujitawara-cho (¥650, incl. tax) is a special menu ■ 10:00 to 17:00 ■ Closed Wednesdays item on the Map of Sweets. Parking for 30 vehicles Ice cream or ■ EET ■ Nearest bus stop: Otonoyamaguchi Satisfying Fluffy Cake W S whipped cream makes https://www.kitani-s.com/ S the perfect match! ■ Cherry’s Hojicha Chiffon Cake INFORMATION ¥400（with set drink, ¥550; tax included for both） A new spot, A homey café with a readily visible tea field, enveloped in the 6 in the place green tea originated from. New as of warmth of trees. The subtly sweet Hojicha Chiffon Cake, June 2018 We hope you are looking forward to contains locally grown and strictly selected hojicha. Just a the items available for a limited time only. Soen Koyuan taste fills one with a light, happy feeling. Yantan At the entrance of Yuyadani (Yantan), a Japan Heritage site with a We are now holding an event townscape of old and tea fields, a retro exchange facility was featuring sweets in which created by renovating the remains of a tea factory. Please enjoy Heart-Shaped Wafers are used. the heartwarming hospitality as you unwind and relax fully. The delicious aroma For a limited time, the shops appearing of hojicha. Soen Koyuan Yantan here will be developing new sweets using 0774-46-8864 heart-shaped wafers and providing free ■ 21 Obana Yuyadani, Ujitawara-cho ■ 10:00 to 17:00 toppings with Soft serve. ■ Tourist information, food and drink, and Please present this magazine when Cherry cultural experiences (weekends only) Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays confirming service details with each shop. 0774-99-8700 ■ Go here for Parking available 33 Nakabayashi Gonokuchi, ■ *Applicable until the end of Sept. 2018. ■ tourist Nearest bus stop: Yuyadani Ujitawara-cho ■ information: ■ https://www.ujitawara-kyoto.com/ ■ 8:30 to 18:00 ■ Closed Mondays ■ Parking for 15 vehicles ■ Nearest bus stop: Gonokuchi 4 5 Supermarket Tour buses convenient Convenience store for getting around town are in service. Financial institution UJITAWARA TOWN MAP For details, go here. Photo spot Ujitawara-cho is the birthplace of green tea, Bus stop for which the manufacturing method was discovered in the Edo Period. Even now tea fields The stone monkey with the autumn foliage is a place The city of Otsu↑ of interest. spread across the town, which is famous for its ↑Keiji Bypass tea leaves and tea sweets. Nango IC Sarumaru-jinja 783 Shrine p.5 3 Ujigawa Line Ujigawa River s the birthplace of St. Kobo’s Well Ujitawara i green tea. Zenjyo-ji Temple The scenic garden is appealing. (to open in 2023) The Shin-Meishin Expressway Heart-shaped observation deck in the park Tawaragawa River Ikoukan Junior High School Ryokuenzaka Sueyama Kutsuwaike A street with around Culture Center Ocha-no-Sato Kitaniyama 200 cherry blossom trees Iwayama Ujitawara ←The city of Uji Natural Park Police Elementary School box Tea field observation deck Fire station Kogyo-Danchi- Town Hall Ujitawara Yubinkyoku-mae Ichu-mae Otonoyamaguchi Guchi (Sat., Sun., and holidays only) Cosmos field Ujitawara Shogakko Okuyamada Exchange Center(Fossil Park) From August to November, Post office ［Elementary School］ 307 pick all the flowers you want. Ujitawara IC Yasuragi-no-michi Post office Koka and (provisionally named) Shigaraki→ NEW！ Omiyamichi Soen Koyuan Myoraku-ji Temple Ujitawara Yantan…p.5 Namboku road Industrial Park Yuyadani Old plum tree Henjyoin Gonokuchi Temple Neda (Sat., Sun., and holidays only) Shimomachi Nagatani Soen Seika Meijodai Yakuba Minami Shoujuin Tawara Temple Elementary School The riverside is a good 307 Relocation of the town hall City planning road place for seeing fireflies.