Information of Shops

Kumonocha Nishiki Market branch

Since the reopening of its Kiyomizu Sannenzaka branch in 2022, the Japanese tea café Kumonocha has quickly become a hot topic on social media. Under the concept of “Relaxing tea in Kyoto,” Kumonocha has opened in popular sightseeing spots in Kyoto City, including Arashiyama and Kiyomizu Temple. Their goal is to make authentic Japanese tea more accessible and enjoyable in everyday life.

• Japanese sweets
• western style sweets
• Cafe, Japanese and Western Confectionery

Konnamonja

This shop opened about 30 years ago under the direct management of Kyo Tofu Fujino, which has existed near Kitano Tenmangu Shrine for about 60 years. Their products include Fujino’s tofu, fried tofu, ganmodoki fried tofu patties, fresh yuba soy milk skin, and other products made in Yosano-cho of the Tango area of Kyoto, which is blessed with abundant water sources in the midst of beautiful nature. In addition, Konnamonja has been working on soy milk sweets since its opening. Especially popular are their soy milk doughnuts and soy milk soft serve ice cream.

• soy food
• western style sweets
• restaurant

Sawawa

You can tell by the color of the shop’s curtains and sign that this store has something to do with green tea. It specializes in matcha green tea sweets, especially on sweets using matcha from Uji. The first floor sells a variety of matcha sweets, and the second floor is a café, which offers a menu that includes warabimochi (bracken starch jelly), parfaits, and anmitsu (a sweet bean paste desert with agar-agar jelly, etc.). They use spring-harvested tea leaves and the grinding is done in a stone mortar right in the store for you to see.

• Japanese sweets
• western style sweets
• restaurant

SNOOPY Tea House

This store is like a paradise for Snoopy fans. The first floor of the store, converted from an old Kyoto townhouse, sells a variety of Snoopy goods. It has a take-out corner for dorayaki sweet bean paste sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream. Even these are designed with Peanuts characters. The second floor is a restaurant, where of course all the menu items are decorated with Peanuts characters.

• Japanese sweets
• western style sweets
• restaurant

Sugi Honey shop

Honey is a gift of nature. Sugi Honey Shop raises bees in their own apiary in Kumamoto Prefecture and also collects honey from all over Japan. They sell pure rich honey, fruit juice blended with honey, royal jelly, propolis, the New Zealand manuka honey, which has been gaining attention in recent years for its health benefits, and more. Their lineup of honey products are loved by people of all ages.

• Ingredients & Seasonings
• western style sweets
• seasoning

Houkyuuan

The surimi (minced or ground seafood) used for the fish cakes at Houkyuuan is mainly made from the highest grade of shiroguchi (silver white croaker) and itoyori (golden threadfin bream), and is grinded in a stone mortar, which is the traditional method. No flour is used. It is gluten-free.

• fish cake
• western style sweets

Nishiki Marun

Nishiki Marun is a shop where so many different kinds of “cuteness” gather, including cute confections and sundries, that it is impossible to describe it simply. To briefly introduce the merchandise sold in this colorful and bright store, it has colorful kompeito candy and Kyo-ame candy, original cookies made in the company's own facility, Kyoto-exclusive cosmetics, facial packs, perfumes, stick-on nails, and earrings with Japanese designs. There is also a large selection of Kyoto's local sake.

• Japanese sweets
• western style sweets
• household goods