After the rainy season, the summer season has finally arrived. In the hot season, you will want to eat cool sweets, but this year's hottest sweets are "shaved ice".

This time, we would like to introduce the shops in Tokyo that have been interviewed by the Kakigori editorial department, such as the newly opened Kakigori specialty store and the popular Kakigori store. There are queue shops, but is it worth the challenge?


◆ Roppongi " yelo "

A store specializing in shaved ice that opened in March 2014. It is open during the night and offers alcohol and snacks. There are various sauces to match with homemade milk sauce, such as avocado sauce, organic carrot sauce, and matcha. There is also a flavor using alcohol.


◆ Akasaka " MAMANO "

A small chocolate shop near Akasaka Mitsuke Station. What you can eat here is shaved ice made from "chocolate ice," which may be the first in the world. Thick shaved ice made with the phantom cacao "Ariba cacao" can only be eaten here. Scones are also recommended as souvenirs.

◆ Harajuku " Mango Chacha "

A very popular mango sweets shop in Taiwan. In April 2014, the first store in Japan opened in Harajuku. A generous amount of shaved ice topped with sweet mango, which has a sugar content comparable to that of sugar, is attracting attention. Menu names such as "Moteki", "Ex-boyfriend", and "Close relationship" are also unique.


◆ Yanaka " Himitsudo "

A popular shaved ice specialty store where you can line up even in winter. The taste is addictive with thinly shaved fluffy ice and rich homemade syrup. Of course, summer is very popular, and there are rumors that you can wait up to 5 hours, and numbered tickets have already begun to be distributed mainly on Saturdays and Sundays this year. Congestion information and daily menu information can be found on Twitter ( @ himitsuno132 ). Those who line up should take measures against heat stroke!


◆ "HONG KONG SWEETS Kaoru" in Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest

It is a shop where you can eat "Taiwanese style" shaved ice with black honey, condensed milk, and plenty of fruits. Among them, "Special" includes "Kame Jelly", which is traditionally eaten in China, and "Aitamako", a natural jelly made from plant seeds, so you can enjoy the change in texture.


◆ Shibuya " Sebastian "

Spanish bar where you can eat shaved ice using Nikko natural ice only in the summer. Homemade syrup is combined with fluffy ice. It seems that the menu changes depending on the timing, so I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of taste you can meet.


◆ Harajuku " Gion Tokuya Harajuku "

A popular Japanese sweets shop with its main store in Kyoto. The newly released "Obancha Shaved Ice" this summer is a dish that can be eaten refreshingly with the fragrant scent of bancha and the gentle sweetness of rock candy. We also recommend "orthodox" Japanese sweets such as "Honwarabimochi".


Did you find any shaved ice that you were interested in? We are also waiting for requests regarding shaved ice, such as "I'm curious but there is shaved ice that I haven't eaten" and "I have a shop I want to go to so go for a preview!" Let's survive the hot summer with cool sweets!