Shizuoka Prefecture Ogawa "Mt. Fuji shaved ice"
"Mt. Fuji shaved ice" from Shizuoka prefecture

The "Local Shaved Ice Festival" will be held for 7 days from August 10th to 16th at the shopping mall "AEON Lake Town" in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture. Admission is free.

This is a gourmet event where you can enjoy a total of 50 types of shaved ice. This year, in addition to "local shaved ice" from all over the country, unique "world shaved ice" will be on sale.

Exhibitors from Japan are Nikko Natural Ice Brewery Matsutsuki Himuro "Shaved Ice Shop LOVE'S" (Tochigi Prefecture), "Asakusa Yohei" (Tokyo), Mt. Fuji Natural Ice Brewery Fuji Shaved Ice Studio "Sekka" (Tokyo) Tokyo), Shizuoka Oden "Ogawa" (Shizuoka Prefecture), and "Koshigaya City Product Exhibition Hall" (Koshigaya City), all 5 stores.

◆ What is the hot shaved ice?

・ Kakigori Shop LOVE'S "Tochiotome milk with pulp"

Shaved Ice Shop LOVE'S "Tochiotome Milk with Flesh"
Tochiotome milk with pulp

Kakigori is made with a fluffy and delicate texture by making use of the highly transparent and hard natural ice that is slowly made over time. In addition to "Tochiotome milk with pulp", "Blueberry fromage" is also available.

Shaved Ice Shop LOVE'S "Blueberry Fromage"
Blueberry fromage

・ Yohei Asakusa "Fluffy Matcha"

Yohei Asakusa "Fluffy Matcha"
Fluffy matcha

A shop on the back of Nakamise Street in Asakusa. Along with the famous fried rice cakes and dumplings, the summer specialty is "Yobei's shaved ice." It is said that it is made by fluffy carving "seasoned ice balls". In addition to "Fluffy Matcha", "Same Strawberry Milk" and "Same Mango", "BiliBili Denki Milk", which is finished with "Denki Bran", is also available for the first time.

Yohei Asakusa "BiliBilidenki Milk"
Bilibili Denki Milk

・ Ogawa "Mt. Fuji shaved ice"

Ogawa "Mt. Fuji shaved ice"
Mt. Fuji shaved ice

A long-established store celebrating its 70th anniversary. In addition to Shizuoka oden, shaved ice is also a specialty of the store. The fluffy ice is finished with homemade sweet dew and syrup made with luxurious tea.

Ogawa "Shizuoka Oden"
There is also Shizuoka Oden

In addition, the "Local Shaved Ice Research Institute", which provides "Japanese shaved ice" as a planned store, will also be exhibited. In addition to selling "Okinawa Zenzai," which is a combination of ice and large Kintoki beans, and Kagoshima's specialty, "Shirokuma," which is made with condensed milk, various types of shaved ice with "local syrup" from all over the country are also available.

Kagoshima's specialty "Shirokuma"
Polar Bear

In addition, "Kakigori of the World", which brings in ingredients and recipes from overseas and reproduces the taste of "just like the real thing", has also appeared. Unique people such as candy-shaped Indian shaved ice "Gora", Turkish "Visibiji" tasted with syrup extracted from roses, and fluffy shaved ice "Menmenpin" originating in Taiwan will be lined up.

The venue is a special venue for the fountain plaza on the 1st floor of Aeon Lake Town "mori", 3-1-1 Lake Town, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture. The holding time is from 10:00 to 19:00 (until 16:00 on the last day only).