With Christmas rapidly approaching, Filipino travelers have already begun planning their holiday itineraries as early as September. According to online data specialist Statista, Japan is the preferred holiday destination for Filipinos in 2022, offering a plethora of tourist spots and culinary delights to explore.
If you find yourself in Japan in the coming months, make sure to visit this trending cafe. (Thisis)Shizen, a Kyoto-based cafe and shop, has been making waves due to its ice cream flower bouquets. The innovative dessert has gone viral on social media, delighting hundreds of patrons with its aesthetic appeal.
According to the cafe, the ice bouquet is "an ice cream with flowers made from bean paste." In Japan, red beans, particularly azuki beans, hold a traditional and indispensable place. Kyoto's confectionery culture places great importance on bean paste, a tradition that (Thisis)Shizen fully embraces in creating its sweet creations.
The cafe’s website describes the store as a place that celebrates the blessings of nature and the artistry of human hands. “Based on the concept of nature, craft, and art, the store is divided into two themes: Green Shop (Ueya) and Cafe (Chaya). The shop features plants that are mainly of Japanese indigenous species, ceramics fired in the shop using Japanese soil, organically-made food, tea, sake and art,” it states.
Ice bouquets are priced around P500 per cone. (Thisis)Shizen is located at 586-2 Karasuma-Dori Ane-Koji Sagaru Bancho, Kyoto, Japan.
Photos courtesy of (Thisis)Shizen