Top 5 cold sweets in Osaka – Department store edition

　This summer, scorching heat continues across the world. While sightseeing in Osaka, be sure to enjoy some refreshing cold sweets and make the most of the hot summer.
　This time, we introduce recommended cold sweets that you can buy at two department stores within walking distance of Osaka Station.
　・Hanshin Umeda Main Store
　・Daimaru Umeda Store
　The sweets introduced here have three recommended points.
　・Limited-edition sweets.
　・Sweets you can eat immediately after purchasing.
　・Sweets that will make you want to take photos.

　Now, let’s take a look at the five recommendations!
■BEST1：Green Tea Float　Large size ¥770 (tax included) 【Saryo ITO EN・Hanshin Umeda Main Store B2】

　This is a cold drink made with matcha. You can buy it at the café of “ITO EN,” a company famous for tea. Soft-serve ice cream is placed on top of cold green tea. Since finely crushed ice is added, it is very refreshing and easy to drink. You can enjoy the pleasant aroma of matcha and its slightly bitter taste. The soft-serve ice cream is sweet and goes very well with the matcha. A small size is also available for ¥660 (tax included).

■BEST２：TEA GELATO/TRIPLE　¥788 (tax included)【& EARL GREY・Daimaru Umeda Store B1】

▲Butterfly Pea & Earl Grey (blue), White Peach Oolong (pink), Mango Passion & Jasmine (orange)

　This gelato is made by a specialty tea shop. Every flavor offers a wonderful tea aroma. There are about 10 flavors, including seasonal limited-edition flavors. You can choose two or three flavors of your choice. Enjoy unique combinations of various teas from around the world with milk, white peach, mango, chocolate, and more.

▲The popular soft-serve ice cream “Earl Grey Rich Milk”　¥648 (tax included) is also highly recommended!

■BEST3：Strawberry Shortcake Parfait　¥1,200 (tax included)【Okhotsk Okoppe Milk Stand・Hanshin Umeda Main Store B2】

　This is a parfait made with soft-serve ice cream. It is made with delicious milk from Hokkaido. The soft-serve ice cream is beautifully shaped like a rose. It contains strawberries and sponge cake, allowing you to enjoy a flavor similar to strawberry shortcake. It also contains strained yogurt. You can enjoy this refreshing parfait all the way to the end.

■BEST4：Tamba Chestnut Premium Layered Pudding ¥702 (tax included)【Nakajima Taishodo・Daimaru Umeda Store B1】

　This pudding is made by a confectionery shop with a history of more than 110 years. It uses large Tamba chestnuts. Tamba chestnuts are large, sweet chestnuts that are popular in Japan. The pudding consists of two layers: chestnut cream pudding and custard pudding.
　While chestnut puddings are available, there are not many puddings that use such large amounts of large chestnuts. This is highly recommended for chestnut lovers.

■BEST5：Fried Mitarashi Dango Soft-Serve Ice Cream　¥770 (tax included)【Tonbo Agemono-ten Kitashinchi Kushikatsu again・Hanshin Umeda Main Store 9F Hanshin Daishokudo】

　This is a unique new-style sweet that combines freshly fried dango with soft-serve ice cream. This shop sells “kushikatsu,” a famous specialty of Osaka. Fried dango is placed on top of the soft-serve ice cream. “Mitarashi” is a sweet and slightly salty sauce made from soy sauce and sugar. You can enjoy both sweetness and saltiness together.　　　　　　　

※Kushikatsu is a dish made by skewering meat or vegetables and deep-frying them.

■Messages from each department store　
・Hanshin Umeda Main Store
　At Hanshin Umeda Main Store, there are cafés on various floors in addition to the 9th floor and B2, and some stores offer cold sweets. The hot weather will continue for some time, so if you visit Osaka, please enjoy spending some time at Hanshin Umeda Main Store.
・Daimaru Umeda Store
　Daimaru Umeda Store has a wide variety of delicious sweets. Summers in Osaka are very hot and humid. On hot days, please visit the sweets section. Take a relaxing break while enjoying cold sweets in the eat-in space (an area where you can eat inside the store).

■Store locations
・Hanshin Umeda Main Store
　1-13-13 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
・Daimaru Umeda Store
　3-1-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka