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Experience Coolness in Miyajima: 5 Cafes & Teahouses with Fluffy Shaved Ice – Exquisite Iced Delights Packed with Hiroshima’s Best

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You'll want to visit Miyajima just to taste this "special dish"... these shaved ice treats are like jewels. Be sure to add one to your Miyajima itinerary.

Luxurious Syrups Made with Hiroshima Fruits
Commitment to Fluffy Ice Texture / CAFE HAYASHIYA

Right: Citrus Yogurt 1,800 yen

Setouchi lemon, navel orange, Miyajima yuzu, Okimi strawberries, and amazake... These shaved ice creations feature vibrant homemade syrups glistening on the ice with seasonal fruits. The ice itself is carefully selected from a long-established ice company.

By slowly freezing high-purity ice and carefully shaving it, they achieve this fluffy texture. It truly has the elegance of a "high-end patisserie".

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CAFE HAYASHIYA
Address/504-5 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi
TEL/080-1932-0335
Hours/11:30~17:00 (Last Order 16:20)
Closed/Currently closed, please check Instagram for business days

A New Texture Sweet... What is "Bingsu"?
Savor the Ultimate Melt-in-Your-Mouth Experience / Shibai Saryo Mizuha

Ito Bingsu Miyajima Roman (Momiji Manju flavor) 1,500 yen

Melts delicately in your mouth... "Bingsu" is a dessert with a melt-in-your-mouth texture like powder snow. Among them, "Ito Bingsu" is an iced dessert where milk or fruit juice is spun into fine threads of ice, layered many times. The delicate sweetness of the milk melts.

Enjoy toppings like seasonal fruits and fried momiji manju. Adding condensed milk or vanilla ice cream is also highly recommended (◎).

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Shibai Saryo Mizuha
Address/1-2 Omachi, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi
TEL/0829-44-1570
Hours/10:30~16:00
Closed/Irregular


The Depth of Matcha and Sweetness of Anko
Comforting Mochi Shiratama / Gallery Miyazato

Ujikintoki (1000 yen + Shiratama topping 100 yen)

Ujikintoki, with its beautiful green matcha, is refreshingly cool. The fluffy ice has a gentle texture. The moderate sweetness of the anko and the slightly bitter flavor of matcha gently soothe your fatigue – this is "shaved ice for adults"... The chewy shiratama is a topping you definitely should try.

Spend some relaxing time enjoying the atmospheric old folk house and its charming garden scenery.

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Gallery Miyazato
Address/476 Higashiomote, Saiwai-cho, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi
TEL/0829-44-2608
Hours/10:00~18:00
Closed/Wednesdays


Fragrant with Bitter Hojicha
Enjoy Shaved Ice for Adults / Miyajima Saryo Senkei

Hojicha Kinako Shaved Ice (1,900 yen)

This is shaved ice that tea lovers should definitely try. Rich hojicha ice conceals ice cream within, topped with mellow milk and kinako.

The exquisite balance of sweetness and bitterness spreads in your mouth. It's refreshing yet profound. This teahouse, located in an annex of the venerable ryokan Iwaso, allows you to enjoy seasonal scenery.

Why not enjoy a refined adult moment in a comfortable tranquility?

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Miyajima Saryo Senkei
Address/346 Minamimachi, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi
TEL/None
Hours/Sweets 11:00~22:00, BAR 18:00~22:00
(Sweets and alcoholic beverages available all day)
Closed/Wednesdays, Irregular

A Long-Established Momiji Manju Shop
Offers Delicately Flavored Desserts with Carefully Selected Ingredients / Fujiiya Miyajima Honten Karyo

Special Strawberry Syrup (800 yen)

A teahouse annexed to the Miyajima main store of Fujiiya, a long-established momiji manju shop. The shaved ice served in its relaxed and calm interior is an elegant and delicate masterpiece.

In addition to Ujikintoki made with anko cooked by artisans, the vibrant strawberry shaved ice is particularly eye-catching. The rich syrup, made by simmering strawberries, is a luxurious treat packed with the deliciousness of the fruit. Shiratama and condensed milk toppings are also available as desired.

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Fujiiya Miyajima Honten Karyo
Address/1129 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi (Kaigan Dori)
TEL/0829-44-2221
Hours/9:30-17:00
Closed/None

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