Gion Matcha & Wagashi Dessert Hopping

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5 stops · Half-day

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My Trip

The heart of Kyoto dessert is Uji matcha and traditional wagashi. Walking between Gion's old tea houses, taste parfaits, warabimochi, kuzukiri, and kinako gelato — a sweets pilgrimage sampling the kinds of 'truly rich matcha' you can't get back home.

Half-day5 stopsEst. budget 45,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Saryo Tsujiri Gion Main Store茶寮都路里祇園本店
Gion · Dessert · Cafe · 45 min stay
A tea house directly run by the Uji-tea purveyor Gion Tsujiri. The special parfait layering thick-matcha ice cream, agar, and shiratama is the original that set the standard for Kyoto matcha desserts.
오픈 직후·평일 (주말 1시간 대기)
Walk 5 min
2
Gion Tokuyaぎおん徳屋
Gion · Dessert · 30 min stay
Hon-warabimochi served over ice is the headliner. The melt-in-the-mouth translucent texture and rich kinako and brown-sugar syrup are why people queue. The Hanamikoji-alley atmosphere is a bonus.
Walk 4 min
3
Kagizen Yoshifusa鍵善良房
Gion · Dessert · 35 min stay
A wagashi institution over 300 years old. Kuzukiri (kudzu noodles) cut to order, served in lacquerware and dipped in brown-sugar syrup — a refreshing traditional dessert possible only in Kyoto.
Walk 6 min
4
Kyo Kinana京きなな
Gion · Dessert · 25 min stay
A gelato shop specializing in kinako (roasted soybean flour). The soft, fresh-made kinako ice and topping combos are a great light local snack while strolling Gion's lanes.
Walk 12 min
5
Starbucks Kyoto Ninenzaka Yasaka Chayaスターバックス京都二寧坂ヤサカ茶屋店
Higashiyama · Cafe · 30 min stay
The world's only tatami-seated Starbucks, set in a renovated 100-year-old wooden machiya. As a finish to the dessert tour, coffee in a traditional house with the Ninenzaka view from the second-floor window.