15 must-try soft serve ice creams in Mie Prefecture🍦We'll introduce you to local soft serve ice creams made with local milk and specialty products from Mie Prefecture!
掲載日：2024.06.14
Cold, sweet, and smooth. Soft-serve ice cream, full of milk, is a cold dessert that is loved by both adults and children. We have gathered together a selection of recommended desserts for the summer, including soft-serve ice cream that milk shops are proud of, original arrangements made with local ingredients, and summer-only desserts made with soft-serve ice cream.
Be sure to try our delicious, cold soft serve ice cream to beat the heat this summer.
▼Table of contents
- Introducing recommended shops
- NagashimaFarm (KuwanaCity)
- ISE MATCHA CAFE (SuzukaCity)
- DairyFamily Milk Palette (TsuCity)
- Iga Village Mokumoku Handmade Farm (IgaCity)
- Kitagawa Milk Shop: Milkman's Gelato (IgaCity)
- Murai Bankoen (IgaCity)
- VISON Gallery Uhaku (TakiTown)
- OuchiyamaMilkVillage BLOOM (TaikiTown)
- SNOOPY Teahouse Ise (IseCity)
- Honey Shop Matsujiro's Shop Ise Oharai-Machi (IseCity)
- Asakuma Teahouse (IseCity)
- TobaObservatory Amano-terrace (TobaCity)
- Kinkoimo Kobo Ueda Shoten Lighthouse Cafe (ShimaCity)
- Yokoyama Observatory Yokoyama Sky Cafe Terrace MiradorShima (ShimaCity)
- Onigajo Center (KumanoCity)
*Please note that the contents listed are subject to change without notice.
🍦Introducing recommended restaurants
NagashimaFarm (KuwanaCity)
🍦Unusual olive flavored soft serve ice cream
NagashimaFarm is home to the only olive tree in Japan that is 2000 years old and is also an olive orchard. The olive-flavored soft serve ice cream, which is rare nationwide, contains olive leaf powder, giving it a strong olive flavor.
For those who want to enjoy olives even more, we recommend the "Luxurious Olive Soft Serve," a new and refreshing treat dessert made of olive-flavored soft serve ice cream drizzled with extra virgin olive oil extracted from nagashima olives. It also comes with an original olive cookie.
Manager Tomoyuki HiraideThefacility is surrounded by olive fields and strawberry houses, with the symbolic tree, a 2000-year-old olive tree, at its center.There is a shop selling a wide variety of items, including olive and strawberry processed products and miscellaneous goods, and there is also a cafe.
NagashimaFarm business information
- Address: 443-1 KuwanaCity, nagashima City
- 電話：0594-45-0321
- Business hours: 10:00-17:00 (may vary depending on the season and day of the week)
- Closed: Closed for maintenance in June
- Parking: 70 spaces
- Access: Approximately 1 minute by car from the Isewan Expressway "Wangan nagashima IC"
- Price: Olive soft serve ice cream 400 yen, Luxury olive soft serve ice cream 650 yen
- Website: https://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/resort/farm.html
ISE MATCHA CAFE (SuzukaCity)
🍦Made with plenty of matcha produced by tea farmers🍵
This cafe stand is run by a tencha tea farmer and serves authentic matcha made using traditional methods. Their soft serve ice cream is made with stone-ground Ise matcha, made using only the highest grade tea leaves from their own farm.
The authentic Ise Matcha Latte (Double) allows you to enjoy double the amount of stone-ground Ise matcha, which is made using only the highest quality tea leaves from the first flush of tea grown in our own farm.It is not sweetened, so you can enjoy the original taste and aroma of matcha.
Owner: Wakana Haneda Thisis a cafe stand attached to a factory run by a tencha farmer where you can casually enjoy "real matcha made with traditional methods." You can enjoy drinks, parfaits, baked goods, and more made with matcha.
ISE MATCHA CAFE business information
- Address: 914 SuzukaCity
- Phone: 059-371-0259
- Business hours: 13:00-17:00, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 10:00-17:00
- Closed: Thursdays (temporary closures will be announced on Instagram)
- Parking: 4 spaces
- Access: 2 minutes by car from Suzuka IC on the Tomei-Han Expressway
- Price: Ise matcha soft serve ice cream 500 yen, Ise matcha latte (double) 600 yen
- Website: https://isematcha.co.jp/
DairyFamily Milk Palette (TsuCity)
🍦Made with fresh milk from that morning🐄
They manufacture and sell ice cream made with milk from Nakamura Farm, a local dairy farm. Their freshly squeezed soft serve ice cream, made with milk that was squeezed that morning, is only available in store. They also sell ice cream and gelato online.
You can choose two of your choice from 16 different types of gelato made with fresh milk and carefully selected ingredients to pair with your soft serve ice cream. This is a luxurious way to enjoy ice cream that can only be enjoyed at an ice cream specialty store.
President of Gyu, Hirohisa Nakamura:Our store is directly managed by a farm, so we pride ourselves on the freshly squeezed milk! We have lots of products that use plenty of fresh milk.
DairyFamily Milk Palette business information
- Address: 241-1 Isshikicho TsuCity
- Phone: 059-246-7521
- Business hours: 10:00-18:00
- Closed: Wednesdays and the third Tuesday
- Parking lot: 20 spaces
- Access: 2 minutes by car from Tsu IC on the Ise Expressway
- Price: Freshly squeezed soft serve ice cream, single size 432 yen, soft serve ice cream and gelato, triple size 702 yen
- Website: http://www.milk-palette.jp/
Iga Village Mokumoku Handmade Farm (IgaCity)
🍦Gentle sweetness made with Jersey milk🐄
The "Jersey Farm Soft Serve" is popular and has a gentle sweetness made with Mokumoku's Jersey milk. It is made with Jersey milk, which is rich in milk fat, so it has a deep flavor and the deliciousness of the milk stands out. It is sold at "Jersey MILKSTAND" and "Mokumoku Tomato Cafe" inside the park.
The "Farm Tomato Parfait" allows you to enjoy both rich homemade yogurt made with Jersey milk and soft serve ice cream, drizzled in sweet and sour ripe tomato jelly and topped with cherry tomatoes.
Morishita ShinoWe look forward to seeing you at the popular cafe "Mokumoku Tomato Cafe", where you can enjoy soft serve ice cream, seasonal parfaits, hamburgers, pancakes and more!
Business information for Iga no Sato Mokumoku Handmade Farm
- Address: 3609 yubune IgaCity
- Phone: 0595-43-0909
- Business hours: 10:00-17:00 (last order at 16:00)
- Regular holidays: Irregular holidays
- Parking lot: 500 spaces
- Access: Approximately 8 minutes by car from Mibuno IC on the Meihan National Highway
- Price: Jersey Farm Ice Cream 380 yen, Farm Tomato Parfait 660 yen
- Website: https://www.moku-moku.com/
Kitagawa Milk Shop: Milkman's Gelato (IgaCity)
🍦Fresh gelato made by a dairy farmer🐄
This is a long-established milk store that was founded in 1899. The freshly made "fresh gelato" is made using traditional methods, with no added ingredients, and pasteurized milk at 65℃ for 30 minutes. It is served directly from the machine, not displayed in a display case. Its smooth texture with a rich milkiness is very popular.
This nutritious pasteurized milk is made from 100% raw milk with no added ingredients, and is delicious to drink without losing the flavor of the milk. It has a light, slightly sweet flavor, similar to vanilla juice.
The fourth generation owner, Mr. Kitagawa,founded the company in 1899. In 1899, the first generation owner, Kikumatsu, bought several dairy cows and the store from his predecessor, who kept dairy cows in Ueno and sold the milk at a storefront, and took over the milk store. The fourth generation owner continues to protect the traditional manufacturing methods.
Kitagawa Milk Shop Milkman's Gelato Business Information
- Address: 1542 Uenokuwamachi IgaCity
- Phone: 0595-21-1322
- Opening hours: Open only on Sundays. Open Wednesdays and Sundays from June to October. Sunday 13:00-16:00, Wednesday 16:00-18:00 (June to October)
- Parking: 9 spaces
- Access: About 5 minutes on foot from Iga Railway "Kayamachi Station"
- Price: Fresh gelato with monaka topping 450 yen, bottled milk 130 yen
- Website: https://kitagawamilk.com/
Murai Bankoen (IgaCity)
🍦Roasted green tea soft serve from a tea shop🍵
A tea shop located in the castle town of Iga Ueno Castle. The "Hojicha Soft Serve Ice Cream" is only available on weekends and holidays and is rich in the aroma of roasted green tea. There are also cafe menu items such as the "Ninja Parfait" which uses matcha and vanilla soft serve ice cream.
We recommend the "Hojicha Affogato" from the menu, which is available even on weekdays. Condensed hojicha sauce is poured over Hokkaido vanilla soft serve ice cream. It is served in an original Iga-Yaki-shaped dish.
Owner: Genji MuraiFounded in 1909. We run a tea and tea ceremony utensil store. We also sell Iga souvenirs. In addition to Japanese sweets, we also offer a menu with a ninja theme, which is typical of Iga.
Murai Bankoen business information
- Address: 3130 Ueno Kodamacho IgaCity
- Phone: 0595-21-1173
- Business hours: 9:00-19:30 (cafe 10:00-19:00)
- Closed: Thursday
- Parking: 4 spaces
- Access: 6 minutes on foot from Uenoshi Station on the Iga Railway
- Price: Hojicha soft serve ice cream 400 yen, Hojicha affogato 750 yen
- WEB site: https://www.igaportal.co.jp/store/1371
VISON Gallery Uhaku (TakiTown)
🍦Enjoy the rich and full-bodied flavor
Located inside VISON, the gallery and shop has a "white" concept and sells pure white premium soft serve ice cream made from milk delivered directly from farms in Hirayama and Kosai, Shiga Prefecture, from a small open window.
StaffThisis a gallery and shop with the concept of "white". In addition to regularly holding solo exhibitions and special exhibitions by artists and writers from various genres, we also introduce high-quality white items such as artist works, product items, antiques and vintage tableware.
VISON Gallery Uhaku business information
- Address: Atelier 3, 672-1 Vison, Taki-cho TakiTown
- Phone: 0598-67-0725 (KATACHI museum/museum shop)
- Business hours: 10:00-17:00
- No regular holiday
- Parking: 2,000 spaces
- Access: Approximately 1 minute by car from the Sewa-Taki IC on the Kii-Sei Expressway, or directly connected from the Taki Vision SIC on the Ise Expressway (only from the Ise direction, ETC only)
- Price: Soft serve ice cream 500 yen
- WEB site: https://vison.jp/shop/detail.php?id=44
OuchiyamaMilkVillage BLOOM (TaikiTown)
🍦Made with ouchiyama milk, it has a rich milky taste🐄
The popular soft serve ice cream is made with ouchiyama milk, and is rich with a refreshing aftertaste. They also have vanilla-based Ise GreenTea soft serve. They also have a wide variety of toppings, including homemade bean paste and agar made with Toshijima's agar grass.
ouchiyama baked pudding is made with plenty of milk and eggs, and is not too sweet, but has a rich, smooth taste with a rich milk and egg flavor. Combined with bitter caramel, it is popular even with people who don't like sweet things. You can also top it with soft serve ice cream.
Manager Hiromi Murata:We also have a bakery where you can purchase freshly baked bread. We also sell local specialties from ouchiyama, TaikiTown, KihokuTown, and other areas.
Business information for OuchiyamaMilkVillage BLOOM
- Address: 3600-2 Ouchiyama TaikiTown ouchiyama
- Phone: 0598-72-2304
- Business hours: 10:00-17:00
- Regular holidays: Irregular holidays
- Parking: 25 spaces
- Access: About 5 minutes by car from Kisei ouchiyama IC on the Kisei Expressway
- Price: Vanilla soft serve ice cream 380 yen, Ise GreenTea 380 yen, baked pudding 250 yen
- Website: https://www.instagram.com/mirukumura/
SNOOPY Teahouse Ise (IseCity)
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🍦Snoopy on a Japanese ice cream
The take-out corner of "SNOOPY Village Ise" in front of Naiku IseJingu sells Japanese-style soft serve ice cream. There are two types, red bean and milk, and the bamboo charcoal cone brings out the flavor of the ice cream and is highly rated for its photogenic nature. In addition to the soft serve ice cream, limited edition goods are also available.
The "Snoopy Yaki" baked in the shape of Snoopy's face is prepared in-store from the dough to the finish, and served fresh. The crispy skin and flavorful fluffy dough encase the specially selected red bean paste. The red bean paste, made from azuki beans from Tokachi, Hokkaido, has a low sugar content, allowing you to enjoy the original flavor of the ingredients.
Staff: "SNOOPY Village Ise" is a complex store with three brands: "SNOOPY Chaya", "SNOOPY Chocolat", and "WOODSTOCK NEST Sweets & Goodies". Among them, "SNOOPY Chaya" is a shop that combines "Snoopy" and "Japanese style". We offer exciting experiences and new discoveries.
SNOOPY Chaya Ise business information
- Address: 64 ujimazaikecho IseCity
- Phone: 0596-63-8456
- Business hours: Shop 9:00-17:00, Take-out 9:00-16:30 (Business hours may change depending on the situation)
- Regular holiday: No holidays
- Parking: None
- Access: Approximately 8 minutes by car from Ise IC on the Ise Expressway
- Price: Hokkaido Azuki soft serve ice cream / Hokkaido Milk soft serve ice cream 540 yen each, Snoopy baked goods 350 yen each, set of 4 1,350 yen
- Website: https://www.snoopychaya.jp/
Honey Shop Matsujiro's Shop Ise Oharai-Machi (IseCity)
🍦Rich soft serve with thick domestic honey🍯
The "Honey Potato Parfait" is the specialty "Honey Potato", which is made by coating candied sweet potatoes with homemade honey, topped with rich soft serve and "comb honey", which is made from beehive before the honey is extracted. It is a sweet treat that you can only get at a honey shop, finished with a drizzle of domestic honey. "Honey Lemo", a lemonade made with Matsujiro's original honey, is the perfect drink for summer. It contains three colors of popping balls with a crunchy texture and is very cute in appearance, making it a very popular item.
StaffThisshop is directly managed by a long-established local bee farm that has been in business for over 100 years. In addition to honey sweets, we also stock a wide range of domestic honey and original honey products.
Honey shop Matsujiro no Hachi Ise Oharai-Machi store business information
- Address: 7 Nakanokiricho, Uji, IseCity
- Phone: 0596-27-8328
- Business hours: 10:00-17:00
- Regular holiday: No holidays
- Parking: None
- Access: Approximately 8 minutes by car from Ise IC on the Ise Expressway
- Price: Honey Potato Parfait (domestic honey) 980 yen, Honey Lemon R size 550 yen, L size 750 yen (Summer only, from Golden Week to September)
- Website: https://matsujiro-academy.net/
Asakuma Teahouse (IseCity)
🍦It looks like a cloud! It's perfect for photos.
This restaurant is located at the top of the Ise-Shima Skyline. The "Sky Soft Serve Ice Cream" is very popular as it looks like a cloud when held up to the blue sky on a sunny day, making it perfect for photos. We recommend eating it while enjoying the spectacular views of Ise-Shima and Ise Bay.
The luxurious "Matsusaka Beef Udon" is Ise-Udon topped with Matsusaka beef, allowing you to enjoy two Mie prefecture specialties at the same time. There are also other light meal menus such as curry and hot dogs. Why not stop by for a break during your drive?
Besides the"Tenku Soft Serve Ice Cream," other popular takeout items include the "Asakuma Hot Dog," which can be chosen from three different types and uses ingredients from Mie Prefecture, and "Sancho Karaage." There is also a wide selection of noodle and rice dishes, including the local delicacy "Ise-Udon" and the specialty "Shima Udon."
Asakuma Chaya business information
- Address: 185-3 Nago, Asakuma-IseCity
- Phone: 0596-22-1248
- Business hours: 9:00-17:00
- Regular holiday: No holidays
- Parking: 100 spaces
- Access: Approximately 18 minutes by car from Ise IC on the Ise Expressway
- Price: Tenku soft serve ice cream 400 yen, Matsusaka beef udon 900 yen
TobaObservatory Amano-terrace (TobaCity)
🍦 Bursting! Toba Blue Tokoroten Parfait🌊
This summer, we've topped our ocean-like blue homemade tokoroten and rock chocolate reminiscent of ouchiyama floor with cloud-like Ouchiyama soft serve ice cream and popping candies. Feel the summer with our seasonally changing parfaits.
The "Uramura Oyster Ajillo Salad Sandwich", certified as a local TobaCity gourmet dish "Toburger", is a healthy baguette sandwich filled with homemade Uramura oyster ajillo, and is a staff recommended dish.
Staff member Nomura:This is a cafe with a view of the ocean, located at TobaObservatory, one of the most spectacular views in Ise-Shima. Enjoying a soft serve ice cream while taking a drive and looking at the ocean is the best.
TobaObservatory Amano-terrace business information
- Address: 3-3 kuzakicho TobaCity
- Phone: 0599-33-6201
- Business hours: 9:30-16:30 (last orders 16:00) *May vary depending on the season
- Regular holiday: Wednesday (may be changed)
- Parking lot: 250 spaces
- Access: About 40 minutes by car from Ise IC on the Ise Expressway
- Price: Amano-terrace Parfait (summer) 1,080 yen, Toburger-certified Uramura Oyster Ajillo Salad Sandwich 1,380 yen
- Website: https://www.toba-tenboudai.co.jp/
Kinkoimo Kobo Ueda Shoten Lighthouse Cafe (ShimaCity)
🍦 Topped with our original "sweet potato syrup"🍠
This cafe serves original sweets made with Shima's traditional dried sweet potato, "Kinkoimo." The soft serve ice cream, made with a homemade creamy mix and lavishly drizzled with 100% sweet potato syrup, is extremely popular.
The "Kinkoimo Premium Parfait" is topped with a generous amount of kinkoimo chocolate and potato chips, allowing you to fully enjoy the deliciousness of kinkoimo. Enjoy it together with the magnificent view of anori Lighthouse.
Owner Mai TachibanaEnjoydelicious sweet potato sweets made by sweet potato farmers at this cafe with a spectacular ocean view.
Kinkoimo Kobo Ueda Shoten Lighthouse Cafe business information
- Address: 794-1 anori, Ago-cho, ShimaCity, inside the anori Cape Garden Rest House
- 電話：0599-77-3267
- Business hours: Weekdays 10:00-16:00 Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 9:30-16:00
- Closed: None (may be closed on special days)
- Parking lot: 20 spaces
- Access: Approximately 18 minutes by car from Kintetsu “Ugata Station”
- Price: Sweet potato syrup soft serve 650 yen, Kinkoimo premium parfait 1,290 yen
- Website: https://uedashoten.jp/
Yokoyama Observatory Yokoyama Sky Cafe Terrace MiradorShima (ShimaCity)
🍦Soft serve made with seasonal ingredients from Ise-Shima
This is a cafe terrace with a spectacular view where you can enjoy soft serve ice cream while looking out over the ria coast of Ago Bay. The original product "Shima Soft Serve Ice Cream" made with seasonal ingredients from Ise-Shima is very popular.
The classic vanilla soft serve ice cream is also popular for its smooth texture. We also recommend putting the vanilla soft serve ice cream (+100 yen) on top of your favorite drink, such as vinegar drink, Tenkuu tropical soda, or iced coffee, to make a float.
Staff members Tanioka-san (left) and Nishikawa-san (right)are on the terrace of the cafe, where you can enjoy the spectacular view of Ago Bay and food and drinks while feeling the breeze blowing through from the Shima Peninsula. Please come and enjoy a relaxing and extraordinary time.
Yokoyama Observatory Yokoyama Sky Cafe Terrace MiradorShima Business Information
- Address: 875-20 Ugata, Ago-cho ShimaCity
- Phone: 0599-52-0111
- Business hours: 9:00-16:30
- Regular holiday: No holidays
- Parking: 130 spaces (Yokoyama Observatory Parking Lot)
- Access: 4 minutes by car from Kintetsu Shima Yokoyama Station
- Price: Shima soft serve ice cream 400 yen, vinegar drink 500 yen, coffee 400 yen
- Website: http://mirador.puebloamigo.jp/
Onigajo Center (KumanoCity)
🍦Refreshing soft serve made with Kumano citrus🍊
The refreshing "Niihime Soft Serve" is made with "Niihime", a new type of citrus fruit born in KumanoCity and is a dish that can only be found in this area. "Akaoni Soft Serve" sprinkled with "Prikkinu", a chili pepper from Kumano, is an extremely spicy soft serve that you should try when you are in top physical condition.
Located in the famous Kumano spot "Onigajo", the restaurant "Ristorante Marina" on the second floor overlooking the sea is recommended for its most popular dish, "Kumano Sea Bream and Tuna Red and White Rice Bowl" made with fresh Kumano sea bream. You can also enjoy dishes such as curry and udon.
Staff Red Oni, Blue OniLocated at the gateway to the World Heritage town of Kumano, we offer meals that allow you to experience the four seasons of Kumano, information for upcoming journeys, and a selection of local specialties from HigashiKishu.
Onigajo Center business information
- Address: 1835-7 Kimotocho KumanoCity
- Phone: 0597-89-1502
- Business hours: 10:00-17:00 (9:00 on weekends and holidays)
- Closed: Open everyday (2nd floor restaurant is closed on irregular days)
- Parking: 70 spaces
- Access: About 2 minutes by car from Kumano Otomari IC on the Kumano Owase Road
- Price: Niihime soft serve 450 yen, Akaoni soft serve 480 yen, Kumano sea bream and tuna red and white rice bowl 1,200 yen
- Website: https://onigajyo.mie.jp/
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