Gelato specialty store “Imonne” has opened in Oharaimachi in front of IseJingu Naiku Oharai-Machi! Enjoy the exquisite sweet potato sweets🍠

``Imonne'' mainly sells authentic gelato and sweet potato sweets made with starchy potatoes. This is a sibling store of Kinkimo Ueda Shoten, founded by Mai Tachibana, president and pastry chef.

``Imone'' is a coined word that combines ``Imo'' and ``Nne'', a nickname given to women and older sisters in the dialect of my hometown anori, and it means ``a woman who makes delicious potato sweets.''

The store is located on a side street of Oharai-Machi "Nikodo", with a manufacturing factory and sales space on the 1st floor and an eat-in space (25 seats) on the 2nd floor.

The gelato manufacturing machine is made by the Italian manufacturer Carpigiani, and there is also a demonstration corner on the first floor where you can see how the gelato is actually made.

``Kinko Imo Kobo Ueda Shoten'', which handles Imone, is a shop in ShimaCity that has been manufacturing and selling Kinkko Imo for over 40 years.

For Mai Tachibana, who was born and raised as a child of Ueda Shoten, kinkoko potatoes were something that was close to her, and she grew up eating them as a matter of course. With the desire to let more and more people know about the deliciousness and wonders of kinkgo potatoes, I started making sweets using kinkgo potatoes, using my experience as a pastry chef.

We developed mousse pudding and roll cakes filled with star potatoes, and opened the Todai Café, which is a direct sales store and cafe for a star potato farmer at anori Lighthouse in ShimaCity. This cafe has become so popular that many people come from far and wide just to try the starchy sweets.

This time, we have opened a store in Ise, which is visited by many tourists, as a new challenge for star sweets. "Nissin Geppo" is a gelato shop run by Ueda Shoten, which is currently involved in growing the raw material, sweet potatoes, and is conducting daily research to make even better mushrooms. This is a shop you have to visit when you come to Ise!

The combinations are endless! ?

After choosing from 12 types of gelato (*Currently 11 types) and 4 types of base, you can top it with 5 types of potato sweets of your choice!

Please find your favorite combination♪

●Gelato
① Starry sweet potato [manufactured by Ueda Shoten] ← Recommended by our store!
*Local ice cream made with starchy potatoes
② Thick starch sweet potato [manufactured by Ueda Shoten] ← Store recommended!
*Deep flavor that doubles the flavor of “Hoshiimo”
③ Star Potato Premium [Manufactured by Ueda Shoten] ← Store recommended!
*A full sweet potato flavor made by adding Daigaku sweet potato, roasted sweet potato, and sweet potato honey to “Hoshiimo”
④Ise Ise GreenTea
⑤Hojicha
⑥Hokkaido milk
⑦Belgian chocolate
⑧ Meyer lemon
⑨Strawberry
⑩White peach
⑪Grapes
⑫Melon (Currently not available for order)

● Base
① “Gela Mochi” (from 540 yen), which is gelato wrapped in gyuhi (Gyuhi) ← Recommended by the store!
②Cup (from 450 yen)
③ Corn (from 500 yen)
④ “Float” where you put gelato on top of the drink (from 840 yen)

●Topping
①Mini Star Potato Sable (100 yen)
② Star potato sable (220 yen)
③ Ginkgo potato (100 yen)
④ Chocolate covered ginkgo sweet potato (150 yen)
⑤ Kintoki potato chips (80 yen)

We also have an original drink menu!

・Hoshiimo latte (600 yen)
・Ise coffee specialty shop “Nakamura Coffee” original blend coffee (hot: 500 yen, iced: 550 yen)

etc

All gelato is made in-house, so you can enjoy it freshly made! They are also particular about the ingredients they use, and use locally sourced ingredients as much as possible.

By the way, ``Jera Mochi'' will be wrapped in front of you after receiving your order, so be sure to order it! We also recommend taking a video of yourself making it!

``Kinkoimo Ueda Shoten'' has become a hot topic on TV and other media, and some products, such as the mail order Kinkoimo Ueda Shoten, have a wait of up to a year.

At Imone, you can purchase Ueda Shoten's popular sweet potato sweets.
It's fun to see what products are available after you go.

Recommended as a souvenir or as a snack for yourself!

●Products lined up at the time of the interview

・Ginkgo potato 1,180 yen including tax

・Imomitsu 720 yen including tax

・Kintoki potato chips 540 yen including tax

・Ginkgo sweet potato mix (bag of 3) 960 yen including tax

The gelato and sweet potato sweets made by the sweet potato farmer's pastry chef are all exquisite!

Please come and visit us♪

Phone number: 0596-67-6128
Address: 54 ujimazaikecho IseCity
Business hours: Weekdays 10:30-17:00 (L.O. 16:30), Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-17:00 (L.O. 16:30)
Access: [Public Transportation] Approx. 20 minutes by Mie Kotsu Bus bound for Naiku from Kintetsu/JR "IseCity Station" or Kintetsu "Ujiyamada Station" or "Isuzugawa Station".
[Car] Approximately 5 minutes from Ise Expressway "Ise IC" or "Ise Nishi IC"
Parking: Available (Please use parking lots in Naiku area, such as the municipal Uji parking lot.)

“Imone” was introduced in the episode broadcast on December 13, 2023♪
Yoshio-niisan, a former gymnast, covers all over Mie Prefecture and spreads the charm of Mie Prefecture as a reporter!
Be sure to tap the image below to watch the video!