Hanshin Nishinomiya has kicked off its “Strawberry Fair”, so we went to take a look〜
You can feel the strawberry atmosphere as soon as you walk in.
The fair runs from February 15(Sun) to February 28(Sat).
Let’s start with the sweets〜
Antenor, packed with sweets
A Western-style confectionery shop born in Kitano-cho, Kobe in 1978. Same age as Shachobi〜
Amaou Strawberry Shortcake Box 2,484 yen(tax included)
A luxurious shortcake box loaded with Amaou strawberries. This is the kind of thing that gets the whole family excited when you bring it home. When we wrote about it the other day, it was the most popular item〜
※Available until 3/31(Tue)
Right by the entrance from the station
Famous for its jumbo cream puffs, with over 900 million sold in total
Ginza Cozy Corner
Domestic Strawberry Tart (Size 5) 〜Benihoppe Strawberries〜 3,219 yen(tax included)
This tart has the strongest “packed with strawberries” feel of them all. And no wonder, it has 12 strawberries in it!
※Available until 4/30(Thu)
Donq, the king of the bread world
A bakery that made a huge contribution to popularizing French bread in Japan
Strawberry Fromage 368 yen(tax included)
Sweet-tart strawberries with cheese cream? That combo has to be good〜 And it’s affordable too
※Available until 2/28(Sat)
Backhaus Irie, super famous for cream buns
A popular shop known for cream buns that sell over one million a year
Strawberry Fromage 324 yen(tax included)
Wait, they have a fromage item too〜! I definitely want to compare them～～
Morozoff, where the seasonal puddings are always fun
Morozoff helped establish Valentine’s Day culture in Japan
We spotted a pink pudding in the display case!
Fukuoka Amaou Strawberry Pudding 432 yen(tax included)
Strawberry pudding sounds like something that exists, but it’s probably not a sweet most of us usually eat. Definitely one to try
※Available until the end of February (planned)
When you think coffee, you think Key Coffee
The navy and yellow sign you often see at cafes
Amande Bon Napoleon from 571 yen(tax included)
White chocolate cream, freeze-dried strawberries, and crispy pie pastry? That’s a guaranteed winner〜
※Available until 2/28(Sat)
These strawberry sweets look like they’d go perfectly with coffee〜
Osaka Honke Surugaya Japanese Sweets
A wagashi shop that first made neri yokan in Japan
Strawberry Daifuku（white bean paste・chunky red bean paste） 432 yen(tax included)
The classic strawberry daifuku is a must. White bean paste is fairly rare, so that might be the one to aim for.
※Available until 2/28(Sat)
There’s also Kobe Fugetsudo’s Petit Gaufres Strawberry, Kasho Seikanin’s Ichigo Komochi, and Rokumeikan(Bon Chaperai)’s Chuchu Tarte Fraise, among others. The lineup looks great for small gifts too〜
There’s plenty more too↓
There are so many strawberry sweets that aren’t even listed on the flyer, so definitely check them out in the shops〜.
Brand-name strawberries are all lined up too
Let’s head over to the fruit section〜
There are tons of brand-name strawberries〜
White strawberries〜
As expected from a department store! 540 yen per strawberry〜
