Gion Sasaki × Itohkyuemon Uji green tea dorayaki and cream sandwiches will go on sale on November 1 (Fri.)!

Itohkyuemon established in the late Edo period, and Gion Sasaki a Exceptional cuisine restaurant, will start selling Uji green tea dorayaki and Uji green tea cream sandwiches in collaboration on November 1 (Friday), 2024. The collaboration sweets, "Uji Maccha Dorayaki" and "Uji Matcha Cream Sandwich," developed in collaboration with Hiroshi Sasaki, will be on sale at Entre Marche, Souvenir Road, JR Kyoto Station from November 1, 2024.

Uji Matcha Dorayaki and Uji Matcha Cream Sandwich

"Gion Sasaki" is known as one of the most difficult restaurants in Kyoto to get a reservation, and "Itohkyuemon" has been pursuing the quality of Uji tea since Tempo 3. After three years of pursuing new matcha confections with Hiroshi Sasaki, owner of Gion Sasaki, the first collaboration sweet "Uji Matcha Butter Sandwich Takumigasane" was launched in April 2024, and the second collaboration sweet "Uji Matcha Fresh Dorayaki Takumigasane" was launched in May 2024, available online only. Due to their popularity, we have developed "Uji Matcha Dorayaki" and "Uji Matcha Cream Sandwich" as room temperature souvenirs, which will be available for pre-sale at JR Kyoto Station Souvenir Road and Entre Marche from November 1, 2024.

Uji matcha dorayaki

"Uji Matcha Dorayaki" sandwiches bittersweet Uji Matcha cream with Hokkaido mascarpone cheese and sweet red bean paste made from Hokkaido azuki beans between moist crusts. Three types of flour are used to make the moist crust.

"Uji Matcha Cream Sandwich" sandwiches cream with white chocolate and Hokkaido azuki beans in a matcha sable made with domestic rice flour. To maintain the delicate texture of the matcha sablet, we made many prototypes to find the right balance between the blend, the degree of baking, and the amount of cream.

Inside the Gion Sasaki store

Gion Sasaki is a kyo kappo restaurant located in a corner of Yasaka Dori in Kyoto. It is one of the most famous restaurants in Kyoto, boasting a high reputation not only for the taste of its cuisine, which is prepared with a free spirit and incorporates seasonal ingredients, but also for its commitment to hospitality.

Hiroshi Sasaki, owner of "Gion Sasaki"

Comments from Mr. Hiroshi Sasaki, owner of Gion Sasaki

Uji matcha dorayaki

The dorayaki, which has been familiar to people since ancient times, is gorgeously made with vivid colors, a sweetness that does not spoil the good flavor of matcha green tea, and a hearty texture. The dough is made to be both fluffy and moist, and the smooth and gentle cream is combined with the dough to give it a pleasant texture. Please enjoy the luxury of feeling the moderate amount of red bean paste there.

Uji matcha cream sandwich

The crispy yet moist matcha sublet makes the most of the characteristics of rice flour and matcha green tea. The richness and firmness of the cream sandwiches have been adjusted to match the light texture of the dough. The matcha aroma remains just right, making it a pastry that goes well with both coffee and tea and can be enjoyed by everyone. We hope you will enjoy it when you have guests over or when you gather with your family.

Special website: https://www.itohkyuemon.co.jp/site/gs

Outline of the product

Product name: Uji matcha dorayaki

Price ： 1,620 yen (tax included)

Sales Period ： November 1, 2024 (Fri.) - January 9, 2025 (Thu.)

Handling stores : 3 stores at JR Kyoto Station

Product name: Uji matcha cream sandwich

Price ： 1,620 yen (tax included)

Sales Period ： November 1, 2024 (Fri.) - January 9, 2025 (Thu.)

Handling stores : 3 stores at JR Kyoto Station

Company Profile

Company name: Itohkyuemon Co.

Address: 19-3, Aramaki, Suramichi, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0013, Japan

Representative: Joji Hirose, President and Representative Director

Year of Establishment: Tempo 3

Business : Manufacture and sale of Uji tea, matcha sweets, etc.

URL ： https://www.itohkyuemon.co.jp/corporate/

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History of Itohkyuemon

It was in the late Edo period (Tempo 3) that Tsuneemon Itoh I and Takizo Itoh were engaged in the tea business in Tahara-mura, Meimura (present-day Uji-Tawaraminami). The tea business was then passed down from generation to generation through Ito Tsuneemon II and Kyuzaburo, Ito Tsuneemon III and Yoshimatsu, and Ito Takichi IV. In 1952, Kyuzo Ito V moved from Uji-Tawara to Uji, and opened a store selling Uji tea at Uji-Renge (present-day Heidoin Omotesando). In the same year, when he established the company, he took the name of Ito Tsuneemon, which had been passed down from generation to generation, and the first letter of "Hisa" in Ito Kyuzo's own name, and named the company "Itohkyuemon Co. In Uji-Tawara, where the company was founded, the Ito family continues to grow tea in the tea plantation that has been passed down from generation to generation.

First shipment of Uji tea

Tea factory at that time