Here, we introduce a selection of recommended sweets and desserts that you should try while you take a break from your walk around the gardens. Some have a deep connection with the Ritsurin Garden, some are cool and refreshing, and some are sweet and warm. Which delicious sweets will you choose to try today?

Special Place of Scenic Beauty Ritsurin Garden　Hanazono-tei

Yomeiri Bride’s Soft Ice Cream

This soft ice cream is topped with traditional Kagawa celebratory sweets called oiri. They are very popular, as a highly photogenic dessert.

Ritsurin Kuri Soft Ice Cream

The new standard soft ice cream, named after the Ritsurin Garden themselves. Enjoy savoring the generous helpings of chunky diced kuri (chestnuts) that are kneaded into the ice cream.

Mitarashi Dango Skewers

The fragrant aroma of these sweet skewers as they are roasted at the shop is wonderful. Enjoy the taste of these delicious piping hot dumplings smothered in sweet sauce. Purchases start from a single skewer.

Kuri Zenzai (Sweet Azuki Bean Soup with Chestnuts)

This special zenzai (sweet azuki bean soup) contains chestnuts and sticky white rice balls. Relax and enjoy the comforting sweetness of the anko (sweet bean paste).

Kagawa Prefectural Produce Shop　Ritsurin An

Ice Monaka（Amazake (Sweet Sake) & Yakiimo (Roasted Sweet Potato)/Two pieces included.）

These chestnut-shaped monaka (crisp rice cake wafers stuffed with sweet fillings) are filled with ice cream, giving them a fantastic texture and flavor. There are also plans for cherry blossom and green tea flavors in the spring, and Wasanbon and green tea flavors in the summer.