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Nephew of Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki serves up Totoro Shaved Ice in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 25, 2026
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Find out if these limited-edition sweets uphold the family reputation for quality and creativity.

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• (anime • cream puffs • cute • desserts • food • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shaved ice • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNO • Studio Ghibli • summer • sweets • Totoro)

Totoro shaved ice wows Studio Ghibli fans in Tokyo for a very limited time

• Oona McGee
  Aug 18, 2026

Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory turns the beloved Ghibli star into a very cool character.

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• Japan
• (anime • cream puffs • cute • desserts • food • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • shaved ice • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • summer • sweets • Totoro)

Is corn potage-flavored shaved ice the best or worst synthesis of summer flavors?

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 12, 2025

We try to recreate an unlikely favorite popsicle treat of years past by turning corn soup into an icy dessert.

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• Japan
• (COK • corn chowder • corn potage • kakigori • Natsuno Futon • Riken Vitamin • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • treat)

You can now buy Studio Ghibli shaved ice desserts in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 8, 2025

Yes, Totoro — we can now eat your kind, but only for a very limited time.

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• Japan
• (anime • bakeries • choux cream • choux pastry • COK • cute • food • Ghibli • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • review • shaved ice • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • Totoro • Totoro cream puffs)

Hotel in Osaka offering shaved ice based on historical Japanese warlords

• Master Blaster
  Jun 30, 2025

Nobunaga’s edible ambition.

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• Japan
• (desserts • DoubleTree by Hilton Osaka Castle • history • kakigori • Oda Nobunaga • Osaka • Osaka Castle • Sengoku period • shaved ice • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Warring States Period)

Sesame Street characters turn into awesome shaved ice desserts at Tokyo Sesame Street cafe【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 1, 2024

And yes, the Cookie Monster shaved ice includes a cookie!

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• (cafes • COK • Cookie Monster • cute • Elmo • food • kakigori • restaurants • Sesam Street • Sesame Street Market • shaved ice • sweets)

Delicious ramen, cursed hills, green spaces, and more on the Sugimaru bus【Tokyo Loop Buses】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 8, 2024

Exploring the delicious beauty of Suginami Ward.

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• Japan
• (buses • COK • food • Japan Loop Buses • kakigori • Mr. Sato • nature • parks • ramen • shaved ice • SNJO • Suginami Ward • sweets • taiyaki • Tokyo • Tokyo Loop Buses • tourism • travel)

Tokyo store serves stunning kakigori ice dessert that looks and tastes like an onigiri rice ball

• Oona McGee
  Jun 6, 2024

Enjoy the best Japanese shaved ice at a store that only pops up for three months in summer!

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • cute • food • ice • Japanese food • Japanese recipe • kakigori • Meguro • Nakameguro • Nanashino • onigiri • recipe • rice balls • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • Tokyo)

Nine of the best spots for beating the heat with kakigori shaved ice in Japan this summer

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 2, 2023

These shops also showcase the immense variety of flavors and ingredients that go into the making of individual shaved ice recipes.

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• (dessert • dining • flavors • food • kakigoori • kakigori • premium • refreshing • shaved ice • summer)

Intersect by Lexus Tokyo serves a shaved ice dessert that requires flame to eat it

• Oona McGee
  Jul 8, 2023

There’s a secret dessert hiding inside this Japanese flagship store.

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• (cafes • dessert • flagship stores • Intersect by Lexus • kakigoori • kakigori • Lexus • Mr. Sato • Omotesando • review • shaved ice • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

This popular limited-time mango yogurt shaved ice in Taiwan is everything you need this summer

• Krista Rogers
  May 16, 2023

Don’t miss stopping at this delicious shaved ice specialty shop if you’ll be in Taipei during the hotter months.

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• Taiwan
• (COK • food • kakigori • restaurants • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • sweets • Taipei • Taiwan • Yui Imai)

We enjoy an unlimited salad and dessert buffet for 780 yen at Tokyo shabu shabu restaurant

• Shannon
  Apr 16, 2023

Add this to your list of cheap eats in Tokyo!

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• (all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • cheap lunch • dessert bar • kakigori • Mitaka • Salad bar • Shabu Tabe • Shabu-shabu • Tokyo lunch)

Mr. Sato stops by 7-Eleven’s often overlooked fast food chain Poppo

• Master Blaster
  Aug 20, 2022

From fries in bowls to ice cream dipped in shaved ice, they do things differently here.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • fast food • french fries • kakigori • kakigori-don • Mr. Sato • Poppo • Seven & i)

World’s first Ice Whopper now on the menu at Burger King Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 13, 2022

Bringing the refreshment of kakigori shaved ice to burgers this summer.

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• Japan
• (beach hut • beaches • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • Coca-Cola • COK • cool • crazy • fast food • food • ice • kakigori • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • whopper)

Hinnyari Snack Time for cats helps pets look cool and stay cool

• Master Blaster
  Feb 27, 2022

All the cool cats in Japan have one.

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• Japan
• (cat beds • cats • CattyMan • cute • food • fruit sandwiches • ice candy • kakigori • pet toys • pets • popsicles • shaved ice)

How to make a shaved ice dessert out of instant noodles

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2021

Spoiler alert: We won’t be making this ever again. 

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking hack • easy recipe • food • hacks • instant noodles • Japanese food • Japanese recipe • kakigori • Nissin • Nissin Donbei • Noodles • ramen • recipe • Seiji Nakazawa • shaved ice • SNJO • Sora Kitchen • SoraKitchen • udon)

Coco’s gets into Japanese summer spirit with amazing kakigori shaved ice desserts!【Taste test】

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 29, 2021

We try two of the decadent desserts offered at Coco’s Restaurant for the season.

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• Japan
• (Coco's • COK • family restaurants • food • ice • kakigoori • kakigori • restaurants • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • summer treats • sweets)

Blue Bottle Coffee’s limited-time shaved ice dessert is exquisite

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2021

Kakigori, Japan’s beloved summertime sweet, gets a Blue Bottle makeover.

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• Japan
• (Blue Bottle Coffee • coffee • COK • desserts • Japanese desserts • kakigori • shaved ice • SNJO • summer • sweets • taste test)

Frigid Silver Bukkake Udon is Japan’s latest way to beat the summer heat

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 9, 2021

Why just have cold noodles when you can have ice noodles?

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • Hanamaru Udon • kakigori • Noodles • shaved ice • SNJO • udon)

Our reporter investigates the strangely named “shaved ice donburi” at a Tokyo cafe

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 16, 2020

“Donburi” usually refers to dishes eaten over a bowl of rice, so how could this concept possibly work?

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• Japan
• (cafe • cafes • COK • donburi • kakigori • kakigori-don • Saka no Ue Cafe • shaved ice • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo)

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