Introducing 8 summer souvenir items | Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel

Okayama Peaches

This is a "peach bun" filled with jam from Okayama Prefecture. The jam is wrapped in white bean paste, which is then wrapped in a crumbly dough containing rice flour. The bun's color looks just like the real thing, and it is very popular as a souvenir.

Bizen ware Momotama

Speaking of Okayama, the legendary hero "Momotaro" comes to mind! Momotaro and his friends are now Bizen ware. Their adorable expressions are perfect as ornaments for your entranceway or living room. Bizen ware also has the effect of making water and rice taste better. If you put some well-washed "Momotama" in the rice cooker and cook it, the rice will look different and sparkly. They are handmade with love at "Shizutani Work Center Seto".

Water-ripened peach

Asahara, Kurashiki is a peach-producing region representative of Okayama. Peaches grown in the warm climate facing the Seto Inland Sea ripen into heavy, substantial peaches, full of sweet juice. Suijuku peaches are a special product made using a unique "Suijuku method" to make mature peaches delicious all year round. Peaches are a summer fruit, and are also extremely delicate and sensitive. We hope you will enjoy these peaches in their best condition, regardless of the season. Please enjoy the charms of these very elegant and delicate Suijuku peaches.

Kurashiki Burdock Crackers

The Tsurejima area of Kurashiki City uses the high-quality sandy soil and the abundant groundwater of the Takahashi River to cultivate "Tsurejima Burdock". The soft sand allows the burdock to grow soft and sweet without any stress. The flavor of the burdock spreads throughout your mouth, making it an easy-to-eat rice cracker. Enjoy it as a snack or with beer!

Okayama Momoko

This pudding is made using fruits from Okayama Prefecture that have been carefully grown by contracted farmers. Fruits only ripen for a short time, so they are harvested when they are at their best in terms of sweetness, texture, and aroma, capturing the flavor of the season. This is a sweet representative of Okayama that allows you to experience the natural deliciousness of the fruit.

・Okayama Momoko (4 pieces) ￥691
(Shimizu white peach pudding, golden peach pudding, muscat jelly, purple grape pudding & jelly)
・Assortment (6 pieces) ￥1036

Mlesna Tea

A high-quality Ceylon tea brand grown in Sri Lanka. It is a black tea with a soft flavor that is less astringent and bitter, and is popular among Japanese people. There are many flavors, and the pure tea leaves are flavored with various flavors from a long-established Swiss flavoring manufacturer.

Tamashima Daruma

Producers at work

On the left is a Daruma doll being dried, and on the right is a producer at work.

These "Daruma" dolls are made at a factory in Tamashima, Kurashiki City. Daruma dolls, which are said to always get up even after falling down, are popular as lucky charms, and the maker, Nakagiri-san, carefully paints the faces on each one by hand. Popular colors are red, white, gold, and yellow, and Kojima Jeans' navy blue is also popular.

Kurashiki Canvas

Kurashiki Canvas is a first-class canvas full of warmth, nurtured by the natural blessings of cotton and the passion of people, and has been weaving its traditions since 1888. The role of canvas has changed over the years, and now it is used in all kinds of situations, from everyday items to fashion.

・Boat-shaped pouch ¥2,200 (tax included)
・Boat-shaped tote bag ¥3,520 (tax included)