3 Must-Visit Confectioneries in Takarazuka Area to Cafe-Hopping in Search of Unique Shaved Ice, Organic Gelato And Easily Melting Fluffy Pancakes

Takarazuka City in Hyogo Prefecture is known as the gardening city and for ‘Takarazuka Grand Theater’ where only women perform their original musicals while they playing roles as both of man and woman. In and around this area, time goes by slowly and leisurely, and you can come across cafes perfect for taking a break. Thus, this time, we researched cafes with photogenic space or desserts on Instagram. Here is unique shaved ice offered in space like the world of picture books, additive-free gelato using only organic materials and fluffy pancakes that melt like snow.

“Un berger manquant” offer you unique shaved ice in every season, entertaining your eyes with a picture-book like atmosphere

Reference from Tabelog “un berger manquant“

A café, “un berger manquant” has interior walls with exposed concrete on which colorful pendant lights are decollated. As the name of the café means “missing shepherd” in French, you will feel like straying into a picture-book once you enter the café. At the café, four shaved ice are in popular. Normally, you can enjoy shaved ice only in summer here in Japan but this café offers you shaved ice throughout the year. Regardless of the month you visit, it should be very hard to decide your choice of shaved ice from a very unique list. ‘Strawberry and balsamy’ (いちごとバルサミコ) shaved ice is covered by uncooked strawberry sauce together with strawberries and sliced almonds, and you pour balsamy yourself as you eat, while ‘masala chai’ (マサラチャイ) shaved ice hugs earl gray jelly inside it and is covered by spicy chai sauce and mascarpone cream. We guarantee that you will enjoy a hard time in deciding your choice of shaved ice from the unique menu list including the above two.

Opening Hours	11:30AM – 7:00PM / Closed on every Wednesday and Tuesday in every two weeks *You are kindly advised to refer to its announcement on official SNS or website for irregular closes.
Address	Toyota Bldg. 201, 1-13-27 Sakasegawa, Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture
Access	2-stations ride on Hankyu Line from Takarazuka Station to Sakasegawa Station and a 5-minute walk from Sakasegawa Station
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Enchanted by the smooth texture
Homemade gelato made only with carefully selected organic ingredients at “Gelateria Rintocco”

“Gelateria Rintocco” (ジェラテリア リントッコ) is a gelateria where you can enjoy additive-free gelato that the owner trained in Italy makes only with carefully selected organic ingredients. You can always make your choice from twenty to fifteen kinds of gelatos such as ‘jersey milk’ (ジャージーミルク) made from special milk (government certified non-pasteurized or pasteurized milk) produced in Shiraki Farm (白木牧場) in Fukuoka Prefecture and ‘pistachio’ (ピスタチオ) made from pistachios the owner directly chose herself by visiting a farm in Sicily. There are also flavors using seasonal vegetables and fruits available. Regardless of the flavor you choose, you can feel the scent and taste of each ingredient used in the gelato made gently each morning. The secret of its deliciousness is that she makes gelato using a dedicated machine that can control the optimum temperature while preventing the gelato from deteriorating. You will definitely be fascinated by the smooth mouthfeel that you can rarely experience because it is always freshly made.

Opening Hours	11:00AM – 7:00PM / Closed on Monday *You are kindly advised to refer to its announcement on official SNS or website for irregular closes.
Address	Takarazuka Tanaka Bldg. 1F, 3-15-49 Isoshi, Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture
Access	2-stations ride on Hankyu Line from Takarazuka Station to Sakasegawa Station and a 13-minute walk from Sakasegawa Station
URL	https://www.gelateria-rintocco.com/

Variety choices of fluffy pancakes with snow like melting mouthfeel
Celebrities’ favorite “Cafe de Voila”

As “Café de Voila” (カフェ ド ヴォアラ) is located very close to Takarazuka Grand Theater (the flagship theater to Takazuka Revue performed only by actresses), it is known as the stars’ favorite. The interior decollated by chandeliers and a grand piano creates an elegant ambience. The can’t-miss items of the café are ten types of pancakes, from pancakes you can enjoy as meals and those you can do as sweets. Among them, the most loved one is ‘custard brulee pancake’ (カスタードブリュレパンケーキ) made of the mixture of cream cheese and meringue, and is topped with smooth custard. Even though the caramelized surface of the pancake is very photogenic itself and you can’t help thinking how it tastes like and the texture, you’ll get to enjoy the pancake together with strawberry gelato! Since the pancake is fried upon on an order placed, fluffy mouthfeel and snow like melting texture are the one of a kind. In addition, the combination of tender sweetness of the pancake and the sourness of strawberry gelato is speechless.

Opening Hours	11:00AM – 6:00PM / Closed on Wednesday *You are kindly advised to refer to its announcement on official SNS or website for irregular closes.
Address	NTT Bldg. 1F, 2-10 Mukogawacho, Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture
Access	A 14-minute walk from Takarazuka Washington Hotel
URL	http://voila-cafe.com/