Tokyo's French restaurant "naturam kazuya sugiura" is a dessert specialty shop run by Chef Kazuya Sugiura. Located on the second floor of the Japanese tea salon "Fuya Yanagi Midori," you can watch desserts being made at the counter. I enjoyed a parfait in early summer in this beautifully renovated Kyoto townhouse-like space. The "naturium ~été" parfait was like a beautiful garden in Kyoto, with a passion fruit financier on the side. It was served with a green tea called Junsen. The parfait featured rich mango and mango ice cream, along with a refreshing yogurt blancmange with a side of stimulating passion fruit and a cooling basil oil sauce. Craft tonic water jelly with Jabara and fruity bitterness of Shikuwasa added accents. If you wanted a bit more sweetness, you could add meringue or nibble on the crispy passion fruit chocolate financier. It was a playful parfait with the chef's French training evident. The tea was smooth and suited the sharp passion fruit taste well. I was intrigued by the craft tonic water jelly, which turned out to be made from "kizashi," a tonic water using yellow bark naturally grown in the forests of Yamanashi Prefecture. I would love to visit this place again when the season changes.

I visited here after a long time to have their matcha soft serve. It was a holiday, so there weren't many customers and I was able to confirm quickly that they were not selling it at the moment. Although I didn't get what I came for, I decided to buy something else that I was curious about before leaving. I got a takeout of their matcha pudding. The matcha soft serve was rich and the pudding looked really delicious with its dark color, which caught my attention. The texture was smooth and easy to eat, not too runny. The flavor was a good balance of the richness of matcha and the sweetness of the pudding. The size was small, which was nice, and overall it was delicious. I don't know when they will resume serving soft serve, but I would like to come back when it gets hot again.

I made a reservation the day before to enjoy some sweets and visited the restaurant. On the first floor, there is "Fuya-ya Ryu-ryoku" which sells popular matcha soft serve ice cream, sweets, and tea leaves at Minamiyamashiro Village Road Station in Nanshan Village. Nanshan Village is the only village in Kyoto Prefecture and is known for producing Uji tea, a famous tea variety, supporting the 800-year history of Japanese tea. In 2015, it was designated as the first Japanese heritage site for the "800-year history of Japanese tea" walk. On the second floor, there is "naturam RYU-RYOKU by Kazuya Sugiura", a Japanese tea cafe run by Chef Kazuya Sugiura from Futakotamagawa's "naturam". "naturam" means natural in Latin, and "Ryu-ryoku" is a Zen term meaning untouched by human hands. The name "Ryu-ryoku" was inspired by the Zen phrase "willow green, flower red". The cafe aims to provide a space where customers can enjoy the original flavor and aroma of tea leaves. The menu I tried this time included: KA-HO-RI ~Autumn/Winter ver.~ - Hojicha mascarpone mousse - Hojicha jelly - Wenzhou mandarin sorbet - Citrus meringue - Combination of Japanese persimmons. Followed by: - Hojicha chiffon cake. The drink was: - Nanshan Village hojicha (ICE). The dish was vibrant with the scent of persimmons, the toasty aroma of hojicha, and the refreshing citrus fragrance overlapping to create a colorful plate. The latter part of the meal, including the chiffon cake and drink, offered various changes in hojicha to enjoy. The spacious counter allows you to relax and enjoy your sweets, and the staff are friendly and engaging. It's a comfortable place to visit alone, and you can look forward to both the regular menu and seasonal specials. I can't wait to visit again next time. Thank you for the meal! ^ ^

A Japanese tea salon opened on Fuyamachi Street. The name of the shop means "natural, as it is." On the first floor, they sell sweets made with tea leaves from Minamiyamashiro Village. The second floor is a Japanese tea cafe run by owner chef Sugiura. Currently, it is by reservation only. We ordered the KA-HO-RI dessert with roasted Minamiyamashiro tea and Kawachi Bankan for ¥1650 (tax included) and Minamiyamashiro Village roasted tea for ¥650. KA-HO-RI includes roasted tea and mascarpone mousse, Kawachi Bankan sherbet, Bankan and roasted tea jelly, and citrus meringue. It also comes with a separate roasted tea chiffon cake. It was a very relaxing experience☆

I had tried matcha soft serve at a Michiyama Village roadside station before, but it was far away so I hadn't been able to go back. I heard that an antenna shop had opened there, so I looked it up and found out that they serve stylish dessert plates. I went there right away. RYU-RYOKU had beautifully arranged plates with various items. The milk ice cream was not overpowering and had just the right richness. The main dish was matcha terrine, which was rich and paired perfectly with the milk ice cream. The matcha soft serve I had at the roadside station was very rich, but the matcha sauce was sweet and balanced, making it delicious. The cafe's menu is a bit pricey, so considering the taste and price, it may not be the top choice, but overall, the quality was high and tasty, so I recommend it.

I visited the stylish Japanese tea cafe "Fuuya Yanagi Midori" that opened in Kyoto, Fuya-cho. It is supervised by Chef Sugihara from the French restaurant "naturam" in Futakotamagawa, Tokyo. The concept is to express the four seasons on one plate, which I enjoyed on the second floor cafe. I tried the "naturium ~ICHIGO-ichie~" for 1,800 yen, which is a dish that represents the seasons with amaou strawberries, berries, fromage blanc, flower petal candy, and a hibiscus sauce with a hint of acidity. I also tried the "RYU-RYOKU" for 1,650 yen, inspired by the tea fields of Minamiyamashiro village, which consisted of matcha terrine and milk ice cream made with Miyama milk, enhancing the bitterness and flavor of the matcha. We shared both dishes and also tried the "Benifuki Japanese black tea" for 650 yen, which had a sweet flavor that I really enjoyed. On the way home, I bought the "Mura Matcha Soft Serve" for 500 yen to take home, which was rich and smooth. I think this place will become popular, and I look forward to coming back for a private visit.