Shopping Spots in Hyogo Area

  • Kobe Frantz umie Mozaic Store
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Kobe-shi Chuo-ku Higashikawasakicho 1-6-1
    The red package and black anchor mark of the Kobe Franz brand is well-known as the core of this confectionery store, which sells a variety of sweets representative of the confectionery town of Kobe. They can also be used for Valentine's Day, White Day, wedding gifts, and other occasions.

    神戸ハーバーランドumieモザイク2Fで、ひときわ目を引くオシャレなお店のフランツさん。 色んなメディアに取り上げられた有名な「神戸魔法の壷プリン」を購入しました。 柔らかなふわふわクリーム、濃厚なカスタードプリン、ビターなカラメルソースの3層が、見事なハーモニーを演出して絶品!また、濃厚チョコレートが折り重なる5層の壷プリン・ショコラも贅沢な味。 プリンとしてはお高めですが、ついつい神戸の雰囲気...

  • Tommy's Sannomiya Shop
    Shopping
    Hyogo Kobe-shi Chuo-ku Kitanagasa-dori 1-31 Under elevated 35
    A one-minute walk west of the Motomachi Koka-dori Shopping Street reachable from the west gate of Hankyu Sannomiya Station. This bakery, resembling a Showa period street stall, is filled with unpretentious, reasonably-priced breads. The bakery's signature An-shoku bread consists of a fluffy and cream bread dough made with fresh cream and mixed with a proprietary coarse anko paste made with azuki beans from Hokkaido. This bread has a novel texture and its flavor is designed to suit Japanese tastes. The Matcha An-shoku, An-shoku made with matcha powdered and black soybeans from Tanba; and the High Milk-shoku made with an abundance of buttermilk, are also popular.
  • Tommy's Sannomiya-Higashi Shop
    Shopping
    Hyogo Kobe-shi Chuo-ku Kotonoochou 4-1-5-393
    A bakery located a one-minute walk from the east exit of JR Sannomiya Station in Kotonoo-cho, Chuo Ward, Kobe City. The shop's famous An-shoku Japanese-style shokupan bread consists of a dough made with fresh cream and mixed with coarse anko bean paste made with sweet azuki beans from Hokkaido. The shop also sells Matcha An-shoku made with matcha powder and black soybeans, and a wide variety of other fresh-baked breads.
  • Akopan
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    4.0
    37 Reviews
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    Hyogo Ako-shi Kariya Nakasu 6-24
    This bakery is located in the Kariya-nakasu, Ako City. Over 100 varieties of bread are available, filled with the love and passion of the owner, including hard French breads and baguettes as well as snack breads and sweet breads. The cream bread with lots of custard cream is a popular menu item among them all.

    お値段は良心的で、とても美味しいです。 種類も多く、とても迷います。 店内は見やすいレイアウトで広いのでゆっくりと選ぶことができました。

  • Kobe Brand Kobe Harborland umie Branch
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Higashikawasakichou 1-6-1 Kobe Harborland umie MOSAIC 2F
    "A souvenir shop located on the second floor of MOSAIC, ""Kobe Harbor Land umie"", a complex facility in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. The shop is marked by a red tent facing a cobblestoned walkway. Very popular ""Kobe Cheese Cake"" with the fine taste of cream cheese and the mellow richness and umami of Gouda cheese is Kobe Brand's original product, and is popular as a Kobe souvenir and gift. The shop carries a variety of goods, including Kobe pudding, Kobe pie, and other sweets, as well as Kobe beef, Kobe wine, and seasonings. ""Kobe Hot Dog"" and ""Roast Beef Bowl"" at the take-out corner are also popular."
  • Caffarel Kobe Kitano Main Store
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    4.0
    33 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Yamamotodori 3-7-29 Kobe Toadrood Building 1F
    This is a shop of old Turin, Italy chocolate producer Caffarel known for its Gianduja chocolate which uses luxurious amounts of hazelnut. Inside on the shelves and in the showcase are baked sweets and desserts with Gianduja, popular also as gifts. The cute, colorful foil designs are part of Caffarel’s charms, and the Kinoko Pot mushroom design chocolate assortment is particularly popular. One can try fruit-topped sweets right at the in-store cafe space. The nearest station is Motomachi Station.

    トアロード沿いにある可愛らしい外観のお店。お店の半分はチョコレートショップで、その奥に2人がけ5テーブルのカフェがありました。 ケーキは全てお皿盛りと名付けられた飴細工、アイスクリーム、フルーツで飾られるスタイルで提供されるそうです。ちょっと座るというより、しっかりスイーツを楽しむのにおすすめです。 選んだキャロットケーキは繊細な飴細工に囲まれたモンブランの様な外観。でも、中身は甘すぎに、スパ...

  • Kobe Motomachi Ichiban Kan Main Store
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Motomachidori 1-8-5 Motomachi Clock Store Bldg 3F
    This old chocolate specialist was established in 1971 on the third floor of the Motomachi Clock Shop Building in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Known for the variety of international chocolates, they offer around 80 types including original goods and imports. Their specialty Pomme D'Amour, apple slow stewed in honey and wrapped in bittersweet chocolate, is unchanged in flavor since the shop first opened. On the second floor is a teahouse where one can enjoy a prized chocolate with a cup of tea.

    神戸の老舗のお菓子屋さんでポームダムールというりんごの甘煮にチョコレートコーティングされているお菓子で有名なお店です。ひとつひとつキャンディーのように包装されている

  • Henri Charpentier Ashiya Main Store
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    4.0
    63 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Pref. Ashiyashi Kinmitsuchou 7-10-101
    This sweets cafe of Western confectionery specialist Henri Charpentier, famous for its department store basement sweets, is located in a spot around a two-minute walk from Ashiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line. Since opening its doors in 1969 it has been loved by the people of Ashiya, welcoming a large number of long-term fans. The showcase is lined with sweets full of seasonal fruits, available for takeout or eat-in. The cafe space also offers a food menu including the well-known Crepe Suzette.

    The store is the flagship store of the well-known patisserie Henri Charpentier, located in the sweets section of the department store near Ashiya station (Hanshin Line). You can purchase sweets...

  • AKITO
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Motomachidori 3-17-6 Hakusan Building 1F
    Situated about five minutes’ walk from Motomachi Station, and especially famous in Kobe, is this jam and cake shop. The shop’s milk jam with the fragrance and richness of milk is a classic product of owner and patissier Akito Tanaka who built up experience at the acclaimed cake shop (formerly Kashisu Patori) of the Hotel Piena Kobe, known as the hotel of sweets. Inside the shop you’ll find a range of jams made with a variety of fruits and ingredients, and lots of colorful cakes. The jam toast morning is a popular choice to eat in the eating area of the shop.
  • BIGOT Sannomiya Branch
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    4.0
    29 Reviews
    Shopping
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Gokoudori 8-1-6 Kobe International Conference Hall B2F
    This bakery shop, on the basement second floor of Kobe International House just outside Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station, is the shop of Philippe Bigot, the man who brought real French bread to Japan. His baguettes, which are made with no added additives, are especially popular and being baked with buck wheat are the shop’s signature product. There are plenty of products on sale such as sweet bread made with cream etc., regular bread, and baguette sandwiches, as well as cakes.

    バケットはビゴさんと決めていて、定期的にお邪魔しています。最近、カヌレも置いてあります。大きな型で、外側はパリパリしていて、中もしっとり生焼けがないため、気に入って購入しています。クレジットカードも使えるのでいつも大丸で購入しています。

  • Hitsuji Tearooms
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Higashinada-ku Motoyamakitamachi 3-13-26 Seifukuen 2F
    Hitsuji Tearooms is a cafe serving homemade cakes, located in Motoyama Kitamachi Town, Higashinada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. In addition to their macrobiotic non-sugar apple pie and chocolate fondant which do not use any butter, eggs or sugar, seasonal cakes are also very popular here. There are a lot of picture books around the shop making it feel just like your own home or a friend’s house. You can relax and forget about the time while enjoying the delicious cakes.

    ひつじ茶房は阪急岡本駅近くの住宅地にあるカフェです。移転してはじめて訪れました。 ドアを開けると、木の感があふれるあたたかい雰囲気に包まれます。おうちにおじゃましているような気分になれるカフェです。本棚があちこちにあり自由に本が読めます。ロフトのようなコーナーもありユニークです。(下に一人席あり)ケーキとお茶をいただき、本を読みながら長居してしまいました。また行きたいと思います。

  • Kazamidori Honpo
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Kitanochou 3-5-5
    Kazamidori Honpo, famous for cheesecake in Kobe Kitano. They have lots of gratifying cakes, including baked cheese tarts, golden puddings and silver puddings, and not forgetting the weathercock cheesecake with plenty of flavored Camembert cheese and cream cheese. The rich flavor of their cheesecakes is adored by cheese lovers. It is approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Shin-Kobe Station.

    We were at the Kitano Plaza area exploring the shops and cafes.. and found this very outstanding 3-storey shop; bright orange coloured that sells nice good Kobe Cheese cake/Tart and sweets. We browse...

  • Aux Bons Sandwiches BIGOT
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Shopping
    Hyogo Pref. Ashiyashi Oharachou 12-28 Rosan Cannon 1F East
    Besides bread made using carefully-selected natural materials which is baked fresh every day, Aux Bons Sandwiches BIGOT also offers a wide range of traditional Danish and French confectionery. Ciabatta, Salad Nicoise sandwiches etc. are available. Aux Bons Sandwiches BIGOT is located around five minutes’ walk from JR Ashiya Station.

    サンドウィッチがメインのお店ですが、お茶だけも可能です。カスクートや、ポタージュもあります。キャッシュのみ。

  • Chocolat Republic Sannomiya Branch
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Kanouchou 4-8-7
    Chocolat Republic (Sannomiya Branch) is a cake shop and café located in Kitanozaka, an area that has many Ijinkan (Western-style residences built in Japanese port cities in the 19th century). The basic concept behind Chocolat Republic is to bring out the natural flavors of the ingredients, emphasizing simplicity; all of the ingredients, including chocolate, fruits etc., are carefully chosen, and the cakes are made with painstaking attention to detail. The first floor of the store is the take-out area; there is a dessert café on the B1 and second floor levels, and a coffee lounge on the third floor, where customers can enjoy delicious coffee and confectionery.
  • Hysteric Jam
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Sannomiyachou 3-2-9
    Distinguished by its cute “pink panda” logo, Hysteric Jam is a store specializing in Kobe butter crepes. The ingredients used to make the crepes are carefully selected, in line with Hysteric Jam’s vision of enabling customers to enjoy truly delicious food. For example, Hysteric Jam uses only pasteurized eggs, and only high-quality Yotsuba butter; this attention to detail is applied to every aspect of the food preparation process. Hysteric Jam’s Premium Crepes, with their distinctive “Pop Art” appearance, have attracted a great deal of attention after photos of them starting appearing on social media. Hysteric Jam has also been featured many times in TV programs.
  • a.depeche Kobe Harborland umie Branch
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    Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Higashikawasakichou 1-7-2 Kobe Harborland umieSOUTHMALL1F
    This is an interior/lifestyle and miscellaneous goods shop on the first floor of the large shopping complex “Kobe Harborland umie” SOUTHMALL. The store offers a wide range of original furniture and miscellaneous goods that somehow feel nostalgic and warm, and an attractive point of the shop is that customers can coordinate their room fully to become a “comfortable space.” The furniture made with an importance placed on the texture of the material suits a variety of tastes, such as vintage and natural style. There are many tasteful items that grow on you the more you use them. The nearest station is Kobe Station
  • mi-chu.
    Shopping
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Shimoyamatedori 3-5-5 Shinan 1st Building 3F
    This is a sundry shop in Kobe’s “Tor West” area with many unique shops. The shop stocks many colorful and girly items which have been selected from all over the world, including Europe and Asia, with unique sense. It is popular with women who like miscellaneous goods shops where you can find treasures such as lovely tableware that colors everyday teatime and meals, exotic accessories, one-of-a-kind items created by domestic artists, etc. that makes everyday life a little more colorful. The nearest station is Motomachi Station.
  • Yoshitakaya
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    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Kita-ku Arimachou 259
    This is a souvenir shop located in front of Arima Onsen Station, founded in 1868. The pure Japanese-style store is full of products that the shop owner has individually selected. The shop is stocked with retro design canvas bags and tinplate figurines, Japanese miscellaneous goods, as well as specialty items of Arima Onsen including Arima cider and Onsen (hot spring) bread. Signature products of the store include medicated bath salts called “Kinyu” and “Ginyu” created based on an analysis of the spring water from Arima “Kinsen” and “Ginsen” hot springs. There is also a large selection of original products such as beauty soap containing Arima hot spring water.
  • Concent Market
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    4.5
    31 Reviews
    Shopping
    Hyogo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Kotobukichou 5-15
    Located about a two-minute walk from Shukugawa Station, this bakery is beloved by locals. They make their bread with domestic wheat flour and natural yeast and let it leaven overnight at low temperature, creating fluffy bread with a rich taste. In addition to crunchy, harder varieties of bread, there are also croissants, bagels, sandwiches, and many other types of bread available. The shop is constantly adding new items to its repertoire, such as breads made with seasonal vegetables and fruits. There’s an open kitchen in the shop interior, allowing visitors to observe the baking process firsthand.

    宝塚の支店「Concent Market To...

  • Ca marche
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    4.5
    15 Reviews
    Shopping
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Yamamotodori 3-1-3
    This popular local bakery is located in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was opened by Takaaki Nishikawa, a chef who used to work at the famous “Comme Chinois” restaurant. There are anywhere from several dozen to nearly 100 types of bread available. Behind the bar is bread being sold by store clerks, and it comes in a several varieties, such as sweet bread, hard breads, and more. You can enjoy your selection in the courtyard.

    とにかく美味しい!オレンジの食パンはそのままでも食べれるくらい柔らかくてとりあえず美味しい。豆のパンも少しだけトーストして食べたらサクサクでした。これは他の種類も食べたい!!と思うようなパンばかりだったのでリピーターになりますね。

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Hyogo prefecture stretches from the north coast to the south coast on the western end of the popular Kansai region, encompassing verdant mountains, urban beaches, and fantastic historical sights. The prefecture’s main attractions lie along the south coast at Kobe, the prefectural capital, a pretty harbor city best known for its production of the renowned Kobe beef, and Himeji, the home of Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most beautifully preserved feudal castles, perched magically atop a hill.

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