かき氷 紋治郎

A seasonal shaved-ice counter tucked inside a working farm-equipment shop along the Ono River in Sawara's historic "Little Edo" merchant district, with turquoise-tiled walls, small curios, and vintage photographs decorating the interior. It is run as a summer side business by the hardware store's owners, opening only on weekends and holidays from late June through mid-August (and again during the biannual Sawara Grand Festival). The signature dish is Koedo Ice with Strawberry, crowned with a housemade syrup made from 100% local Takahashi Farm "Iberry" strawberries; other flavors include matcha, coffee milk, and azuki milk. It's a casual, walk-up dessert stop best enjoyed while taking in the canal-side Edo-period townscape.