The ice store "Yanagawa Himuro" at Horie Town in Kagoshima City celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. Every year in summer, shaved ice of fluffy texture to sell is loved by local people and tourists. Tourists from overseas are also starting to increase.

Afternoon in late August. When visiting the store, more than 30 people including young people, families, and salaried workers in a suit were making a queue. Employee Erika Higasaka (26), a company employee in Satsumagawachi-shi that comes to eat every year, smiled, "The ice is fluffy, no other texture."

Yanagawa Himuro, founded in 1978, usually sells ice used in restaurants in Astronomy. About 20 years ago when I started selling shaved ice, the taste spread in the word of mouth, now it became one of the shaved ice representing Kagoshima.

The commitment is to use ice made from the spring water of Oguri Valley water source in the suburbs of Kagoshima city. By freezing thoroughly over 6 days, it becomes ice with high density, and when shaved it becomes fluffy texture.

I tried "premium strawberry" (550 yen) which was full of 30 new flavors, a new menu of this year, tree strawberry sauce and milk.

In the mouth, ice melts like cotton candy. Advancing the eating of the heap of ice cream, when including the flesh of the tree strawberries almost entirely in the mouth, the sweet and sourness spread into the mouth. I was able to enjoy shaved ice until the last bite.

In recent years, as foreign tourists from Kagoshima visited Kagoshima more and more foreigners dropped in, it said. The fact that the ferry platform is close and the tour bus stopped nearby also affects, and there are not a few foreigners going in front of the store.

About 10 years ago I wrote English on the menu signboard of the shop, and several years ago I made a laminated English version that I can hold for customers waiting queue. "Japanese Orange" introduces "Hyuga Natsu" and Japanese-like "Uji" are popular.

According to Aki Kominato (43), an employee wearing a syrup on shaved ice, customers from countries such as China, Brazil, Russia and France came. "I would like the Japanese, as well as foreigners who came to Kagoshima, to cool down."

Until November 3. 11 am - 6 pm, 300 - 550 yen. If you add 50 yen, you can apply milk. For inquiries to the same store (099 · 222 · 4609). (Kotaro Ozase)