"Wagashi inspired by SOU・SOU's original textile design" has reached its 6th year.The theme of this year is the 24 solar terms.
We will be expressing modern wagashi with simpler textile design than our previous works by incorporating the elements of seasonal expressions.
"Textile name : Risshu (Heisei 25)"
Although it is autumn on the calendar, actually we still have lingering summer heat and it is the hottest season of the year.
The time we wish autumn would come sooner.
However, there are a little signs of it in the wind's breath and shapes of clouds.
Late summer greeting starts from risshu, the first day of autumn (7th or 8th August) instead of just summer greetings.
August's wagashi is inspired by kuzukiri, translucent sliced arrowroot, which has sharp and sweet taste for humid days we still have even after risshu.
Mousse like sweetened bean paste mixed with kanten, agar-agar, is in kingyoku, made of agar-agar and brown sugar. The kuzukiri topped on it, which is also made of agar-agar mixed with kuzu from Yoshino, at Nara prefecture, and “Jurakudai” pure rice premium brew sake of Sasaki brewery.



Here at SOU・SOU we have reached our tenth anniversary and we commemorate this momentous occasion with wagashi that are inspired by our signature textile prints.


SOU・SOU designed a new flower design corresponding to each month of the year in "Flower Notes For the Four Seasons', the booklet published by Nihon Kadou Sha, operated by Ikenobo*.


We collaborated with The noted Kyoto patisserie Kameya Yoshinaga.Together we created wagashi that emphasize Japanese seasonal changes as well as our graphic textile prints.


SOU・SOU's textile designer Katsuji Wakisaka has been publishing new textile design on monthly magazine, "PHP Special". The seasonal changes are expressed in our wagashi.


We collaborated with famous Kyoto patisserie Choukyudou.
Our pop vibrant textile design reflect changes in the seasons and these are also expressed in our wagashi.

At Zaifu, we serve a cup of green matcha tea (or choice of coffee) and our wagashi based on our textile design.

Address: 565-72 B2F Nakano-cho Nakagyo-ku Kyoto 604-8042
Open 12:00am-20:00pm *19:00 last order
Open everyday

The KAMEYA YOSHINAGA store descended from the famous confectionary Kameya Yoshian, that has the reputation of being one of the best Kyoto gourmet locales and it's fame reaches back to the Edo period when the store was first opened in 1803. Since then they've been in business in Sijo Samegai area in Kyoto till now. The owner of the store is the 7th generation.

Address: Shijou Horikawa Higashi Hairu Sakyou-ku Kyoto 600-8498 Phone +81 (75) 221-2005
Open 9:00am-18:00pm Open everyday