Gold leaf sweets are popular among tourists visiting Kanazawa.
Especially popular is 『Kinpaku no Kagayaki Soft Ice Cream』 by Hakuichi. It is often seen on Twitter and Instagram because of its amazing visual impact.
From a limited project of only 1,000 pieces to a mainstay product
The price of 『Kinpaku no Kagayaki Soft Ice Cream』 is 891 yen, which is a play on the name 「Hakuichi」. A little expensive, don’t you think?
It was originally a project product created to commemorate the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train.
This is a limited-edition project that allows visitors to enjoy multiple ways of having fun at once: blowing on the gold leaf lifted with bamboo chopsticks to spread it like a ripple, admiring the beauty of the gold leaf, and enjoying the delicious soft serve ice cream.
But when it was featured on national television on the day the Shinkansen bullet train opened, its popularity exploded. It is now one of the main products of 「Hakuichi」 and a representative sweet of Kanazawa!
Be sparkling inside and out with gold leaf!
There is a story that Cleopatra and Yang Kwei-Hui also used gold leaf for beauty, and it really has beneficial effects on the body. Let me write a little about it.
- Repair skin barrier function
- bactericidal action
- circulation of the blood
- Accelerates metabolism
When gold enters the body, it produces negative ions → increases conductivity → improves the flow of blood and lymph → improves metabolism → benefits beauty and health. It is like this.
Edible gold leaf is an existing additive approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, so it is safe to eat!
Store Information
| name of a store | Hakuichi Higashiyama Store |
| Address | 1-15-4 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City（click here for map） |
| Business Hours | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| regular closing day | No mid-year break |
| Phone number | 076-253-0891 |
| parking lot | None |
| Products handled | Crafts, cosmetics, blotting paper, confectionery, edible gold leaf, gold leaf soft serve ice cream |
| remarks | *Gold leaf soft serve ice cream is also available at the following stores Main store Kenrokuen Store Korinbo Atrio Store |
We hope you will enjoy these sweets unique to Kanazawa, which boasts 99% of Japan’s gold leaf production.
