ENGAWA ASAKUSA in Asakusa Debuts Summer Sweets Featuring Tanba Black Soybeans

ENGAWA ASAKUSA, a unique store blending Japanese beauty and ideas in Asakusa, Tokyo, is launching two exclusive summer sweets in collaboration with Tanba Kurotaro, a specialist in Tanba black soybeans. These refreshing Japanese-style desserts will be available from July 11 through August 13, 2026.

Visitors to Japan will appreciate these seasonal treats that showcase the rich flavor of premium Tanba black soybeans, a prized ingredient from the Tanba region known for its deep taste and glossy appearance. Paired with Japanese tea and soft mochi, these sweets offer a perfect way to cool down during the hot summer months in a historic Tokyo neighborhood.

About ENGAWA ASAKUSA and the Collaboration

ENGAWA ASAKUSA is a select shop and café-bar located just a few minutes’ walk from Asakusa Station and Senso-ji Temple. It features over 400 carefully chosen Japanese products and a café supervised by tea farmers from Saga Prefecture. The collaboration with Tanba Kurotaro, a renowned black soybean brand with over 90 years of history, brings two original sweets highlighting the unique aroma and richness of Tanba black soybeans.

Highlights

• Two summer-only Japanese sweets featuring Tanba black soybeans: a mini parfait and a jelly dessert.
• Mini Parfait includes organic soy milk ice cream, fragrant sencha sauce, chewy shiratama mochi, and a black soybean soy milk kinako senbei.
• “Japanese Essence” jelly dessert combines black soybean tea jelly with azuki beans, shiratama mochi, and a subtly sweet zenzai soup.
• Both sweets are available as a single item for ¥600 or with iced sencha tea or iced coffee for ¥1,000.
• From July 2 to August 4, a special event showcases seven top award-winning products from the OMOTENASHI Selection, a prestigious Japanese hospitality award.

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