From August 14 (Friday) to August 26 (Wednesday), Seibu Akita's basement event hall becomes a celebration of craft soft-serve and regional ice cream with "Aipaku® AKITA 2026."
Built around the concept of a "paradise for ice cream lovers," Aipaku® showcases ice cream from across Japan chosen for its ingredients, craftsmanship, and the stories behind each product. The Japan Ice Mania Association selects more than 100 local ice creams from all 47 prefectures, connecting producers nationwide with the people who love their work.
The lineup features a baked sweet potato and ice cream creation from a Kobe-based sweet potato dessert specialist, craft ice cream from a shop in Yokosuka, and chocolate soft-serve from a pioneer of Japan's raw chocolate scene, alongside many other distinctive offerings. The "Local Ice Cream" corner brings together well-loved regional specialties from around the country. For anyone wanting a palate cleanser between scoops, freshly made fried potatoes are also on offer.
Featured Ice Cream
Kobe Imoya Shinomoto
Chilled Yaki-imo (Baked Sweet Potato) Cream Cheese Ice
Imozukushi Mitsuimo Soft Cream
Kobe-based sweet potato dessert specialist Kobe Imoya Shinomoto brings its "Chilled Yaki-imo Cream Cheese Ice," made with carefully selected domestic sweet potatoes. Chilled honey sweet potato is paired with a rich, pleasantly tart cream cheese ice cream — the sticky sweetness of the potato layered with the depth of the cream cheese makes for a satisfying treat. The shop's "Imozukushi Mitsuimo Soft Cream," which combines baked sweet potato, potato chips, and kenpi potato snacks in one dish, is also on the menu.
Kobe Imoya Shinomoto — Chilled Yaki-imo Cream Cheese Ice
Kobe Imoya Shinomoto — Imozukushi Mitsuimo Soft Cream
Million Dollar Ice Cream Parlor
Cinnamon Apple Pie
Million Dollar Ice Cream Parlor, a craft ice cream shop in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, brings its popular "Cinnamon Apple Pie" flavor — a rich cinnamon ice cream made with fresh cream cheese, topped with a tangy-sweet apple compote sauce and a buttery pie-style crumble.
Million Dollar Ice Cream Parlor — Cinnamon Apple Pie
Sils Maria
SILS Nama Choco Parfait
Sils Maria, a shop credited as the birthplace of nama (raw) chocolate, brings an Aipaku®-exclusive "SILS Nama Choco Parfait," layering raw chocolate soft-serve, chocolate mousse, and salted cookies into a treat built for chocolate lovers.
Sils Maria — SILS Nama Choco Parfait
More Standout Ice Cream
Aipaku TOKYO Flower Soft — Available August 14 (Fri) to 19 (Wed)
Aipaku TOKYO Flower Sundae — Available August 14 (Fri) to 19 (Wed)
Peach Farm Cafe La Pesca — Peach Annin Parfait — Available August 20 (Thu) to 26 (Wed)
Peach Farm Cafe La Pesca — Gelato — Available August 20 (Thu) to 26 (Wed)
Sora Ao — Ice Cheesecake Sandwiches (Assorted)
K.L.I.M — Nama Kurogoma (Raw Black Sesame) Soft (Cup)
Potato Friend's — Double-Fried Fries Made with Hokkaido Makkari Village Potatoes (Salt)
Regional Ice Cream Worth Trying
[Tochigi Prefecture] Iwashita's Shin-shoga (New Ginger) Flavored Kakigori / Iwashita Foods
As a change of pace, a shaved ice collaboration with the "Iwashita no Shin-shoga" pickled ginger brand is on offer, delivering a sharp, refreshing flavor.
[Tochigi Prefecture] Iwashita Foods — Iwashita's Shin-shoga Flavored Kakigori
[Tochigi Prefecture] Lemon Milk Cup / Futaba Foods
Made with Tochigi's local "Kanto/Tochigi Lemon" drink, known regionally as lemon milk, this ice cream blends the tartness and sweetness of lemon with condensed milk for a gentle flavor reminiscent of lemon cake.
[Tochigi Prefecture] Futaba Foods — Lemon Milk Cup
[Akita Prefecture] Bara-mori Cup (Melon) / Kodama Reika
A cup version of "Babahera Ice," a treat familiar to locals across Akita Prefecture and considered the region's soul ice cream. This limited-quantity edition uses Wakami melon grown in Oga, Akita, offering both red and green melon flavors in one premium cup.
[Akita Prefecture] Kodama Reika — Bara-mori Cup (Melon)
Even More Local Ice Cream
[Hokkaido] Lotte — Toukibi (Corn) Ice
[Wakayama Prefecture] Gyokurin-en — Green Soft
[Gunma Prefecture] Shirofuji — Ice Manju
[Nagasaki Prefecture] Hyokado — Shirokuma
Event Details
- Event Name: Aipaku® AKITA 2026
- Dates: August 14 (Friday) to August 26 (Wednesday), 2026 (the venue closes at 5:00 PM on the final day)
- Hours: 9:30 PM to 7:00 PM (extended to 7:30 PM on Fridays and Saturdays)
- Venue: Seibu Akita, basement event hall
- Address: 2-6-1 Nakadori, Akita City, Akita Prefecture
