One of the great pleasures of traveling is tasting locally made sweets crafted with regional ingredients. From June 24 to 30, 2026, Daimaru Umeda is bringing together popular "onsen sweets" from three of Japan's most celebrated hot spring resorts — Yufuin Onsen (Oita Prefecture), Arima Onsen (Hyogo Prefecture), and Kinugawa Onsen (Tochigi Prefecture). Whether you haven't been able to visit a hot spring resort recently or simply want to relive the experience, these sweets offer a taste of that restorative, soothing atmosphere.
Yufuin Onsen: ジャズとようかん — First Osaka Appearance in Four Years
ジャズとようかん is a small shop in Yufuin built around the theme of music. Its signature creation is "ジャズ羊羹" — a yokan (sweet bean jelly) with a hand-crafted piano keyboard pattern on the surface that is often mistaken for a print. The shop owner, who has spent many years in the music industry, created it with the hope of drawing more people toward a love of music.
Sister brand WAX & WANE SHOW makes its first appearance in the Kansai region. The brand partners with Koichi Uehara, a popular French chef who has earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand for nine consecutive years, offering a craft cheesecake called "少しの沈黙" and authentic canelés called "宵闇."
ジャズ羊羹 classic (1 bar) — ¥3,240 (tax included)
ジャズ羊羹 apple&ginger (1 bar) — ¥3,564 (tax included)
ジャズ羊羹 classic / ジャズ羊羹 apple&ginger
Made by wagashi (traditional Japanese confectionery) artisans entirely by hand, including the piano keyboard motif, with a theme of pairing well with coffee, wine, and jazz. The classic version uses domestically grown azuki beans and Okinawan black sugar, with wine-soaked dried figs tucked throughout for a visually striking, texturally layered western-style finish.
The limited summer version, ジャズ羊羹 apple&ginger, is a refreshing summer yokan built on a ginger base with a hint of mint, combined with crisp apple pieces and cranberries.
YAMAVICO もなか (3-piece set) — ¥1,080 (tax included)
YAMAVICO (やまびこ)
A Western-influenced monaka (wafer confection filled with sweet bean paste), designed to pair with coffee or red wine. The wave pattern on the surface represents both Yufuin's iconic mountain, Yufu-dake, and the "waves of music." The distinctive hexagonal shape draws from the traditional "kikko" (tortoiseshell) pattern, considered auspicious since ancient times.
熟成テリーヌチーズケーキ 少しの沈黙 BLACK PEPPER & WASHED CHEESE (1 bar) — ¥5,184 (tax included)
テリーヌチーズケーキ 少しの沈黙 YUZU (1 bar) — ¥3,780 (tax included)
Sister Brand WAX & WANE SHOW
熟成テリーヌチーズケーキ 少しの沈黙 BLACK PEPPER & WASHED CHEESE features Golden Cenarth, a special washed cheese favored by the British royal family, used generously to create a deeply aromatic cheesecake with a vivid kick of black pepper — a sophisticated, grown-up terrine that goes well beyond simple sweetness.
テリーヌチーズケーキ 少しの沈黙 YUZU adds the brightness of citrus to the cheesecake base. The vivid, fresh yuzu aroma fills the mouth from the first bite, delivering a clean, elegant sweetness with a pleasant acidity.
宵闇カヌレ — recommended 3-piece set — ¥1,782 (tax included)
宵闇カヌレ
"宵闇" (yoiyami) refers to the brief darkness that falls after sunset before the moon rises. Named to evoke the feeling of eagerly anticipating something beautiful, these canelés are handmade by Koichi Uehara — a chef who trained under Hélène Darroze, the first woman to earn three Michelin stars, and who has earned a Bib Gourmand for nine consecutive years.
Arima Onsen: うわなり珈琲 — First Appearance at Daimaru Umeda
うわなり珈琲 is a specialty cheesecake and specialty coffee shop located in the heart of Arima Onsen. Each item is handcrafted using locally sourced ingredients, including house-made cream cheese from local milk and Hyogo Prefecture brand eggs, "Takasago no Yuuhi." Their walk-and-eat cheesecake on a skewer is a standout seller at the Arima Onsen shop, with 40,000 units sold in 2025 alone.
有馬温泉チーズケーキ (Size 4 whole cake) — ¥2,400 (tax included)
有馬温泉チーズケーキ
A moist, smooth baked cheesecake with restrained sweetness, crafted with care using carefully selected local ingredients.
カフェオレベース (unsweetened/sweetened/decaf) (1 bottle) — ¥1,650 each (tax included)
カフェオレベース
A cafe au lait base made with specialty coffee. Simply mixing with milk creates an authentic cafe au lait at home.
ドリップバッグ (iced coffee blend/original blend) (1 bag) — ¥250 each (tax included)
ドリップバッグ
Carefully selected specialty coffees are another highlight. The drip bags are filled immediately after roasting for peak freshness, delivering a full-bodied flavor that belies their convenient format.
Also available are the popular 有馬温泉どら焼き 粒あん (¥300 tax included) and 有馬温泉どら焼き 栗入り (¥400 tax included) — fluffy, hand-baked dorayaki pancakes with generous portions of sweet bean paste, made by skilled artisans one at a time. This marks the shop's first appearance outside its home base in Kobe.
Kinugawa Onsen: ジャージーモウモウ (Aoi no Sho) — First Appearance at Daimaru Umeda
Tochigi Prefecture is the top producer of raw milk on Japan's main island of Honshu. The Nasu highlands in the northern part of the prefecture have a long dairy farming history. Nasu is also a hot spring destination, and it is said that visitors who came for hot spring treatments relaxed while watching livestock, and dairy farmers offered milk — an origin story for today's tourist farm culture in the region.
ジャージーモウモウ is a brand by Kinugawa Onsen confectionery company 葵乃庄 (Aoi no Sho). Their sweets are made with Jersey milk from the Nasu highlands, which is rich in nutrients and particularly creamy. Jersey cows are a small breed that produces less milk, but the raw milk has a fat content of 4.6% or higher — rare among Japan's dairy cattle, making up just 0.8% of the total — and is high in protein as well. The cows are raised on a plant-based feed, which gives the milk a mild, clean flavor with rich creaminess.
ミルクティラミス (1 piece) — ¥480 (tax included)
ミルクティラミス
The shop's most popular item: a tiramisu cream base made with Nasu Jersey milk, mascarpone cheese, and fresh cream, layered over butter cookies and finished with white chocolate.
エアインチョコサンドクッキー — 5-piece set ¥1,080 / 10-piece set ¥2,160 / 16-piece set ¥3,300 (all tax included)
エアインチョコサンドクッキー
Cookies baked with Jersey milk sandwich a whipped chocolate filling studded with tart raspberry pieces and crunchy cereal. The combination of crispy, light, and airy textures makes for a distinctive new eating experience.
ティラミス、焼けたよ。— 3-piece set ¥810 / 6-piece set ¥1,630 / 10-piece set ¥2,500 (all tax included)
ティラミス、焼けたよ。
Baked with Nasu Jersey milk, mascarpone cheese, coffee, and cocoa, these moist financier-style cakes carry a pleasantly bittersweet tiramisu flavor that keeps you coming back.
Jersey cows from the Nasu highlands
Event Details
Location: Daimaru Umeda, B1F West Entrance, お菓子なパレード
Period: June 24 (Wednesday) – June 30 (Tuesday), 2026
Products and Prices
ジャズとようかん
- ジャズ羊羹 classic (1 bar) — ¥3,240 (tax included)
- ジャズ羊羹 apple&ginger (1 bar) — ¥3,564 (tax included)
Sister Brand WAX & WANE SHOW
- 熟成テリーヌチーズケーキ 少しの沈黙 BLACK PEPPER & WASHED CHEESE (1 bar) — ¥5,184 (tax included)
- テリーヌチーズケーキ 少しの沈黙 YUZU (1 bar) — ¥3,780 (tax included)
うわなり珈琲
- 有馬温泉チーズケーキ (Size 4 whole cake) — ¥2,400 (tax included)
- カフェオレベース (unsweetened/sweetened/decaf) (1 bottle) — ¥1,650 each (tax included)
- ドリップバッグ (iced coffee blend/original blend) (1 bag) — ¥250 each (tax included)
ジャージーモウモウ
- ミルクティラミス (1 piece) — ¥480 (tax included)
- エアインチョコサンドクッキー — 5-piece set ¥1,080 / 10-piece set ¥2,160 / 16-piece set ¥3,300 (tax included)
- ティラミス、焼けたよ。— 3-piece set ¥810 / 6-piece set ¥1,630 / 10-piece set ¥2,500 (tax included)
Quantities are limited; some items may sell out.
