Six types of "shaved ice" filled with Tama's charms are now available! Available at select store "Tamatebako" from July 27 (Sat)! 　Using deep groundwater ice from Akishima City

Ishikawa Brewery Co. (Headquarters: Fussa City, Tokyo; President: Yahachiro Ishikawa) opened on January 28, 2024, a select store featuring products from the Tama region of Tokyo, just a two-minute walk from the south exit of JR Haijima Station, Tamatebako offers a lineup of six types of shaved ice to enjoy in the hot summer. The shop began serving shaved ice on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

The ice is made with delicious 100% groundwater, and the "shaved ice" is filled with many of Tama's charms.

Amazake Matcha Sweet Bean Curd

Appearance of "Tamatebako

Deep groundwater from Akishima City is pumped into the ice, which is then filled with bamboo charcoal from MUGENKAMA, a bamboo charcoal studio in Hinohara Village, and the minerals contained in the charcoal are dissolved into the ice.

The shaved ice comes in six flavors, each of which is filled with the charms of the Tama region.

◆Amazake matcha sweet bean paste (500 yen)

The shaved ice is made with fragrant matcha powder from Tokyo's Nishimura-en tea factory (Mizuho-cho) and premium Hachioji amanatto (sweet bean paste)!

On the way, you will enjoy the grains of sweet bean paste from Hinode-cho Koshindo coming out of the shaved ice!

◆Amazake hojicha amanatto (500 yen)

This is made with deeply aromatic hojicha powder from Tokyo's Nishimura-en tea factory (Mizuho-cho) and premium Hachioji amanatto (sweet bean paste)!

Grain an (sweet bean paste) from Hinode-cho Koshindo appears from the inside. The sweetness of the amazake mellows the whole dish!

Amazake hojicha amanatto

◆Amazake Yuzu (500 yen)

We used yuzu sauce and yuzu jam imported from Machida. Light and refreshing shaved ice! It is the flavor you want to zap on a hot day.

The amazake flavor and sakekasu karinto accent the taste♪

◆Amazake Yuzu

◆Amazake blueberry (500 yen)

Blueberry jam imported from Machida is packed with the deliciousness of the fruit.

The gentle sweetness of the amazake and the flavor and texture of the sake lees karinto make for a perfect combination.

Amazake blueberry jam

◆Luxury strawberry (500 yen)

Luxury Strawberry flavor with authentic strawberry flavor. We use strawberry sauce and jam imported from Machida.

You can enjoy the delicious taste of strawberries which is conveyed by its simplicity.

Luxury Strawberry

Luxury chocolate (500 yen)

The chocolate sauce is made by Mr. Yusaku Honma, a chocolate specialist who has won prizes at the world's largest chocolate competition.

Rich yet elegant! Enjoy the aroma of chocolate that spreads in your mouth!

Luxury Chocolates

The concept of the store is "This is a place where the best of Tokyo Tama gathers! A convenient store where you can pick up something good and enjoy a lineup of delicious items. We deliver attractive products from Tama to our customers with the feelings of the producers. The store is open as a base for disseminating the charms of Tama with its name, "Tamatebako.

The name of the store, "Tamatebako," was chosen from among more than 100 applications submitted prior to the opening, in accordance with the concept of the store.

The name "Tamatebako" means a box filled with important things. The name "Tamatebako" refers to a box filled with treasures, and it is our hope that you will find products and times that are like treasures in this store, where only items that we are confident in have been selected by actually visiting, listening to, holding, and using the products.

The store offers about 1,000 carefully selected products, fresh vegetables directly delivered from local farmers, and a large selection of foods for daily use and gift items.

There is also an eat-in corner with space to eat products purchased in the store and a sake tasting server where customers can sample sake for as little as 300 yen per cup.

We will continue to develop new products to enhance the store's appeal and create a store that is loved by the community.

We are always open to suggestions for new products and welcome suggestions from our business partners.

■About Tamatebako

Location ： 1F Haijima South Exit Antenna Building, 5-2-37 Matsubaracho, Akishima-shi, Tokyo

Access ： 2 minutes walk from South Exit of JR Haijima Station

Telephone number ： 042-519-5242

Business hours: 11:00 - 20:00

Closed: Wednesdays (except national holidays)

Website： https://tama-select.com/

About the Ishikawa Brewery

The Ishikawa family, which has a 400-year history dating back to the Edo period, began producing sake in 1863. The 13th generation of the family, Yahachiro (Waikichi) Ishikawa, founded the brewery, which continues to this day.

The sake brand "Taman Boast" was named in the hope that it would "fill the hearts of many people with the pride of Tama, while expressing the spirit of Tama.

In 1998, Yahachiro Ishikawa, the 18th generation of the brewery, started brewing beer, and has since been producing not only local sake but also craft beers from Tokyo, such as "Tama no Megumi" and "TOKYO BLUES". On the premises, there is a restaurant where visitors can taste freshly brewed craft beer and local sake.

The brewery is also a "sake drinking theme park" that can be enjoyed by visitors.

Company Profile

Company name: Ishikawa Sake Brewery Co.

Representative: Yahachiro Ishikawa, President

Location: 1 Kumagawa, Fussa-shi, Tokyo 197-8623

Access: 20-minute walk from Hijima Station on JR Oume Line and Seibu Haijima Line

Business description: Sake brewing, restaurant business, etc.

URL ： https://www.tamajiman.co.jp/