Sabo Kirara — Restaurant in Kamakura

This specialty restaurant is known as a “kakigori” restaurant, which is to say that they serve shaved ice desserts.

Well known by the locals, Kirara, has been a favorite spot to sit and enjoy a delicious and refreshing bite on a hot summer day. You can’t go wrong coming here in the winter either!

They offer a wide variety of traditional shaved ice, topped with sweet syrups like macha (green tea), or sweet cream, and handmade fresh shiratama (sweet rice balls).

The shiratama is especially wonderful, as it is hand made, every day, and you will find none more delicious in all of Japan.

They also offer a fantastic fresh fruit desserts, presented with shiratama and ice cream.

You will often need to wait in line here, as it is along a popular walking route in Kamakura. Do expect to wait 1-2 hours, but there is a reason people wait! It is well worth the heaven...

This cafe has long been famous for its large shiratama dumplings and Uji shiratama. They are served freshly boiled and are soft and very tasty. Originally there was a long line because of its popularity, but recently the seats have been reduced by half due to Corona, and the waiting time has become longer. On holidays, you have to wait in line outside for about an hour. It is cold and freezing in winter because of the shade. In addition, the inside of the cafe is also ventilated and cold. I wish they would change the system of waiting for an hour in front of the cafe and use other methods such as calling by cell phone. I think that would make it less dense, eliminate complaints from neighbors, and prevent accidents from happening. Please do so. Sweetness is very satisfying and Shiratama is...

Decided to go to this place because I heard about the positive reviews on TikTok and google reviews. However, it was a disapointment. I queued for 1h 15mins before I could enter the cafe. The reason for the long wait time is because the staff only allow 1 or 2 customers to sit at the table for 4. They still impose strict covid measures ans so not allow people to sit next to each other that is why most of the seats are empty. The mochi balls was simply too big and tough for me to enjoy. I almost choked on them when I ate it. There were 2 dried persimmons in the dessert and it was way too sweet and definitely came out of a can. I feel that their shiratama doesn't taste like authentic shiratama. They taste more like tang yuan to me. It is a let down and I don't understand the hype...