Apple Pockets

    Apple Pockets, an apple pie specialty store that opened in 2020.

    A variety of seasonal domestic apples, including rare varieties such as Kurenai no Yume, Aika no Kaori, and Star Coin, are hand-prepared in small batches in the store to suit the characteristics of each variety, and then baked into pies.

    Last year they sold 24 different kinds of apple pies.  The sweetness and acidity of each apple is calculated to bring out the natural flavor of the apples, and only a minimum amount of sugar is added, resulting in a natural apple taste.

    In the summer, they also sell apple pie smoothies made with apple pie and homemade apple ginger syrup, the refreshing spices of which go perfectly with Japan's humid summers.