Locale Jozankei is a soft serve ice cream shop that opened in Jozankei in 2017. The owner is an American photographer and filmmaker, and the manager is a former CA, who has traveled all over the world. Seeing is believing, so let's get started!

First of all, here is a representative example! Marugoto Ise Farm Blue Cheese & Soft Cream (950 yen including tax). Blue cheese is placed on top of soft serve ice cream. The unique flavor of the blue cheese is preserved, and together with the refreshingly sweet soft serve ice cream, you can feel the mellowness of the cheese. You can take the cute jar with a lid home with you.

Next is the "Salted Pistachio" (570 yen including tax). It is topped with pistachios slowly baked in natural salt from Okinawa (or Kyushu). The sweetness of the soft-serve ice cream is accented by the salty taste and texture of the pistachios, and many people become addicted to it.

If you like alcoholic beverages, try the "Yoichi Whisky & Espresso" (630 yen including tax). The aromatic Yoichi whisky is a perfect match for the soft serve ice cream! The elegant taste, richness and aroma of the whisky is added to the soft serve ice cream, making it truly a dish for adults.

Fruity Ma, where you can enjoy seasonal fruits that change monthly, is also popular. The "Strawberry Fruity Mama" (630 yen including tax) was on sale at the time of our visit. Strawberries are kneaded into the soft-serve ice cream, which is a cute pink color. The taste of the fruit can be felt.

The "Double Shot Affogato" (650 yen including tax) is an authentic affogato with the bitter taste of espresso blended with the sweetness of soft serve ice cream. Incidentally, Locale Jozankei is also recommended for its organic coffee (400 yen including tax), which is very tasty and the best match for the soft serve ice cream.

Lastly, the "Ise Farm Vanilla Soft" (cone, 530 yen including tax) is the foundation of all soft serve. It is made with 100% grass-fed milk (milk from cows raised exclusively on pasture and grass) directly from Ise Farm in Etanbetsu. The pasteurized, additive-free soft serve ice cream, which contains no stabilizers or emulsifiers, has a rich yet refreshing aftertaste.

Locale Jozankei's soft serve ice cream is made with the utmost care and attention to detail, including the use of an Italian machine. They are fun to look at, surprising to eat, and by the time you finish eating them, they will be firmly etched in your memory. If you visit Jozankei, be sure to stop by!

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Location: 1-50 Jozankei Onsen Nishi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Contact: 080-4093-3673
Business hours: 10:00-17:00 *Open in spring, summer, and fall...about 150 days
Closed: Friday
Official SNS: https://www.facebook.com/LocaleJZK/

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Jozankei Tourist Association
Location: Jozankei Onsen Higashi 3-chome, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Inquiries: 011-598-2012
Official website: https://jozankei.jp/

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