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A fragrant, toasty favorite: "Hōjicha Warabi Mochi" — melting warabi mochi and shiratama

Published 2026.09.05 ・ Updated 2026.09.06 ・ Edited by our team · copy, details & photos supplied by the shop

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A fragrant, toasty favorite: "Hōjicha Warabi Mochi" — melting warabi mochi and shiratama

Fragrant roasted hōjicha sauce, melting warabi mochi, and chewy shiratama — the grown-up wagashi favorite "Hōjicha Warabi Mochi" at 21:00 Ice Chiba-Chūō Ekimae.

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Shop
21:00 Ice — Chiba-Chūō Ekimae
Nearest
About 1 min from the East Exit of Chiba-Chūō Station
Hours
2:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.
Address
Bunkadō Bldg. 202, 2-23-7 Fujimi, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0015
Budget
¥500–1,000
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Looking for a wagashi-style sweet near Chiba-Chūō Station? "Hōjicha Warabi Mochi" at 21:00 Ice Chiba-Chūō Ekimae is a flavor worth trying.

As a dedicated late-night ice cream shop open from 2:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., 21:00 Ice is a favorite stop after work, after school, on dates, at girls'-night-outs, and as a nightcap after drinks. Among all its flavors, Hōjicha Warabi Mochi stands out for its toasty, roasted-tea aroma and melting warabi mochi, making it especially popular among adult customers.

Rich Hokkaido-original soft serve paired with real wagashi ingredients — here's a closer look at this refined, grown-up cup.

A refined wagashi treat for grown-up palates

The appeal of Hōjicha Warabi Mochi begins with the nutty, roasted aroma of hōjicha that fills your mouth from the very first bite. Its gentle bitterness and rich fragrance pair beautifully with the milky soft serve, creating a refined, not-too-sweet flavor throughout.

Unlike the sharper bitterness of matcha, hōjicha carries a calm, comforting warmth — a flavor especially loved by wagashi fans and anyone who says "I want a dessert that isn't too sweet."

Melting warabi mochi takes center stage

The signature warabi mochi is defined by its incredibly soft, melting texture.

Placed generously on top of the cold soft serve, it melts in your mouth the moment you take a bite, mixing beautifully with the hōjicha sauce underneath to create something genuinely indulgent. Enjoying the ice cream, warabi mochi, and hōjicha sauce all together lets each ingredient shine, and the cup stays satisfying and interesting, right through to the very end, delivering the real depth of a proper wagashi dessert.

Chewy shiratama for extra texture

Hōjicha Warabi Mochi also includes chewy shiratama dumplings.

The melting warabi mochi, springy shiratama, and smooth soft serve together create three distinct textures in one cup, so every bite feels a little different from the last. That sense of wagashi-shop satisfaction, paired with the lightness of ice cream, is exactly what makes Hōjicha Warabi Mochi such an indulgent, well-rounded treat.

Rich hōjicha sauce and fragrant hōjicha powder

The finishing touch is a generous drizzle of rich hōjicha sauce and a dusting of fragrant hōjicha powder.

The hōjicha sauce adds real depth to the whole cup, while the hōjicha powder brings out its aroma even further the moment you take a bite. Sweet, but with a genuine hōjicha bitterness woven through it — a refined flavor that wagashi lovers will especially appreciate.

Its calm, muted presentation also has its own quiet beauty, and it's become a popular photo subject as a genuinely grown-up dessert.

Made with Hokkaido-original soft serve

The base soft serve is made from a "21:00 Ice" original mix, produced at a farm in Hokkaido. It carries real richness from the Hokkaido milk, but finishes clean and light — a recipe developed specifically to complement the fragrant hōjicha, so the whole cup stays light rather than heavy, even at the end.

The care put into pairing real wagashi ingredients with this signature soft serve is exactly what's earned "21:00 Ice" its own particular kind of dedication.

A comfortable spot from after-work drinks to solo visits

21:00 Ice Chiba-Chūō Ekimae isn't just about great sweets — the seating is part of the appeal too. The shop has 32 seats in total, 8 of them counter seats, so solo visitors can drop in easily to read, study, or work while they eat.

It's also a natural stop after a night out with friends, on a date, or with family — from early afternoon all the way to closing, there's a reason to visit at almost any hour.

Craving grown-up night ice cream in Chiba-Chūō? Choose "Hōjicha Warabi Mochi"

Melting warabi mochi, chewy shiratama, rich hōjicha sauce, fragrant hōjicha powder, and Hokkaido-original soft serve — "Hōjicha Warabi Mochi" is a refined wagashi treat, especially loved by adult customers who want a more grown-up dessert.

If you're near Chiba-Chūō Station looking for sweets or a late-night treat, stop by 21:00 Ice Chiba-Chūō Ekimae and experience this fragrant, wagashi-inspired flavor for yourself.

Product Info

Name: Hōjicha Warabi Mochi

Highlights

Shop Info

Name: 21:00 Ice — Chiba-Chūō Ekimae
Hours: 2:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.
Seats: 32 (8 counter seats)
Access: about a 1-minute walk from Chiba-Chūō Station

This is a shop-introduction (tie-up) article, edited by our team from copy, details and photos supplied by the shop. Prices, serving times and opening information are as supplied by the shop; check the shop’s official channels for the latest.
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