On Awaji Island's east coast, the large commercial facility waSTEP AWAJISHIMA brings together the island's best spots and tastiest food under one roof. Inside, the limited-time shaved ice (kakigori) specialty shop amaneya CASUAL is adding two new menu items starting Saturday, August 8, 2026. waSTEP AWAJISHIMA is operated by URA Co., Ltd. (also known for running Awaji Highway Oasis) and held its grand opening on March 25, 2023.
Purin Kori (Pudding Shaved Ice) — ¥1,750
Snow-powder shaved ice made with Awaji Island milk is topped with smooth pudding and vanilla ice cream, finished with a fragrant caramel sauce — a nostalgic, Amaneya-style pudding shaved ice.
Kokuto Warabimochi Kori (Brown Sugar Warabimochi Shaved Ice) — ¥1,750
Snow-powder shaved ice made with Awaji Island milk is paired with deeply sweet brown sugar (kokuto) and soft, chewy warabimochi for a Japanese-style kakigori. Azuki beans and milk soft serve melt smoothly together, while the toasty aroma of roasted soybean flour (kinako) sharpens the flavor.
Other Tenants at waSTEP AWAJISHIMA
Kamatama Carbo "Trepici" — carbonara from the popular Awaji Highway Oasis pasta restaurant
Kamatama Carbo "Trepici" is the second location of "Awaji Island Fresh Pasta and Wood-Fired Pizza 'Trepici,'" a popular restaurant at Awaji Highway Oasis. The menu rethinks pasta from an Italian classic, pairing carefully selected thick noodles with generous Awaji Island ingredients.
Awaji Island Onion Specialty Shop — a select shop for Awaji Island's brand-name onions
This shop gathers onions from Awaji Island farmers who take particular care with variety, fertilizer, farming methods, and flavor, stocking as many as eight varieties during peak season. Alongside Awaji Island onions, it also offers house-grown tomatoes and seasonal vegetables, "AWAJIBEER," dressings, and other products that showcase the Awaji Island brand.
sumheart — a curry-bread bakery known for its gold-award Awaji beef curry bread
Founded by members from Awaji Island who returned home and started their business through a challenge shop program at the Sumoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, sumheart is a curry-bread specialty bakery. Its signature "Awaji Beef Curry Bread," winner of the Gold Award in the 2022 Curry Bread Grand Prix's Western Japan Fried Curry Bread category, headlines a lineup of various breads.
GOOD MEAT AWAJISHIMA — a butcher shop for Awaji beef and Awaji Island meats and delicatessen items
GOOD MEAT AWAJISHIMA mainly uses Awaji beef raised on feed made from Awaji beer byproducts. From meats for home cooking or barbecues to deli items like croquettes and minced-meat cutlets, plus frozen pizza and gyoza, the shop offers a wide range of options.
About waSTEP AWAJISHIMA
Did you know Awaji Island is bigger than it looks? Covering 592.2 square kilometers — just a bit smaller than Tokyo — the island is home to around 130,000 residents. waSTEP AWAJISHIMA was created to bring together the island's best spots and tastiest food in one place, its name evoking the Japanese word "wa" — harmony, conversation, and connection — as a place where visitors and Awaji Island residents alike can experience the island "one step" further.
A large wall mural at the facility was created by the husband-and-wife illustration duo はらぺこめがね (Harapeko Megane).
Facility Details
- Facility name: waSTEP AWAJISHIMA
- Opening date: March 25, 2023 (Saturday)
- Address: 7-2 Oiso, Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture
- Access: 7 minutes from Awaji IC, or 5 minutes from Higashiura IC, on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway
- Parking: 37 spaces
- Contact: 0799-74-3356 (Awaji Island Onion Specialty Shop)
- Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wastep_awajishima/
- Website: https://www.wastepawajishima.com/
