Simple illustration of a crane with the phrase 'SNOW CRANE' and a red dot resembling a snowflake at the top right.

“Redefining Frozen Desserts:
Where Culinary Artistry Meets Cultural Storytelling”

A halved satsuma mandarin with a stem and leaves filled with ice cream placed on crushed ice, on a white dish with white concentric porcelain dishes.

Beyond matcha. Beyond dessert.
Snow Crane reimagines ice cream through the lens of Japanese tradition—think kinako, creamy tofu, black sugar from Okinawa. Created by Chef Takeshi Nishikawa, each scoop is a cultural expression. Our physical shop opens in late 2025; until then, find us popping up across DC, Maryland, and beyond!

Container of matcha ice cream topped with gold leaf, green cookies, and chocolate sticks, with a minimalist logo and the words 'Snow Crane' on the side.

Current Flavors

A wooden masu box holding genmaicha ice cream topped with crispy rice wafer decorated with gold leaf and genmaicha powders.

Genmaicha Ice Cream

Puffed Rice Wafer with a touch of gold

Strawberry ice cream with cherry blossom petals and gold leaf, served in a white cup with gold trim, garnished with syrup.

Strawberry Ice Cream

Strawberry & Cherry Leaf Syrup

Upcoming Pop Ups & Events

Saturday, July 5th

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Gateway Farmers Market

3716 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood MD 20722

Saturday, July 12th

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Toki Underground

2731 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore MD 21218

Private Events

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“Submit your event inquiry and let’s make something special 🍨”

A hand holds a small wooden spoon with hojicha ice cream served in a wooden masu box with geometric hojicha decoration on top.
A bowl of kinako ice cream topped with topped with kinako powder and house made Okinawan black sugar being poured over the top.
A hand holding a whtie pint container of Uji Matcha ice cream with white embossed snow crane logo.
Six cups of hojicha ice cream topped with hojicha powder arranged on a black table.

Press/Media

Ice Cream Podcast by North American Ice Cream Association

“Culturally Inspiring Flavors with Snow Crane”