こんにちは。国際貢献学部グローバル観光学科３年次生柴田和と山本悠樹です。7月に入り、夏がやってきました！皆さんは夏といえば何を思い浮かべるでしょうか？私は夏といえば海を思い浮かべます！そこで、穏やかな太平洋の海が大好きな私が、とっておきの海をイメージしたスイーツをご紹介します。

７/５（水）～７/１１（火）にわたって近鉄百貨店和歌山店にてポップアップ出店を行っている「海猫屋」。和歌山県美浜町の美しい海をモチーフにしたアクセサリー・お菓子などを販売されています。

私達河上先生ゼミでは、昨年、海猫屋と協同し、商品開発に励んで来ました。今回のポップアップでは、河上ゼミ生が商品開発に関わった「ウミネル」・「うみねこグラス」も販売されています。美浜町の美しい海をイメージした水飴の「ウミネル」、シーグラスをイメージした「うみねこグラス」はどちらも京飴で作られており、和歌山の風景と京都の文化の繋がりを感じることができます。今夏は京都市内の手作り市での出店も予定し、レシピ開発などにも取り組んでいます。皆さんもぜひ機会があれば訪れてみてください！

Hello, this is Nodoka Shibata and Yuki Yamamoto, third-year students in the Department of Global Tourism, Faculty of Global Engagement. What kind of images do you have about summer? When I think of summer, I think of the ocean! So, as a lover of the calm waters of the Pacific Ocean, I would like to introduce you to a special ocean-inspired sweet.

Uminekoya" is having a pop-up store at Kintetsu Department Store Wakayama from 7/5 (Wed.) to 7/11 (Tue.). They are selling accessories and sweets with motifs of the beautiful sea in Mihama-cho, Wakayama Prefecture.

Last year, we in Kawakami Seminar collaborated with Uminekoya and worked hard on product development. At this year's pop-up, "Umineru" and "Umineko Glass," which Kawakami Seminar students were involved in product development, are also on sale. Both "Umineru," a mizuname (starch syrop) with an image of the beautiful nature of Mihama-cho, and "Umineko Glass," which looks like sea glasses, are made from Kyo-ame (Kyoto candy), allowing visitors to feel the connection between Wakayama's scenery and Kyoto's culture. In this summer, we are also planning to present our products at local handmade markets in Kyoto. We encourage everyone to visit if you have the chance!