Matcha Collon of Uji
Japanese Sweet: Fragrance of Powdered Green Tea When you put this Kyoto Uji Matcha Collon in your mouth, you may be impressed by strong fragrance of the matcha (powdered green tea). The first tea leaves picked by hand are used … Continued
Wagashi of Tokyo Baby Karinto – Is this Karinto or Pretz ?”
Pretz of Tokyo Baby Karinto is Like a Wagashi Tokyo BABY Karinto is non fried PREZ produce sweetened with black syrup(dark molasses) to simulate the taste of karinto (dough cut into sticks, deep-fat fried and sweetened). “This is good.I like … Continued
Wagashi of Fuyaki-senbei
Wagashi of Huryu-Uchiwa fuyaki-senbei ( Japanese rice cracker) Firstly you will say it is so cute and enjoy a painting drawn on this rice cracker. This fuyaki-senbei has the form of the round fan(Uchiwa fan). Uchiwa fan is a tool … Continued
Wagashi of Japanene rice cracker with small dried flatfish
Wagashi: Debera-yaki – Japanene rice cracker with small dried flatfish Debera-yaki is the rice cracker which baked with one dried small flatfish on its top. The rice cracker is crispy, and the dried fish is tasty.You can feel the essence … Continued
Wagashi of Kaga Temari- shaped of Ishikawa prefecture
Cute Wagashi, Kaga Temari / candied walnut filled Japanese wafers This wagashi (Japanese style sweet) has a shape of tiny temari,so you can put it up on the center of your palm.The out side is made with a kind of … Continued
“Kawaii”（cute) kaeru-Manjuu( Japanese sweet bun)
kaeru-Manjuu (Japanese sweet bun) produced by Aoyagi ( wagashi shop of Nagoya) Do you like frogs? This question may sound strange,but I know some girlfriends who are crazy about frogs. They collect small ornaments of frogs and frog-shaped small musical … Continued
Summer Season Wagashi-Look, Taste , and Feel a Coolness
Summer Wagashi Summer in Japan is really hot ,so people thought out some method to feel a coolness a coolness through! visual sensation. This idea is made use of in the creation of the Japanese sweet. You can see the … Continued
Yatsuhashi； Popular Wagashi of Kyoto
“Petit crepe nama yatsuhashi” Kyoto wagashi (Japanese style sweet) Hi, everyone! Do you know “yatsuhashi( 八つ橋)”? Yatsuyashi is known as one of the best souvenir from Kyoto. It’s popular not only for Japanese but also for foreigners. In fact, Kyoto … Continued
Chest Wagashi, Cute Higashi (Dry Japanese sweet)
The Pretty Chest of Higashi (Dry Japanese style sweet) There are various dry confectioneries in the drawer in chest made of a paper. I can enjoy a decoration. Click here, Other Popular Higashi (dry confectionery) Reference suzukake.co.jp/shop/products/
Romantic Wagashi of Toyama, “The Moon(月世界)”
Eating a confection while seeing the moon.– Sounds very romantic, doesn’t it ? “The Moon” is a perfect confection for such a special time. Wagashi (Japanese style sweet) of Toyama Since it resembles the moonlight floating in the sky, this … Continued
Popular Wagashi( Japanese Style Sweet) , Hidden Gem of Otsu city, Shiga
Hidden Gem of Wagashi? Visiting Otsu? There’s a wagashi shop that you MUST try! Mochiya Hyousuke is a popular wagashi shop which has had a long history since Edo era (1751 years). Many travelers drank tea and took a rest … Continued
Japanese Sweets Candy of Tokyo Sky Tree Town
Limited to Japanese Sweets of Solamachi shop of Tokyo Sky Tree Town If you are a big fan of cute Japanese sweets, why not try “TOKYO SKY TREE TOWN® MIX” ? I can recommend it as a souvenir. As the store’s name “CANDY SHOW TIME” … Continued
Japanese Sweet of Kobe Morozoff, Try Creating Art Sweet
High Quality Japanese Sweet of Kobe Morozoff Each of these yummy looking chocolates are like arts. Established 80 years ago, Kobe Morozoff has been one of the most popular and well-known shops in Kansai district. I made some art works using Morozoff’s … Continued
Popular Wagashi “Meme Oyaki” of Sapporo city, Hokkaido
Did you know popular wagashi (Japanese style sweet) of Hokkaido ? “Oyaki (bun)” is a type of side dish which wraps bean jam made from adzuki beans, vegetables kneaded with wheat flour, buckwheat flour, and is baked. These are circle-shaped, … Continued
Early Summer Wagashi Expresses a Shobu(Iris) Flower
Beautiful Early Summer Wagashi (Japanese Style Sweet) I’d like to introduce to you about early summer wagashi of refreshing hue with an iris as a motif. An iris is a flower of the early summer and represents the Tango no Sekku (the … Continued