Confectionery Known Only to Japanese
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: 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
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
“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
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
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
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
Tokyo Station ! Let’s find nice souvenir of wagashi or Japanese sweet! I am pleased to introduce to you some nice wagashi or Japanese sweets of Tokyo station souvenir. If you are interested in the brick architecture of Tokyo station, I recommend these … Continued
Japanese Sweet of Funa-zushi (crucian carp sushi) Pie: Otsu City, Shiga, Funa-zushi is a local specialty of Shiga Prefecture. Crucian carps preserved in salt are mixed with rice, and it is fermented and picked well. The smell is unique and similar … Continued
Presenting Local Wagashi (Japanese style sweet) of Shiga Prefecture Shiga prefecture has some representative souvenirs such as Oomi beef, Funa-zushi (crucian carp sushi), red konjac and so on. However, you must not forget delicious and unique wagashi (Japanese style sweets) loved … Continued
Cute sisters of Tokyo Banana(東京ばな奈), Lovely Japanese Sweets A strawberry’s sweet is very popular among Japanese regardless of generation. I am pleased to introduce some cute sister-like Tokyo Banana sweets of strawberry flavor. “Tokyo Banana in Ginza” Japanese Sweets of Strawberry Taste Strawberry cream of … Continued
Unique Japanese Brothers of Tokyo Banana (東京ばな奈) Sweets Have you heard of Tokyo Banana’s (東京ばな奈) another series, which has become new popular souvenirs in Tokyo? I’d like to introduce other best-loved sweets which are similar to banana cake.They are unique confections of Tokyo Banana. … Continued
Another Popular Japanese Sweets Using Cute Banana Design You know what? Tokyo Banana (東京ばな奈） has another sweets series using cute Banana design. Let’s take a look at some delicious Japanese sweets of Baumkuchen. What’s Baumkuchen? It is a cake which has … Continued
Popular Japanese style or western-style sweet of Chubu Region; ‘Koshinetsu, Hokuriku and Tokai district’ Display I am pleased to introduce to you local souvenirs of wagashi or Japanese western-style sweet of Chubu region. Chubu region (central Japan) is located in central region of Honshu, … Continued
Presenting Niigata Local Souvenirs of Wagashi (Japanese style sweet) Take notice of simple but deep-flavored Japanese sweet made from rice produced in Niigata prefecture and local ingredients. I am pleased to introduce some delicious and popular local souvenirs of wagashi(Japanese style sweet) or Japanese western … Continued