wagashi

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Food&Drink

6 famous confections from the Kyushu region

2023.12.06

Each region of Japan has its own famous confections that represent the prefecture. Today, I will int...

Food&Drink Regions of Japan

5 famous confections to eat in Kansai

2023.11.08

Japan has famous confections in various regions. Today I will introduce five major confections from ...

Tips

Minazuki – It’s Japanese Traditional Sweets Eaten on June 30 in Japan

2023.06.05

Japanese Traditional Sweets are called Wagashi. One of the characteristics of Wagashi is its emphasi...

Food&Drink Japanese culture

Nerikiri – Japanese confectionery Art

2022.10.29

Nerikiri is one of theJapanese confectionery(wagashi). It is a very beautiful looking wagashi. The s...

Food&Drink Regions of Japan

5 local Manju in Japan

2022.09.26

In my last post I talked about Manju. In this post, I will talk about local-only Manju. 1. Oni Manju...

Food&Drink Tips

What is Manju in Japanese?

2022.09.23

Have you ever heard of a Japanese sweet called manju? Today I’m talking about manjuu!   A...

Food&Drink Japanese culture Tips

Kodomo no hi(Children’s day in Japn)

2022.05.05

May 5 is a national holiday in Japan called Kodomo no hi(Children’s Day). As the name implies,...

Food&Drink Japanese culture Tips

Botamochi vs Ohagi

2022.03.15

In Japan, there is a Buddhist event called “Ohigan” at the turn of the seasons in spring...