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  “Tokyo Banana Mitsuketa (I found Tokyo Banana)” is one of the most popular souvenirs from Tokyo. It is a sponge cake filled with banana flavored custard cream. It tastes…

  More we get closer to summer, more we crave for this ice popsicle called Gari Gari Kun, which has been popular among children and adults as a reasonable refreshment…

  Yatsuhashi is one of Kyoto’s traditional wagashi (Japanese sweets). It is made from glutinous rice flour, sugar and cinnamon. There are two types of yatsuhashi, baked and unbaked. Baked…

Zunda-mochi is a traditional dessert of Northeast Japan. It is mochi covered with zunda, which is sweet edamame (green soybeans) paste. Mochi is sticky and chewy rice cake made of…

“I wanna make national flag sweets like the ice cream that I ate in Switzerland!” One day, a blogger made up his mind.   This is the ice cream he…

  The video below is a slideshow of Japanese confectionery art. Japanese confectionery is called wagashi in Japanese. This video especially introduces “kogei-gashi” meaning “confectionery craft” unlike everyday wagashi such…

Spring is right around the corner. Within a few weeks, we can view some cherry blossoms while having nice Japanese sweets with green tea outside. Today, I want to share…

Have you ever heard of “age-manju”?  Age (pronounced like [∧ge] ) means “fried”,  and manju is a “bun with sweet bean-paste filling”. Sometimes it’s sold at tourist places and people…

The most romantic day is coming soon, a sweets-decoration art exhibition is held at Seibu Department Store in Shibuya, Tokyo. Produced by a Japanese contemporary artist, Osamu Watanabe, the exhibition…

  This is Mickey Mouse cake-like towel set (face towel, wash towel). Ideal item for a wedding gift, birthday gift, etc.   KAWAII!   This is JAPAN Style! If the…