Updating a 46-year best-seller Kanō Shōjuan Co., Ltd. 株式会社叶匠寿庵, a company in Shiga Prefecture specializing in wagashi Japanese sweets, is updating “Shimeno,” 標野 their famous…

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I believe that many people get confused with the terms okashi（お菓子), dagashi (駄菓子), and wagashi(和菓子). In this article, I will explain what the difference between…

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Sumikko Gurashi (“living in the corner” or “corner living”) is a popular Japanese series that features a cast of cute mascot-esque characters set in a…

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Amabie is popular these days in Japan, and understandably so. Rediscovered just over a month ago in the Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (see…

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Wagashi, a term meaning traditional Japanese sweets and desserts, are often used as an accompaniment to tea, as seen in Japanese tea ceremony. A popular…

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Creative company Konel Inc. has announced they will be participating in the futuristic Open Meals project with a new twist on traditional Japanese sweets called…

Bubble tea, known simply as ‘tapioca’ in Japanese, is so popular that you can find all manner of weird and wonderful creations. Like very tall…

‘Wagashi’ means Japanese traditional sweets or desserts. Flavours like matcha, adzuki beans and kinako (roasted soy bean flour) are used, giving them a distinctly Japanese…