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神戸・長田にある『絶景パワースポット』へ。　「レトロ茶屋」でモーニング＆下町商店街の「老舗店」で食べ歩き
https://kobe-journal.com/archives/4259794629.html

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Kuzu (葛) is a popular ingredient for makers of traditional Japanese sweets, especially in the hotter months.

the arrowroot vine
holds on tight...
a post
葛蔓の手にしてまとふ柱かな
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

#wagashi #和菓子 #haiku #Japan #葛

Kagizen's (鍵善) 'Gion-bayashi' (祇園囃子) is named after the unique music of the Gion Festival. The three colours of bean paste represent the instruments used to play Gion-bayashi: a drum (太鼓), flute (笛) and gong (鉦).

Kagijin's (かぎ甚) 'sawabe-no-hotaru' (沢辺の蛍) depicts a firefly flitting over a riverbank. The insect is cleverly made up of a single 'daitokuji nattō' (大徳寺納豆)🫘

Kameya Shigehisa's (亀屋重久) 'sawabe-no-hotaru' (沢辺の蛍) uses vivid colours to depict a firefly brilliantly illuminated at dusk.

Shioyoshiken's (塩芳軒) chrysanthemum inspired 'manjū kiku' (万寿菊).

Dianthus symbolize cheerfulness, innocence, constancy and feminine beauty. In Edo times the flower was used in New Year decorations that followed a year of natural disasters and misfortune.

Here Itotatsu-san finishes off his nadeshiko-inspired 'tokonatsukashiki' (とこなつかしき).

#wagashi #和菓子

blooming briskly
according to plan...
bellflower
きりきりしやんとしてさく桔梗哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1812.
Trans. David Lanoue.

A selection of kikyō inspired sweets enjoyed over early autumn.

#wagashi #和菓子

Kagizen Yoshifusa's (鍵善良房) 'kikyō' (桔梗).

Nona's 'ironakikaze' (色なき風 'colourless breeze') depicts a faded bellflower (桔梗 kikyō).

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There aren't too many sports-themed wagashi, but one of the most memorable was when Matsuya (松彌) created a sweet dedicated to the Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース)!🙌

As a passionate supporter of the baseball team, Atsuko-san was thrilled!
#Kyoto #wagashi #和菓子 #阪神タイガース

Matsuya's sweet based on the baseball cap of the Hanshin Tigers.

Atsuko-san is a huge fan of the Hanshin Tigers!

Some eye-catching morsels😋...

🎆Senbon Tamajuken's (千本玉壽軒) 'yozora' (夜空 'night sky').
🎈Colourful 'Kyofūsen' sembei (京ふうせん 'Kyōto balloons') from Suetomi (末富).
🛟Kiyome's (きよめ餅総本家) 'Fuji-dango' (藤団子).
🌈Macarons from Ladurée (ラデュレ).
#wagashi #和菓子

#Halloween wagashi from Baikatei in Kagurazaka 🎃🍁

#和菓子 #梅花亭 #和菓子 #ハロウィン #Japan #Sweets

A digital photo of two brightly-coloured Japanese sweets moulded into festive designs sitting on a small plate. The snack on the left is shaped like a jack o'lantern with a cheeky grin and triangle eyes and nose, while the one on the right is a gradient purple colour with gold glitter evoking a starry night sky, with a cute, intricately made tiny maple leaf affixed to the top.

https://www.walknews.com/1080479/ 「和菓子が魅力的」だと思う都道府県ランキング！ 2位「石川県」を抑えた1位は？【2025年調査】 – All About ニュース #Ishikawa #ランキング #京都 #和菓子 #石川 #石川県 #都道府県

江戸時代から続く旧邸を改装した、老舗和菓子屋さんでお茶してきました！
日本庭園を眺めながらいただく、ほんのり醤油のきいたお萩がめちゃくちゃおいしかった…
立派な桜の古木もあり、春になったら花見しつつお団子食べるの最高だろうな〜

#ごちそうフォト #gochisou_photo #wagashi #和菓子

兵庫区・平野の老舗『久井堂』が閉店してる。野球カステラの味「復活」への期待は、少し持てそう
https://kobe-journal.com/archives/8889664827.html

#kobejournal #グルメ #老舗 #和菓子 #長田_兵庫グルメ #閉店_閉館 #野球

A few Falls ago we asked Nona (のな) to craft a special sweet inspired by one of the '7 Flowers of Autumn' (秋の七草)...this was the result🙌

'Kaori-gusa' (香り草 'fragrant grass') is another name for fujibakama (藤袴), which has a smell similar to sakura mochi (桜餅) when dried.

#wagashi #和菓子 #Kyoto

Nona's 'Kaori-gusa' (fragrant grass), a delicate pink sweet inspired by fujibakama.

Fujibakama growing in the fields of Oharano.

Injecting some cute into the day courtesy of Kanaya-Masahiro's (金谷正廣) curled up monaka cat🥹

The sweet is called 'bungaku-monaka' (文学もなか), and was born from Kanaya Masahiro's frustration at not being able to have a pet cat growing up in a sweet shop.

#wagashi #猫 #cat #和菓子

Percy the cat looks unimpressed at being disturbed from his sleep.

Nijō Wakasaya's (二條若狭屋) lovable 'jūgoya' (十五夜 'night of the full moon')🌿🐇

clearly I can see-
the sacred rabbit
is pounding tea leaves
-Artist, Tomita Keisen (冨田溪仙 1879-1936).

#お月見 #moonviewing #和菓子 #wagashi

Nijo Wakasaya's sweet 'Night of the Full Moon' depicts a rabbit pounding mochi on the moon.

Artist Tomita Keisen (冨田溪仙 1879-1936) ink drawing of a rabbit pounding mochi on the moon.

🐦SWEETS TO MAKE THE WAGTAILS SING🎶

As the famous saying goes, "hana yori dango" (花より団子), "dumplings more than flowers" (substance over style)...but why not combine them?

Flower-inspired sweets dazzle in early autumn, shortly before the swallows depart.
#wagashi #和菓子

'Suimen-no-tsuki', a pale yellow sweet inspired by moonlight reflected on water.

Sonyo-in's spectacularly colourful ceiling, filled with images of butterflies.

A red and blue jellied sweet inspired by artist Kitawaki Noboru's (北脇昇 1901-1951) painting the 'greater henbit' (ホトケノザ).

https://www.walknews.com/1075403/ 【秋の和スイーツ特集】みたらし団子にわらび餅に。食欲の秋に「湖畔の里」の和スイーツを。 – みとん今治 #ehime #imabari #スイーツ #みたらし団子 #みとん今治 #今治 #和スイーツ #和菓子 #愛媛 #愛媛県 #湖畔の里 #秋の和スイーツ特集 #老舗

Itotatsu's (いと達) astonishing creation for moon-viewing...🙌😊

'Tsukimi manjū' (月見饅頭), a steamed bun filled with bean jam, is actually themed on an earlier festival in the year known as 'Kashō-no-hi' (嘉祥の日). The moon also played an important role on this day.

#月見 #moonviewing #和菓子 #wagashi