wagashi

Studio Ghibli serves up My Neighbour Totoro with a side of traditional Japanese wagashi sweets

Proof that Totoro loves sweets and matcha as much as we do.

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Taste-testing Japan’s “I love Obama” cakes【Taste test】

There’s an obvious gag gift element to these manju from Fukui, but is the pun delicious?

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Baskin-Robbins teams up with Japan’s oldest department store for brand-new traditional ice cream flavor

Centuries-old sweets shop lends ingredient to flavor debuting in Tokyo head of nationwide rollout.

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Enjoy the elegance of Edo at Shogun, Tokyo’s new experiential cafe


Cultural crafts, performing arts and regional flavors combine in a tribute to one of the most important periods in Japanese history.

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Aomori soul food koganeyaki steals our hearts but not our wallets at only 70 yen each

We find happiness in a small Japanese confection that would require real effort to break the bank.

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Sweets maker Funabashiya celebrates 220 years at popular Tokyo shrine’s Wisteria Festival

Enjoy limited-edition sweet treats from a master wagashi maker directly under the wisteria flowers at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in April.

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Dangly Totoro Japanese sweets charms are every bit as sweet and charming as you’d imagine【Photos】

Totoro’s traditional snack time may not fill up our stomachs, but it’ll fill our hearts with warm fuzzy feelings.

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Japanese convenience store chain adds Neo Wagashi sweets to its lineup

Family Mart turns tradition on its head with a new take on two well-known Japanese sweets.

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Japanese squirrel sweets are an adorable autumn-only nerikiri treat【Photos】

Traditional sweets shop with over 70 years of history handcrafts Risu.

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159-year old Kyoto confectionary shop releases new Pokémon summer sweets line

Traditional Kyoto sweets meet the Pokémon elite in these treats to beat the heat.

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Eight great Japanese sweets for celebrating Wagashi Day (or just for celebrating today)!

Here are our picks as we happily take Japan’s historical/cultural excuse to eat desserts.

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Hidden in plain sight, low-key sweets shop surviving in Tokyo’s street market is a tasty treasure

Miyako manju blend into the background in Ueno, but stand out from the crowd in flavor.

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Pokémon and 158-year-old Kyoto sweets shop team up for Pokémon wagashi confectionery line【Pics】 

And yes, the Johto Legendary Pokémon is included.

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Love Japanese yokai? You’ll love these Halloween-only yokai Japanese confectionaries

Celebrate Halloween this year with some traditional Japanese characters!

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300 year old Japanese confectioner gets ’serious, for real’ with a vegan, gluten free dorayaki

Historic confectioners aim to make sweet treat accessible for everyone with new recipe.

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Godiva releases first-ever yokan to celebrate 50th anniversary in Japan

Traditional wagashi confection gets a very modern overhaul.

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Why do Japanese hot spring inns give you tea and sweets at check-in? For your own safety

It may not be the only reason, but part of the plan is that green tea and wagashi will help keep you safe during your stay.

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Supermarket souvenirs! You can buy a bunch of presents in Kyoto while ignoring tourist shops

It turns out there’s a whole range of classic Kyoto goodies available on a typical store shelf!

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Japanese company sets world record for largest karinto baked sweet and yes, it looks like this

A great way to celebrate World Karinto Day, but netizens immediately mistook it for something else.

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Fruit daifuku – A Japanese mochi dessert that’s simple to make and awesome to experiment with

Today in the SoraKitchen we’re mixing nature’s candy with Japanese sweets.

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