Japanese sweets for the early spring; Tsubaki rice cake
Japanese sweets for the early spring Tsubaki mochi is the traditional Japanese sweets, the rice cake with a sweet bean ball inside is put between 2 camellia lea...
Matcha chocolate, which Maiko san in Kyoto Japan also love
Matcha chocolate loved by Maiko and Geisha in Kyoto It’s Valentine’s day in February 14th. It’s popular to give chocolates from girls’ to her boy friends in Jap...
It’s Japanese miso cake!
Japanese miso cake?! What’s that? ”Matsukaze” is the sweets similar to miso castella, which is different from other traditional fresh sweets made of sweet...
Tea Ceremony held every month in Gyokurinin Daitokuji temple in Kyoto
Some sub-temples in Daitokuji which is the most famous temple for tea ceremony in Kyoto have tea ceremonies every month. Gyokurinin is one of them. It starts fr...
Kyoto Café COMME CA, delicious Japanese tart.
Delicious Japanese tart with fruits and matcha tea I’d like to introduce a café in Gion Kyoto which serves Japanese tarts today. Cafe COMMEE CA the café managed...
Setsubun Tea Ceremony in February 3rd. You can do it at home!
Tea Ceremony for Setsubun in February Setsubun means the division of seasons, or the end of winter on the lunar calendar. It is the tradition to eat sardines an...