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…
The local Japanese sweet shop in Kinugasa area in Kyoto.
The local Japanese sweet shop in Kyoto ! Sasaya Moriei is the traditional sweets shop in front of Waratenjin shrine in Kyoto. They are making Japanese sweets es…
Waratenjin shrine is the god for safe delivery
We often give amulets to pregnant women or students who are expecting the entrance exam in Japan. Each shrine are thought to have some specialty such as safe de…
Kyoto traditional sweets shop; Shioyoshiken
Kyoto’s traditional sweets in Shioyoshiken Shioyoshiken is Japanese sweets shop since 1882 on the small path Kuromon in Kyoto. Not only Kyoto citizen but …