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Wagashi (Japanese Sweets)

1. 

   type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)

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   • 2023.01.30
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Mochi Mochi Sweets
2. 

   triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)

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   • 2023.01.29
   Yakuyoke (Warding Off Evil) Azuki Beans Summer Uiro Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture
3. 

   Why is the oak in “Kashiwa-mochi” said to symbolize the prosperity of descendants?

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   • 2023.01.28
   agataJapan Traditional Culture Anko (Red Bean Paste) Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) Spring Children's Day Tango no Sekku (Boys' Festival)
4. 

   midst

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   • 2023.01.27
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Anko (Red Bean Paste)
5. 

   Uiro

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   • 2023.01.26
   Nagoya Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture
6. 

   Japanese dessert consisting of two slices of kasutera (sponge cake) with red bean jam in between

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   • 2023.01.25
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Anko (Red Bean Paste)
7. 

   Chimaki” eaten on Dragon Boat Festival. What is the origin of the name?

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   • 2023.01.24
   agataJapan Traditional Culture Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) Spring Tango no Sekku (Boys' Festival)
8. 

   What is the origin of the name “Kintsuba”? How is it written in kanji?

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   • 2023.01.23
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) Omiyage (Gift/Souvenir) agataJapan Traditional Culture Anko (Red Bean Paste)
9. 

   What is “Uguisumochi”? Which season is it?

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   • 2023.01.22
   agataJapan Traditional Culture Anko (Red Bean Paste) Kinako (Roasted Soy Flour) Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) Spring
10. 

    small coloured sugar candy covered in bulges

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    • 2023.01.21
    Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Nanban-gashi (Portuguese-Style Sweets) Oda Nobunaga
11. 

    fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

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    • 2023.01.08
    Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) Manju Daifuku agataJapan Traditional Culture
12. 

    Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

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    • 2023.01.05
    Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) Yokan agataJapan Traditional Culture Uiro