She grew up eating different kinds of wagashi made by her grandmother every year as offerings to ancestors during the spring and fall in Kyoto, Japan, where she was born and raised. CITY OF FOOD: ...

Our explorer visits a historic store in Kyoto to delve into the world of wagashi and experiences making these delicate sweets, a depiction of nature and the seasons. and she would buy me ...

A rapt audience watches in silence as a delicate confection in the shape of a flower blooms in the experienced hands of a wagashi master. Junichi Mitsubori, a third-generation wagashi (Japanese ...

Introducing tea sweets called wagashi. They captivated Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern in 2012, when he turned the spotlight on “my friend Renaud and her delightful little wagashi” in his top five ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. Kamayakiyonaga is a confectionery shop in Kyoto, Japan, that has been making sweets since 1617. Today, it's run by 17th-generation owner Maegawa Kiyoaki. The shop ...