When former private tutor Kelsey Lee learned the art of making the traditional Japanese dessert called wagashi, she wanted to teach others how to craft it. And that’s exactly what she did. Walking ...

Sells Ishikawa Prefecture specialties and offers experiential classes. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on weekdays, and open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. from August to October and on weekends and holidays from April to ...

Dessert is a big deal anywhere, but especially in Japan where it’s considered an art. Learn how to make a dessert called wagashi from Mai Irie, host of the YouTube show “Japanese Kitchen by Miss ...

Rice flour, sweet beans, sugar, and water. These are the humble materials used to make wagashi—painstakingly crafted, bite-size tea snacks once prized by the Japanese imperial court. Practitioners who ...

A confectioner in Kyoto creates her own recipes for the sweets known as wagashi. By Vivian Morelli KYOTO, Japan — On a recent Saturday morning, Sayoko Sugiyama was busy making some warabi mochi, a ...

Kajitsu hosts a wagashi-maker from Kyoto for an event celebrating spring. By Florence Fabricant In Japan, making intricate sweets called wagashi — usually with bean and rice pastes and molded or ...

Have you ever seen a Raindrop Cake? It’s the clear round transparent “cake” talked about on many food and culture websites last year. That Raindrop Cake — believe it or not- is actually not exactly a ...

ANYONE WHO HAS experienced chanoyu, the way of tea, can attest to its transporting effect. "The ceremony is a slow, exquisite art in itself," writes Jane Lawson in her new book on Japanese cuisine, ...

Gena Renaud creates Japanese confections called wagashi. Gena Renaud creates Japanese confections called wagashi. She's one of the country's only wagashi experts. The treats have been presented as ...

Last summer we were in Tokyo, and we got addicted to Japanese desserts. Most of it is made from sweet red bean paste wrapped in various kinds of dough. When we got back, we were majorly fiending for ...