Mizunazuki is the lunar calendar name for June, and this triangle sweets is called Minazuki. It is a Japanese traditional sweets made by rice jelly with sweetened azuki beans on top. I arranged matcha jelly in between to make it 3 layers. In Kyoto, it is customary to eat this on June 30, the day […]

Japanese celebrate May 5 as “Children’s day”, which is one of the national holidays. People hang up the carp streamers called “Koinobori”, display ornamental helmets called “kabuto” and eat traditional foods. I baked Rolled cakes in the shape of carp streamer.

March 21 is spring equinox called O-Higan in Japan. The “O-Higan” is a Buddhist event that occurs twice a year, in spring and autumn. Many Japanese visit their family graves and clean the grave.  O-Higan literally translates as “the other shore.”  On equinox day, it is said that the distance between ‘this world’ and ‘that world’  becomes closest. So they […]

Hina Matsuri is the Japanese name for Girls’ Day Festival, which is held on the third of March.Families with girls display dolls in their home to pray for the health and happiness of young girls in Japan.