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 ...

Traditional Japanese teatime sweets, known as wagashi, are in a league of their own. While western desserts are often equated with excess and indulgence, the dainty wagashi instead calls for quiet ...

Wagashi expert Gena Renaud loves the ephemeral ... For 25 years, Renaud did design work for companies like Nike and Adidas. She was also a craftsperson for Michael Curry, the renowned Oregon ...

The “Wagashi” Air Max 1s are set to release on October 20 on Chase Shiel’s website in a limited run. In other news, the Air Jordan 10 “Seattle” from 1994’s lauded “City Pack” will ...

“Neo wagashi,” a modern twist on traditional Japanese sweets, is gaining popularity with its photogenic appearance that is perfectly suited for today's social media era. Long-established shops ...

She covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups, and the people powering them. Wagashi is a style of Japanese confections made from rice flour, beans, sugar, and water, that date back thousands of years.

Today, it's run by 17th-generation owner Maegawa Kiyoaki. The shop specializes in kyogashi, a type of wagashi only made in Japan's ancient capital, Kyoto. More from Still Standing Kamayakiyonaga ...