now is the perfect time to savor seasonal sakura sweets. Fortunately, if you happen to be in Japan in spring, you don't need to find a special wagashi shop to sample something sakura-flavored. Your ...

The Sakura Dayori (¥1,296) are crêpes topped with homemade jelly made from cherry blossom extract, shiratama mochi (rice flour dumplings) and sakura-flavoured bean jam. Next to it sits a scoop ...

There’s another aspect to the sakura seasonal cycle, though, as certain cafes and sweets shops deliver amazing cherry blossom desserts year after year, and one of those is Itohkyuemon. Itohkyuemon is, ...

If you prefer a little carb with your petals, try the Sakura Anpan (¥302), a sweet roll filled with anko bean paste.