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, ...

PHOTO COURTESY KOLOA RUM CO. Celebrate this month with Koloa Rum Co. and its island-inspired, rum-infused recipes for St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) and National Cocktail Day (March 24). Wake up ...

The sakura honey craft cola will go on sale from April at Tawara Apiaries, Cafe Shokudo Lodge and other cafes in Kobe. Related News Invasive beetle spreads, imperils popular viewing spots for sakura ...