Delicious flavors that unfold in your mouth.
Art of the Five Senses
Wagashi is an art form that delights all five senses. The appeal goes beyond taste alone, as each sweet creation invites an immersive experience of Japanese artistry through the senses of taste, smell, touch, sight and sound.
Taste
Smell
Delicate aromas designed to complement, not overwhelm, the tea enjoyed with the confections.
Touch
Textures experienced when breaking off a portion by hand, cutting with a wagashi pick, or placing wagashi in your mouth.
Sight
The visual appeal of different shapes and colors, and the fun in discovering the seasons and landscapes in the designs.
Sound
The tone and nuance of poetic Japanese names evoke seasons, scenery and episodes in history.
This image shows whole azuki bean yokan, Yoru no Ume / Night Plum. It was given this name because the azuki beans visible in each slice evoke the glimmer of white plum blossoms in the dark night and their drifting scents.
Wagashi elicits joy through these five layers of sensory stimulation.