Japanese Sweets and Seasonal Calendar: Enjoying the Seasons with a Little Magic

Japanese Sweets and Seasonal Calendar: Enjoying the Seasons with a Little Magic

In spring, cherry blossom petals flutter gently in the air.
In the summer, count watermelon seeds and listen to the sound of wind chimes.
In autumn, you can enjoy a warm and cozy moon viewing surrounded by the scent of osmanthus.
In winter, you can sit under a kotatsu and munch on snow-white rice cakes.

Japanese sweets gently embrace the changing of the seasons.

Japanese sweets are not just sweet.
The colors, shapes, and names all seem like seasonal poems.
For example, the springtime "uguisu mochi" makes you feel like you've found a hint of spring in the still cold wind.
Summer "Mizu Manju" feels like a cool, clear water spirit has descended into the palm of your hand.

A saijiki is like a small calendar that summarizes seasonal events and natural events.
Japanese sweets are a part of our lives, like turning over the pages of a seasonal almanac one by one.

Sakuramochi in the spring
"Kudzu noodles" in summer
In autumn, "Kurikinton"
In winter, "Seppei"

Just looking at any of them makes your heart warm.
It's as if the seasonal fairies made it with their tiny hands.

And above all, Japanese sweets have a gentle quality.
The feeling of feeling the season and gently offering it to someone.
It is a gift that reaches the heart deeper than words.

Choose Japanese sweets that perfectly suit the atmosphere of the day.
It might be a little bit magical.