Sakura Blossoms

This month's star product, "YUKIZURI Sakura" is a spring seasonal creative confectionery product that is made using "Sei-agri" eggs grown in Noto's Satoyama-Satoumi area, a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) of Ishikawa Prefecture, as well as Ishikawa rice flour, and domestically produced sakura sake.

Baked by world-renowned patissier Hironobu Tsujiguchi, an Ishikawa-native, this pie-like pastry is inspired by the image of Kenrokuen Garden's iconic Yukitsuri (a Japanese technique for preserving trees and shrubs from heavy snow) and the traditional French pastry "sacristain". A unique texture is achieved by layering the pie with a sablé, and each piece is painted by hand without using a machine. Please enjoy the elegant aroma of cherry blossoms that remind you of the coming of spring.

These soft peach gummies are made using peach juice from Fukushima Prefecture. The pleasant aroma and moderate sweetness of the peach spreads in your mouth. They also ontain collagen which is an ingredient beneficial for keeping our skin youthful and healthy!

Bringing out the full flavour of peaches grown in Fukushima, this 100% peach juice has a natural and refreshing taste as though you were enjoying the peach blossoms in April, and eating peaches harvested typically in the summer.

A Japanese-style craft chocolate that goes well with Japanese tea, this melt-in-your-mouth snack has a slight hint of miso and is topped with colourful toppings. The packaging's bright pink colour and design of flower-patterned hairpins (kanzashi) are inspired by the glamourous and liveliness of the Edo town girl.

Hinodeya Seika's most popular product both in Japan and overseas, these rice crackers are made with 100% Toyama rice and "Shiroebi" or glass shrimp, the jewel of Toyama Bay. Toyama rice is kneaded with shiroebi to make these irresistible, lightly salted, thinly baked rice crackers.

Let the pleasant aroma of plums in these bite-sized jellies refresh your palate! This slightly plum-flavoured jelly is moderately sweet, a good snack for when you are feeling a little peckish or for children. They are best paired with Western wine or as a tea snack.

A limited edition product available only during the spring season! Kanten (agar) is combined with glutinous rice flour, and the subtle aroma of Japan's iconic cherry blossoms is enclosed in the mixture.

This is s regional-limited snack that you can only get in Fukushima! When one thinks of famous fruits from Fukushima, peaches come to mind! They make perfect snacks for peach lovers and has a light, crispy, and fluffy texture. Not only is it sweet, but it also has a slightly salty taste, making it an irresistible snack among children and the elderly alike.

Using Horaishi persimmon figs, a specialty of Taki Town in Izumo City from Shimane Prefecture, this mochi-like wagashi is made with agar, kudzu powder, and glutinous rice flour to give it a chewy and plump texture. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the bits of figs when taking a bite from these jellies!