One of the highlights of a traditional Japanese tea gathering, omogashi – main sweets – evokes a sense of the season. Nature serves as the main source of inspiration for these sweets, with flowers being a popular choice. The Ohana Series (…

In Japan, large blue and purple blooms – hydrangea – are a symbol of the rainyseason.Wagashi makers have various ways of evoking this flower through theirconfections. The monthly Ohana (flower) class at Wagashi Issho will showparticipants …