Demachi Futaba was founded the year 1823 and has been making Japanese confections (wagashi) using traditional methods ever since.

There are many restaurants and cafés in Gion. This one however, I think is special. First of all, although it is inside an old, traditional

As some of you might already know, I looove wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets). Not only are they super delicious but often also...

I love Japanese traditional sweets (wagashi), especially everything that has to do with mochi and dango. In fact, dango is the first...

Last Sunday, on Februrary 23rd I visited a kofun (ancient burial mound) in Kyoto together with four Japanese people. One of them had been...

About Ichiwa and Aburi-Mochi Ichiwa is a over 1000 years old shop right next to the Imamiya Shrine and therefore the oldest sweets shop...

When talking about Kyoto, most people think of the most famous temples and shrines such as Kyomizu-dera or Fushimi-inari as well as...