Level up your rice ball game with this delicious variation on pickled plum onigiri
Japanese Twitter user ゆこ Yuko, who runs the account at 日々おにぎり Hibi onigiri (@hibi_onigiri) says she makes onigiri rice balls almost every day, 365 days…
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Full bloom plum trees turn Kyoto shrine into magical wonderland
The Peach Blossom Spring refers to a famous fable written by Tao Yuanming, is often described as an ethereal utopia with a dreamy view, and…
teamLab works their magic at Mito’s Ume Matsuri 2021
Japan’s spring season is famous for the blooming of cherry blossoms throughout the country from around mid-march, but if you’re in Japan you would have…
Chewing gum flavored chips?! Calbee collabs with Lotte on Blueberry and Ume Gum flavors
Japanese snack brand Calbee has had its share of surprisingly-flavored potato chips. We’ve seen everything from chips flavored with nattoh (fermented soybeans), squid and carrots,…
Graceful umeshu plum wine jelly is inspired by a sunset from classical Japanese poetry
Updating a 46-year best-seller Kanō Shōjuan Co., Ltd. 株式会社叶匠寿庵, a company in Shiga Prefecture specializing in wagashi Japanese sweets, is updating “Shimeno,” 標野 their famous…
Cherry, Peach, and Plum Blossoms – Can You Tell Them Apart?
Spring is slowly but surely sweeping across Japan. And every year it brings…well hay fever for the unlucky. But also FLOWERS! Tourists from all over…
Japanese Floral Artist Creates “Plum Children”, Surprised To Find Them As Senior Citizens Days Later
Japanese Twitter user and floral artist inori（@kusabanaasobi）has a hobby of crafting decorations and animal figures out of plants. While she has quite a few fascinating…
Fallen Japanese Weeping Plum Blossoms Resurrected Into Beautiful Floral Art
Japan’s gorgeous cherry blossom season often steals headlines with its bevy of sakura-flavored goods, but the lesser known Japanese plum blossom (ume) are every bit…
Coca-Cola Japan Celebrates The New Year With Plum Blossom And Kimono Design Bottle
Coca-Cola Japan has grabbed headlines in the past with Japan exclusive items such as Coca-Cola’s first ever alcoholic beverage, coffee Coke, and even frozen Coca-Cola…
These Retro Japanese Patterned Icing Cookies Are Almost Too Pretty To Eat
Japanese cookie creators are fond of putting their own unique spin on things with designs and patterns inspired by their own culture. For example, we’ve…
Udon Gummies–Just In Case You Wanted To Try Eating Gummies As Noodles
Japanese candy comes in a lot of varieties. Whether it’s beautiful traditional lollipops, champagne and sakura Pocky, or the recent Kit Kat sushi, there seems…