We don't have any daikon in the teahouse to munch on, but we have snagged a tasty bunch of 'turnips' by the confectioners Matsuya (松彌), Kameya Shigehisa (亀屋重久) and Kagizen (鍵善良房).

#Kyoto #京都 #wagashi #和菓子 #松彌 #亀屋重久 #鍵善良房 #Japan #turnips #かぶら

Kuzu (葛) is a popular ingredient for makers of traditional Japanese sweets, especially in the hotter months.

the arrowroot vine
holds on tight...
a post
葛蔓の手にしてまとふ柱かな
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

#wagashi #和菓子 #haiku #Japan #葛

blooming briskly
according to plan...
bellflower
きりきりしやんとしてさく桔梗哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1812.
Trans. David Lanoue.

A selection of kikyō inspired sweets enjoyed over early autumn.

#wagashi #和菓子

Hibiscus and cotton rosemallow may well conjure up images of languid summer days, but in Japan 'fuyō' (芙蓉) are used to indicate the onset of autumn. In the language of flowers they represent gentleness.

Kameya Shigehisa's (亀屋重久) 'fuyō' have some impressive stamens!
#Kyoto

💛BORN FROM GOLD🌞

to the fence of the Gods
they come leaning-
dark yellow mountain roses
神垣に引きよせてあり濃山吹
-Nomura Hakugetsu (野村泊月 1882-1961).

Kameya Shigehisa's (亀屋重久) cheerful 'yamabuki' (山吹), a sweet inspired by the kerria rose. The bright yellow flowers appear from the beginning of April.
#山吹 #京都

5) For an all too brief moment the Myōshin-ji (妙心寺) sub-temple of Chōkei-in (長慶院) allows visitors to come and enjoy its gorgeous wisteria.

Nearby Kameya Shigehisa (亀屋重久) provides wisteria-inspired kinton🙌
#藤 #wisteria #Myoshinji #亀屋重久 #妙心寺

Today's afternoon tea has a decidedly Welsh feel to it (naturally making me yearn for Welsh Cakes and Bara Brith🥲).

Kameya Shigehisa's (亀屋重久) 'suisen' (水仙 'daffodil') would make a perfect St David's Day (聖デイヴィッドの日 - March 1st) accompaniment.
#Wales #Kyoto #和菓子

JR京都伊勢丹の京菓子協同組合青年部のイベントで栗の和菓子いろいろ。

#栗きんとん #栗粉餅 #和菓子 #京菓子協同組合青年部 #鎰良光 #甘春堂 #亀屋重久 #亀屋則克 #千本玉壽軒 #かぎ甚 #jr京都伊勢丹 #デパ地下スイーツ

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