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Thanks to Emperor Ninmyō, sweets became associated with good health and the prevention of disease.

Named after the new era, 'Kajō-gashi' (嘉祥菓子) were a type of sweet eaten each June 16th as a prayer for health. This tradition continued for many centuries.

#和菓子の日 #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #和菓子

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Thanks to Emperor Ninmyō, sweets became associated with good health and the prevention of disease.

Named after the new era, 'Kajō-gashi' (嘉祥菓子) were a type of sweet eaten each June 16th as a prayer for health. This tradition continued for many centuries.

#和菓子の日 #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #和菓子

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Kagizen Yoshifusa produced 'Tameiki-chan', a pointy-headed, rather melancholy-looking sweet, for an art exhibition.

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An eel-shaped sweet produced for the Doyo-no-hi celebration in July.

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Bandai and Family Mart's strawberry milk flavoured polar bear, and a milk flavoured tonkatsu nerikiri🤣

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A nerikiri sweet in the shape of a seal for Kyoto Aquarium.