Wagashi (Best 10 in Kansai)

”WAGASHI” is traditional Japanese confectionery, strongly connected to the four seasons. You can enjoy the visual beauty of WAGASHI as well as its delicious flavor. One way to enjoy WAGASHI is to learn about its history, which is deeply rooted in the motifs and events of the four seasons.

WAGASHI is made in various regions of Japan, taking advantage of local agricultural products.

Here are our original best 10 rankings of WAGASHI in Kansai regions based on calculating the number of tags on social media and the number of web searches.

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繁体字（traditional chinese list)

和菓子這詞是指跟四季緊密相連的日本傳統點心。這種傳統點心不但能從味覺上品味，也可以從視覺上享受它們的美感。而了解藏在和菓子上的圖案背後的歷史和它們與四季的關連，亦不失為一個品味它的方法。

另外，這些和菓子都是使用本地種植的農產物，在日本各地製造的。

為了讓大家更加了解在日本最受歡迎的和菓子，我們根據社交平台的引用次數和網絡搜索引擎的搜尋次數，為大家整理出關西地區最受歡迎的十個和菓子排名!

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Best 10 in Kansai

1. Shaved ice (Nara Prefecture)

2. Shikishiki (Nara Prefecture)

3. Naisho Mochi (Mie Prefcture)

4. Happy Beans (Shiga Prefcture)

5. Dengara (Nara Prefcture)

6. Kibimochi (Kyoto Prefecture)

7. Ujikintoki (Kyoto Prefecture)

8. Minazuki (Kyoto Prefecture)

9. Sakuramochi (Osaka Prefecture)

10. Ibitsumochi (Hyogo Prefecture)

1. Shaved ice (Nara Prefecture)

Shaved ice has become a popular summer treat, and more and more creative shaved ice creations are becoming photo-worthy.Because Nara is one of the Kinki region’s leading strawberry producing areas, menus featuring Nara strawberries are particularly popular.

Photo source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

2. Shikishiki (Nara Prefecture)

“Shikishiki” is a prewar Nara snack made of flour, water and sugar and baked thin. Nowadays, eggs are sometimes added. It is a snack similar to today’s crepes.

Photo source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

3. Naisho Mochi (Mie Prefcture)

Glutinous rice and Uruchi rice are mixed with salt and pounded. When the mixture becomes sticky like a rice cake, it is covered with bean jam and covered with soybean flour.

Photo source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

4. Happy Beans (Shiga Prefcture)

Baked pastry made by mixing roasted soybeans and rice flour with sugar and water.

Photo source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

5. Dengara (Nara Prefcture)

A traditional sweet consisting of a rice cake filled with red bean paste and wrapped in a magnolia leaf.

6. Kibimochi (Kyoto Prefecture)

ice cakes made with millet, millet and horse chestnuts.

Photo source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

7. Ujikintoki (Kyoto Prefecture)

Shaved ice is served in a bowl and topped with sweet bean paste and green tea syrup. At restaurants, shaved ice is often arranged in a parfait-like style with a gorgeous arrangement of shiratama (white rice balls), ice cream, and green tea jelly.

Photo source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

8. Minazuki (Kyoto Prefecture)

It is served with a white Uiro topped with azuki beans and cut into triangles.

9. Sakuramochi (Osaka Prefecture)

Pink rice cake rolled with salted cherry leaves.The Kanto’s sakura mochi is made of thin crepe-like dough and wrapped with sweet bean paste, while Kansai’s sakura mochi is made of mashed domyoji flour and wrapped with sweet bean paste.