Japan's traditional sweets are (almost) too pretty to eat Japanese wagashi (traditional confectionery) encompass centuries of tradition, all-natural ingredients and eye-wateringly poetic formations.

I also make sweet potato wagashi from steamed or baked sweet potatoes, dried fruits, chestnuts, cinnamon, matcha and a bit of sea salt. These ingredients are packed with nutrients!

I also make sweet potato wagashi from steamed or baked sweet potatoes, dried fruits, chestnuts, cinnamon, matcha and a bit of sea salt. These ingredients are packed with nutrients!

In honour of International Tea Day, we thought we'd take a look at some of the many wonderful ways different countries from around the world prepare and drink their tea.

Ishikawa Prefecture is home to a diverse array of arts and crafts, and has a thriving traditional culture. The Kaga region is home to Kutani ware, one of Japan's top porcelain styles. We visit one ...

Owner Yoshihiro Ishida specializes in wagashi, traditional Japanese confectionery, and crafts organic rice mochi in meditative interiors designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara at Mochisho Shizuku.

Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health ...

Pastry chef Phoebe Ogawa explores a Japanese confectionery tradition with her stunning, miniature creations.

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Junichi Mitsubori is a third-generation wagashi artisan hailing from Yokosuka City, Kanagawa. Mitsubori founded his own school of wagashi, called Kadō which uses bespoke utensils, calculated gestures, ...