Prime Japan
Wagashi
S1 • E8 Jan 20, 2017 60m
Wagashi dates back over 1,000 years. AN, the key ingredient, is made with lovingly grown azuki beans and skills of an artisan. Tea ceremony loving samurai turned Kanazawa into wagashi Mecca. We trace the source of Japanese aesthetics that transformed wagashi to mirror beautiful seasonal scenes. Samurai, dancing with death as way of life, appreciated coloring of wagashi at milestones of life.