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For more lifestyle, arts and fashion trends, click here for Options Section Wrapping things up is a monaka wafer sandwiching a morsel of warabi mochi and adzuki bean paste. We wish for a crisper wafer ...

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Try traditional Kyoto-style kakigori and warabi mochi from Gion Tokuya, while patissier Seiichiro, Nishizono serves up indulgent parfaits and pastries that are also too beautiful to eat.

Steam rolled off the copper-ringed wooden bowl and the sweet aroma of freshly cooked rice rose toward us. I leaned in for a taste. The grains were tender, pleasantly sticky, and subtly brightened ...