Japan Now -from Editor's Daily Life-One of Japanese’s favorite seasonal sweet, Kashiwa-mochi. Mochi with anko (sweet bean paste) is wrapped with a leaf of Kashiwa (daimyo oak).The characteristic flavor of Kashiwa leaf recalls the smell and atmosphere of May season. Related posts:A board for practicing staring gameWater of SoulAnother Sumidagawa RiverStone StatuesStone statue JizoAkihabara!Mossy gurdian dogJapanese healthy sweetAn-kouWhite StrawberryNarrow passageShinagawa station