Kashigata
Each confection mirrors the exact moment a camellia drops — shaped through silk, placed beside whisked usucha.
✦ Seasonal Collection
The Wagashi
Each piece mirrors a precise moment in the Japanese calendar — photographed on ceramic, shaped by hand, too beautiful to eat.
春 Spring
桜餅
Sakura Mochi
春 Spring
花見団子
Hanami Dango
春 Spring
椿練切
Tsubaki Nerikiri
夏 Summer
水羊羹
Mizu Yōkan
夏 Summer
錦玉
Kingyoku
秋 Autumn
栗きんとん
Kuri Kinton
秋 Autumn
紅葉饅頭
Momiji Manjū
冬 Winter
花びら餅
Hanabira Mochi
冬 Winter
雪見大福
Yukimi Daifuku
✦ The Craft
Shaped by
Unhurried
Hands
No two pieces are identical. The craftsperson's hands carry the season — flour dust drifts, the room smells of kinako, and something impossibly precise emerges.
Mastery
34 Years
of seasonal practice
The Dough
生地Joshinko and shiratamako are combined with precision — the ratio shifts by season, warmer months demanding a softer hand.
The Silk Press
布越しThe bean paste is pushed through fine silk, creating the delicate texture that separates a kashigata from ordinary confection.
The Form
形Fingers remember centuries of chrysanthemums, camellias, and frost patterns. Each shape is a season in miniature.
Seasonal Varieties
72+
種類Workshop Graduates
1,400
卒業生Chakai Served
340
茶会Years of Practice
34
年✦ Workshops · 工房
Shape a
Season
Yourself
✦ Trusted By
From the
Tea Room
to the Gift Hall
“The tsubaki nerikiri arrived for our February chakai as if the camellia had simply rested on the lacquer tray itself. Our guests were speechless before they tasted anything.”
Haruko Nishimura
Tea Ceremony Instructor
Kyoto
“We've curated Kashigata's autumn collection for three consecutive years in our Nihonbashi gift hall. The kuri kinton sells out in four days without a single advertisement.”
Takeshi Yamamoto
Gift Assortment Buyer
Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
“I watched every NHK wagashi documentary twice before the workshop. What I didn't expect was that my hands would remember the chrysanthemum shape after a single lesson.”
Mei-Lin Oshiro
Home Baker · Workshop Graduate
Osaka
✦ Workshop Vouchers
Give the gift of
a season shaped
Workshop vouchers arrive in a paulownia wood box with a hand-stamped seasonal card. Valid for 12 months across all seasons.