View of traditional Japanese sweets in shop window, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of traditional Japanese sweets in shop window, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

A small artisan producer of wagashi. A woman chef mixing a large bowl of ingredients and pressing the mixed dough into moulds in a commercial kitchen, Japan

A small artisan producer of wagashi. A man mixing a large bowl of ingredients and pressing the mixed dough into moulds in a commercial kitchen, Japan

Tea ceremony utensils including bowl of green Matcha tea, a bamboo whisk and Wagashi sweets, Kyushu, Japan

Tea ceremony utensils including bowl of green Matcha tea, a bamboo whisk and Wagashi sweets, Kyushu, Japan

High angle close up of man knelling on floor, holding a bowl with Wagashi, sweets traditionally served during a Japanese Tea Ceremony, Kyushu, Japan

A small artisan producer of specialist treats, sweets called wagashi. A chef presenting a tray of selected wagashi of different shapes and flavours, Japan

Japanese man wearing traditional kimono knelling on floor, holding a bowl with Wagashi, sweets traditionally served during a Japanese Tea Ceremony, Kyushu, Japan

A small artisan producer of wagashi. A man mixing a large bowl of ingredients and pressing the mixed dough into moulds in a commercial kitchen, Japan

High angle close up of pair of chopsticks and Wagashi, a sweet traditionally served during a Japanese Tea Ceremony, Kyushu, Japan

High angle close up of a bowl with Wagashi, a sweet traditionally served during a Japanese Tea Ceremony, Kyushu, Japan

A small artisan producer of specialist treats, sweets called wagashi/ A man holding a tray of sweets, Japan

A small artisan producer of wagashi. A man mixing a large bowl of ingredients and pressing the mixed dough into moulds in a commercial kitchen, Japan