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Japan's Spring Season Fun
Tokyo Banana no Hana is a special spring version of the sweet Tokyo Banana treat. While the regular version consists of a banana custard cream wrapped in a soft sponge cake, the special version has a banana shake flavored cream inside instead. The Tokyo Banana no Hana is available for a limited time — perhaps, during the spring season only. This sweet and creamy treat makes a very cute souvenir!
And not getting left behind, McDonald’s Japan released Sakura Teritama — a very special Cherry Blossom version of their regular teritama! Sakura Teritama has slightly pink-coloured buns, with a delicate flavor of cherry blossoms and pink mayonnaise, together with red radish, teriyaki flavored pork patty, fried egg, and lettuce. Along with Sakura Teritama, Sakura cherry drinks and float will also be released for a limited time — perfect for the celebration of Spring!
Hinamatsuri - ひな祭り
ひな祭り is also known as “Girl’s Day” or “Japanese Doll Festival”. It is a traditional Japanese holiday that is celebrated on March 3rd. It is also called 桃の節句 (momo no sekku) or “festival of peach blossoms.”
ひな祭り (hinamatsuri) is a day to pray for young girls’ growth and happiness. To celebrate, Japanese families who have young girls display ひな人形 (hina ningyō – hina dolls) in their homes. Traditionally, these dolls were believed to have the power to take bad spirits. That is why they have to be taken down from display soon after ひな祭り (hinamatsuri) ends. If the dolls are left up past March 4th, it is said that it will result in a late marriage for the daughter.
Some traditional ひな祭り foods!
菱餅 (hishimochi) is a special kind of mochi (rice cake) that is colored pink, white, and green. The pink (peach blossoms) is for chasing evil spirits away, the white (snow) is for purity, and the green (new growth) is for health.
桜餅 (sakura mochi) - pink mochi filled with sweet bean paste and covered with cherry leaves.
ちらし寿司 (chirashizushi) – sushi rice with a variety of vegetables, egg, and fish or shrimp on top. Chirasu is a verb that means “to scatter” so chirashizushi is like “scattered sushi”.
ひな祭り (hinamatsuri) is a day to pray for young girls’ growth and happiness. To celebrate, Japanese families who have young girls display ひな人形 (hina ningyō – hina dolls) in their homes. Traditionally, these dolls were believed to have the power to take bad spirits. That is why they have to be taken down from display soon after ひな祭り (hinamatsuri) ends. If the dolls are left up past March 4th, it is said that it will result in a late marriage for the daughter.
Some traditional ひな祭り foods!
菱餅 (hishimochi) is a special kind of mochi (rice cake) that is colored pink, white, and green. The pink (peach blossoms) is for chasing evil spirits away, the white (snow) is for purity, and the green (new growth) is for health.
ひなあられ (hina arare) – sugar-coated popped rice.
桜餅 (sakura mochi) - pink mochi filled with sweet bean paste and covered with cherry leaves.
甘酒 (amazake) - sweet sake.
ちらし寿司 (chirashizushi) – sushi rice with a variety of vegetables, egg, and fish or shrimp on top. Chirasu is a verb that means “to scatter” so chirashizushi is like “scattered sushi”.
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