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Popular Japanese sweets creator Masato Hara’s Japanese sweets at [Yado Le KYOTO HANARE]

2021.09.22

At “Yado Le KYOTO HANARE,” which has the theme of “staying like living,” we offer monthly Japanese sweets produced by Japanese sweets creator Masato Hara. Introducing the welcome Japanese sweets “Masari grass” and “Autumn field” limited to September 2021.

"Bright" authentic Japanese sweets made by Japanese sweets creators

Masari grass
Masari grass is the ancient name of chrysanthemum. There is a waka poem written in the Heian period, such as “By the time of Bandai’s Bandai, he planted Masari grass Tamahishi seeds and became a chrysanthemum,” which is said to be the origin of Masari grass. In addition, the 9/9 Chungyang Festival is an event to decorate chrysanthemum flowers and drink chrysanthemum liquor with chrysanthemum petals to wish for immortality and longevity.

Autumn field
The mornings and evenings are cool, and the season is early autumn when the heat softens. Insects also make sounds, and if you look at the roadside and the grass, you can meet cute autumn flowers. It gives a vivid color to the season when you feel a little lonely.

Japanese sweets creators who are active in Kyoto carefully handcraft each one. We make such authentic Japanese sweets with a cute appearance that makes you want to take pictures. In addition, we offer two types of Japanese sweets as a one-month limited product, considering the concept according to the season every month.

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Introducing the three facilities of Le KYOTO HANARE, an inn where you can experience “staying like you live”.

1. Yadoru KYOTO HANARE Washi no Yado

104 years of history.
“Kurotani Washi” handed down in the Ayabe region of northern Kyoto An inn that uses washi everywhere as a living tool rather than a writing tool.
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2. Yadoru KYOTO HANARE Sonojuku

A playing space.
The living room with its floor dug is a place for people to gather and talk, and the remote bathroom is a cypress bath with a view of the garden.
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3. Yadoru KYOTO HANARE Mishinojuku

Aquatic.
An inn where water is flowing from the entrance to the garden because of the origin of the place name “Mibu”, which is converted from “aquatic” in a place where a lot of spring water is born.
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■ Japanese sweets creator Masato Hara
Mr. Masato Hara, a Japanese sweets creator who handles Japanese sweets at Yado Le KYOTO HANARE. He trained for 10 years at a long-established Japanese sweets shop in Kyoto, where he was born and raised, and sends out creative Japanese sweets mainly on SNS. He also holds Japanese sweets classes “Hiyo” all over the country, opening events with kitchen cars and providing products to companies.
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■ Yado Le KYOTO HANARE
Accommodation style “Yado Le KYOTO HANARE” distributed in the town Each inn has a concept and is a unique inn. We propose a stay that is a concept that we cherish, “stay as if you live.”

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