Ahead of the Hinamatsuri on March 3, Japanese confectionery shops in Hakodate, Hokkaido are actively making Hina sweets.
Every year, a Japanese confectionery store in Shoin-cho, Hakodate makes colorful hina sweets in the shape of sushi and fruits, which are gaining popularity.
This year, the work started last week, and Japanese confectionery craftsmen colored a material called ``nerikiri'', which was made by cooking and kneading white beans, and finished it in the shape of loquats and bananas using skewers.
In addition, there were many colorful hina sweets one after another, such as grilling nerikiri with a gas burner to make it look just like conger eel nigiri sushi.
Mr. Aso Yoshikawa, a Japanese confectionery craftsman, said, "This year we have prepared many kinds of vegetables, fruits, sushi, etc. We are also making it while imagining everyone's happy face. I was talking.
Hina sweets in the shape of sushi and fruits will be on sale from the 28th to March 3rd.