Here are this month's offerings of traditional Japanese sweets.

Confectionery name: "Summer Festival"
Purple nerikiri: Filling is smooth bean paste.
Price: 540 yen (tax included)

Japanese summers have historically been characterized by typhoons and other storms.
Natural environment and epidemics (infectious diseases)
It was a pleasant season.
Prayers are offered for a bountiful harvest, and for protection against illness and disaster.
To ward off defilement and honor the spirits of ancestors.
Summer festivals are held for this purpose.
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In your local area, there are various
I think the festival will be held.
A lively atmosphere is an essential part of summer festivals.
Portable shrines, Bon Odori dance, and
firework.
And the greatest pleasure of all is,
I think going around to the night market is the best.
Yakisoba, takoyaki, okonomiyaki,
Cotton candy, shaved ice, candied apples, etc.
Also, goldfish scooping, yo-yo scooping,
Shooting games, etc.
It evokes nostalgia in both children and adults.
Yes, you can.
Summer festivals are all about the people who come to them.
The stage where stories are born.
Preserving the culture and traditions of that region to the present day
A valuable opportunity.
Why not go to a festival this year?
What do you think?

At the Kitaya family's shop, four types of traditional Japanese sweets are sold every month.
I'm making (nerikiri) sweets.