Each region of Japan has its own famous confections that represent the prefecture. Today, I will introduce 6 famous confections from the Kyushu region! Please take a look at them for souvenirs and food. 1.Karukan(KAGOSHIMA) Karukan is a specialty Japanese confectionery of Kagoshima Prefecture and other parts of Kyushu and Okinawa. Karu means light. Kan can mean many things, but it can also refer to yokan, a Japanese confectionery, or to a hardened food. The white dough is made from sugar, rice flour, and yams.Some have anko (red bean paste) inside, while others do not. The dough is spongy but a bit chunky. It is a Japanese confectionery with quite a long history and was invented by confectioners for preserving food. Today, it is so popular that tourists from outside the prefecture buy it as a souvenir! 2.Yaseuma(OITA) Yaseuma is a local dish of Oita Prefecture, made by boiling flat wheat-flour noodles and sprinkling soybean flour and sugar over them. It is generally eaten as a snack. They are also served in school lunches. There are several theories as to the origin of this traditional pastry.The first theory is that the confectionery called Yaseuma was created by an […]