On Thursday, March 13th, 2025, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Kurosengoku Business Cooperative Association with a special gift: the "Kurosengoku Rice Flour Donuts," a delightful snack! The Kurosengoku Anko Donuts are made with rice flour and are filled with Kurosengoku […]
Monday, March 3, 2025 March 3rd (Monday) is Hinamatsuri, or Girls' Festival. Hinamatsuri, or Girls' Festival  Should the Emperor and Empress be on the right? When it comes to setting up your Hina dolls, you might be confused and wonder, "Which is the Emperor and which is the Empress?" You might find yourself searching online for answers.
Thursday, February 20, 2025: Enjoy a delicious moment of bliss with a collaboration of "Black Rice Grains for Beauty and Circulation" and "Kurosengoku Keema Curry"! "Black Rice Grains" includes black soybeans (Kurosengoku soybeans), glutinous barley, black rice, glutinous brown rice, germinated brown rice, and more.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025: I was secretly given a rare baked doughnut by the kind Daddy Long Legs of Kurosengoku! The cute heart-shaped baked doughnut is made with Kurosengoku soybean flour and rice flour dough, topped with sunflower nuts and a touch of sugar. […]
February 14, 2025 (Friday) This Valentine's Day, we're making a "Gâteau au Chocolat" topped with Kurosengoku Don, Kurosengoku Flakes, and mixed nuts! Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler, mix with the egg yolks and whipped egg whites, and then add the rice […]
Monday, February 3, 2025. This year's Setsubun falls on Sunday, February 2. This year's lucky direction is southwest! Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring, the last day of winter, and is a day to ward off evil spirits and welcome good fortune into the new season. "Himawari Restaurant" offers three types of lucky […]
Friday, January 17, 2025 Friday, January 17th marks the start of the winter doyo (18 days before the beginning of spring). As the seasons change, it's easy to get sick, so eat red foods to ward off evil spirits and spend the day relaxing and calmly. Mehari & […]
January 9th, 2025 (Thursday) Enjoy delicious Hokuryu-cho mochi rice cakes with fermented red bean paste zenzai and Kurosengoku kinako mochi! Zenzai with fermented red beans. The zenzai is made with Hokuryu-cho mochi rice cakes and Hokuryu-cho red beans, seasoned with rice koji […]
January 7th (Tuesday), 2025 January 7th is known as "Seven Herbs Day," and on this day people eat rice porridge containing the seven spring herbs—water dropwort, shepherd's purse, gogyo (Japanese laurel wort), chickweed, henbit, turnip, and Japanese radish—to ward off evil spirits and pray for good health. The young spring herbs are said to be good for the stomach and intestines […]
This year's winter solstice will occur on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 6:21 PM (according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)! This year's winter solstice is said to be a special day, one that will be extremely auspicious for decades, when energy reaches its peak! This day […]
Monday, December 16, 2024. Only 15 days left this year. The town is transformed into a world of silvery white, and small white flowers are softly falling from the sky. Christmas cherries with sunflower seeds and Kurosengoku flakes […]
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 After the first snowfall on November 7th, the days were filled with sparkling sunshine. Snack time in the house with the stove blazing! Taiwanese Castella cake made with rice flour and corn flour. The dessert for the day was "Rice Flour & […]