Spring finally has come! We have been enjoying warm spring weather since last week.
Flowers are beginning to bloom one after another.
Many people will enjoy cherry blossom viewing party this weekend.
Plum blossoms
Cherry blossoms of Tenjoji Buddhist Temple may be in full bloom in a few days.
Forsythia is also a flower to herald the beginning of flower season.
It was the end of March when new International Passenger Terminal at New Chitose Airport began services.
I went to see the facilities for my work with my fellow tour guides.
New terminal is much spacious and conveniently designed for passengers compared with the former one.
In addition, there are attractive gift shops both on the departure and arrival floors.
One of most interesting goods I found in a gift shop was the stamps of English names engraved in Chinese characters.
In my previous blog article, I wrote about Bekomochi that is the confection to celebrate Children's Day in Hokkaido.
In the same article, I mentioned about Kashiwamochi that corresponds to Bekomochi in other areas of Japan.
Although Bekomochi is dominant, Kashiwamochi is also available here in Hokkaido.
Kashiwamochi is a rice cake wrapped in an oak leaf.
As oak is called "Kasiwa" in Japanese, it is called Kashiwamochi.
It comes in two types of bean paste.