Japanese Sweets - Yomogi Mochi & Domyoji

On April 6, 2018, I bought two types of Japanese sweets at B1 of the Ginza Matsuya Department Store in Tokyo. One is yomogi mochi (the green ones on the left) and the other domyoji (the pink ones on the right). Both are seasonal and colorful Japanese sweet delicacies. 

Yomogi mochi (green ones):
This mochi sweet is made from rice powder, water, sugar, anko (sweet bean paste) and Japanese mugwort. The mugwort's deep and fresh green color jumps into your eyes and its flavor brings you spring. The texture is soft and smooth. I bought them at Kanou Shoujuan (叶匠壽庵), a Japanese confectionery in the Shiga prefecture, next to Kyoto, but you can buy its sweets across Japan.     
 
Domyoji (pink ones):
This is also a spring sweet delicacy. It is made from rice powder, water, sugar and anko (sweet bean paste), and is wrapped with a pickled cherry leaf, which creates a harmonious contrast between sweetness and saltiness. Also, as the particle size of the rice powder is larger than that of yomogi mochi, you can enjoy more strongly the texture of rice. I bought them at Mosuke Dango (茂助だんご). It has only three stores in Japan and all of them are in Tokyo; two in Tsukiji, which is famous for a fish market, and the Ginza Matsuya Department Store. 

I would give them four stars. It means a perfect score because I save five stars for something special. If you have a chance to come to Japan, buy them. They won't fail you.