

Sweet Maker
His family has been making Japanese sweets in Hakata for over seven decades, and in recent years, they’ve become a favorite of those in the know all over Japan. The secret to their success lies infollowing a balance between tradition and innovation. His father never used preservatives,andneitherdoes he. The sweets are sold “naked” or unwrapped; why hide the beauty of suchexquisitesimplicity?