WHERE TO EAT The best Mochi in the world (according to food experts)

"Join the queue of locals here for some of the city's tastiest sweets, with the mame-mochi (glutinous rice sweet with black beans) being the standout star."

"The combination of flavors, colors and textures is addictive, beautiful and surprisingly filling."

"It tasted incredibly fresh with just a hint of sweetness and a light grassy flavor."

"The smooth azuki paste is not too sweet. But what makes this sweet, about the size of my fist, are the ever-so-lightly salted black beans that are in the mochi. It is often listed in magazines and television programs as one of the best mamé daifuku in the city, and for good reasons."

"The sweetness of the tsubu-an (anko in which the beans aren't completely mashed) and the slight saltiness from the peas in the soft mochi makes for a perfect harmony of flavors. It's so delicious that after you eat one you'll want to reach for your second."

"Ganso Yatsuhashi Nishio Shoten’s yatsuhashi are delicately hand-made with perfectly thin and soft sheets covering smooth and delicious filling without the use of preservants or pigments."

"It is a translucent, cool, summer sweet as jelly. It's really delecious eaten with kinako powder after having been cooled in refrigerator."

"Peel off the leaf to take in the sakura aroma, and then eat the mochi with the leaf for the perfect combo of sweet and salty."

"The best place to go for yatsuhashi has to be Izutsu Yatsuhashi."

"The smooth and soft flavoured sheets are very colourful while also being naturally sweet and aromatic."