This year, we will have the pleasure of welcoming the Japanese Pastry Shop KotoAn Wagashi!
KotoAn Wagashi is a small producer of handmade special Japanese sweets based in Montreal. The patissier, Misao Tsutsumi, born in Gunma, Japan, has been preparing food for many years, and has received professional training in Japanese confectionery. Our specialty is Nerikiri, but we also make other casual Japanese sweets, such as Daifuku-Mochi, Zunda-Daifuku, Yuzu-Mochi, Sakura-Mochi, etc.
Misao Tsutsumi also holds a teaching license from Miyagi Koto Association (Ikuta school) since 1991. In 2014, she resumed performing the koto in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for local communities. In 2016, she has performed the koto in Montreal at fundraising events as well as cultural and educational events.