Manju is one of Japanese traditional sweets which is a bun stuffed with sweetened bean paste.
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Inaba-no-shirousagi of Tottori Prefecture is a kind of such manju but having a shape of a rabbit.
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“Inaba-no-shirousagi” means the white rabbit of Inaba, the old name for the eastern part of present Tottori Prefecture. This white rabbit is a famous character in one of Japanese mythologies of which the region was the theater.
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This cake was invented and named after this myth.
Wrapped Inaba-no-shirousagi
It has the shape of rabbit with red eyes. Isn’t it cute?
Koshian, pureed sweet bean paste is inside. It’s yummy!
Please enjoy Inaba-no-shirousagi and other Japanese sweets when you travel in Japan!
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