Traditional Japanese Candy

🍬✨ More candy! These are traditional Japanese candy. The bottom squiggly ones are called konpeito but I always refer to them as star candy. (These were the candies Chihiro gave to the little soot balls in Spirited Away!)

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As an exploration into my childhood, I’m illustrating icons, symbols, and cultural items that speak to what it is like growing up Japanese Asian American.