八橋
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 八 | 橋 |
Etymology [edit]
The name is thought to either derive from the shape, resembling a koto in memory of Yatsuhashi Kengyō, an early-Edo period musician who started the modern tradition of koto music; or from the location where it was first prepared, which was close to Mikawa-no-kuni Yatsuhashi, an area in modern-day Chiba Prefecture.
Noun [edit]
八橋 (hiragana やつはし, romaji yatsuhashi)
- a Japanese confectionery which is a famous regional food of Kyoto
